Friday, January 25, 2013

Make Your Mark


Another challenge has gone up at CAS-ual Fridays and this week you need to use a marker on your project.
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I swiped some Distress Markers across watercolour paper and blended them with water for a loose, kind of care-free backdrop for the funky leaf from the Fronds set at Impression Obsession.
 
I used Spica Glitter Pens and Stardust Pens to colour some of the little circles on the leaf and I pulled out my Crop-a-Dile to add eyelets.  Am I the only one who has a huge stash of eyelets that rarely get used?  I think they may be passé.
 
A friend suggested I should enter this for the Make Your Own Background Paper Challenge in the Moxie Fab World and so I am.

Thanks for visiting today!

21 comments:

  1. Hi Sue,

    I visited your blog because I just love the comment you left on Virginia's about her sharing her traveling photos. I thought to myself, This lady is strong and so right, I'm going to pay her a visit.
    Well, what I didn't expect was to find stunning cards ;o)
    This one for instance is everything i love in card making! It's truly unique and beautiful and i just love the colors and rich texture ...

    Thank You and snowy greetings from Chi-Town~

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  2. This is so pretty, I love the background and that stamp is gorgeous!

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  3. Is this ever STUNNING!! I adore the splash of water color in the background! Your work is always so inspiring, Sue! Congrats on your win over CAS-ual Fridays! Thanks for playing with us at CAS-ual Fridays! And Alexandra is so right to pay you a visit! Thanks so much for your positive feedback on my travel post. I always appreciate that you stopped by my blog!
    PS: I think you should enter this for MF World's Make your Own Background challenge!

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  4. What a beautiful card! I actually love the eyelets on this card, and which we saw them used more often. Maybe like our old jeans, if we hang on to them long enough, they'll come back in style! Thanks for sharing!

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  5. Every bit you put on this card makes a stunning piece of ART. I can just see it hanging on an acrylic frame on display in a gallery type shop.

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  6. This is beautiful! I'm always stumped with distressed markers, and this has given me some ideas. Great card!

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  7. Your card turned out really beautifully Sue! That bg is awesome!

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  8. Great card - I got my distress markers fairly recently and just love what they can do. The back ground you created has me reaching for those markers again - just one more card today!

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  9. Great use of the Distress Markers for this watercolor background, Sue! So pretty with the leaf on it!

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  10. Your w/c distress markers made a fabulous background for this lovely stamp. This looks as though it should be framed for display. TFS

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  11. Beautiful!! Thanks for playing with us at CAS-ual Fridays!

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  12. Beautiful! What a great effect you have achieved with the distress marker background.

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  13. Sue, this card is such a beauty! Those colors make me dream of summer (and of getting some Distress Markers for myself, lol!).
    Thanks so much for playing with us this week at CAS-ual Fridays!

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  14. Beautiful! I love the simplicity, yet deep colors. This card is fantastic! :) Good luck!!

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  15. OK, SIS... I could certainly take some lessons from you. I Absolutely Love this!

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  16. This is really lovely, Sue! Thanks so much for making your mark on this week's CAS-ual Fridays challenge!

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  17. Hey Sue! Thanks for linking this up to the Make Your Own Background Paper Challenge in the Moxie Fab World! I'm so glad you joined in on all the fun! :)

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