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Thursday, September 12, 2013

Grateful

Hi, all!

I have another Plum Purdy stamp to share tonite.   I adore her work & wish she made more stamps. For those of you not familiar with the website, she specializes in patterns for Tole painters.  For many years, that was my all consuming passion & selling my work helped raise extra money when my daughter was small. Bless her heart, she was a real trooper during those years of countless craft shows. I'm sure she could tell you some stories of the weekend shows where she sat doing her homework & helping me with the table.

I love this big old crow sitting on his pumpkin! I wanted something simple so didn't use my normal DP and went with embossing a strip down the front of the card instead. I skimmed a bit of orange ink over it to make it show better & some glitter to the leaves.  I colored it with Prismacolor brush markers & the sentiment is an old one from Stampin Up. The border was made with a Martha Stewart punch.

One more day to this week & we can enjoy another weekend!  Happy Friday, everyone!

6 comments:

  1. I enjoyed my visit at the Plum Purdy site. Her images are really cute, and this was one of my favorites! Your coloring looks fabulous (always) and I love the embossed strip and punched border with the black edge. Your touch of color on the embossing really brings it out. Beautifully done, Sherri!

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  2. Sherri
    I have to say I adore this card perfect combination of background and the way you colored your image. I read what you wrote about tole painting - you won't believe this but I also did that for years and sold my work too at craft fairs. I will email you soon!! Hugs

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  3. Gorgeous colours and the textured card looks great with this image.

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  4. It's been SO hot here, too, until last night -- Happy Friday to you, too! Love the bit of history you included -- I'm sure it's a very sweet memory for both of you.

    Smiles! :)





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  5. Sherri! I love this card! Your coloring is fantastic and now I know your secret (you are a tole painter). I love tole pieces, and this would be so sweet done that way. You're going to get a kick out this one, Sherri. I have that same embossing strip on my desk right now. I'm thinking of using it with the September Release Mod Ornament Stamp set this week. Loved your card this evening.

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  6. One of my most favorite stamps. I love the embossing and the black accent!

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