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Friday 20 January 2012

POSTCARD CHALLENGE 2012!

For week 3 of this great challenge we were given the country Brazil... I have to be honest right from the start I was stumped! I had no idea what I would include on my card and how it would turn out. I kept looking at Brazil and researching fact pages about the country and its traditions - one thing that did keep coming up was carnivals and there were a couple of people that commented on a post I had put on our group with the same theme.
Carnival it is then!


I had already created the background for this weeks card earlier in the week hoping that would in some way inspire me... For this I took the colours pumpkin pie, rose red and daffodil yellow and sponged a piece of whisper white card, I then inked the edges of this with black. Once I had finished this I then screwed up a card bag and randomly stamped shimmer paint in silver onto this and then inked the edges in black
The main image of my card was a mask which I borrowed the stamp off my friend Sam and stamped one in black on whisper white and one on black card that was white embossed. I sponged the one on white card in the same colours and then added glitter to the image - once this was dry I cut the image in half and glued it to the edge of the card the right eye to the left and left to the right handside. Over the top of this using dimensionals I attached the black mask also decorated using glitter.
I hope you like the postcard I have in the end loved making! Debbi xxx

23 comments:

  1. stunning. embossing intriguing. love how you cut the mask in half and the placement.

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  2. All that worry...and you create something as stunning as this!!!! What are you going to produce when your not struggling lol :D XXX

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  3. You have achieved your objective and then some! Fabulous card.

    Janet xx

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  4. These masks are amazing Debbi. Well done !! A xx

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  5. gorgeous masks, I adore that background , beautiful blending. Great layering too of the masks, the black one is framed really well by the other 2 halves.

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  6. beautiful, and so glad you found it fun in the end.

    dx

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  7. Absolutely stunning, the effect is gorgeous xx

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  8. I'm sorry to hear you had so much trouble with this weeks card... But I love the end result! ♥
    Hope next weeks country is easier on you! :)

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  9. Love the masks you have made. Glad you enjoyed it, too! Valerie

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  10. love the masks its a great card

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  11. Debbie your masks are stunning, really really gorgeous, love them xxx

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  12. Really stunning. I just love how everyone's research can take them in so many directions, and yet we still find some things in common. I hope you will visit some more Carnaval countries soon - you have a Knack for them!

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  13. Such a pretty postcard, the masks are beautiful.

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  14. Fabulous background and i love the masks, great work.
    Jen x

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  15. Your postcard is gorgeous. Love everything about it, the design, the colours. Wonderful!

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  16. Gorgeous colours and stamping, love the sparkle..I have no idea where my story is going either am making it up as I go along ! Esther xx

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  17. Wonderful...let them go where they will & eat cake too if there is any left

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Thank You for taking the time to visit my blog... All your comments are appreciated - Happy Crafting... Hugs Debbi x