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Friday 30 March 2012

Up up and away!!! travel with the artistic stamper and i nearly missed this bus!!!

Hey there,
Well here I am again with a card made and unblogged but my familiar monochrome type style, be warned having found a new found love of colour from doing Tim's course ..details here, there may be a burst of colour coming here soon!!
So here he is, my card I mean!!
I started in my fashion of making a strip of background using distress stains, the more in play with these the more I love them!!!! Then I made paler background using distress inks applied to craft sheet.
I then stamped the compass from indigo blu sheet of stamps to background. Some first and some second generation stamping has been used. the hot air balloon , again from indigo blu was stamped in distress and clear embossed!.I added a sentiment, also from the same sheet and then a hot air balloon charm, from stash.
short and sweet today!!
I am entering this for the following competitions:
travel @ http://theartisticstampercreativeteam.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/march-challenge-travel.html
monochromatic @ http://craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/
anything goes @ http://stampinfortheweekend.blogspot.co.uk/
use a stamp @ http://mymumscraftshopchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/
use a stamp @ http://divasbydesignchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/
anything goes @ http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/

thanks for stopping by,
love all your comments,
have a fab, fun and inky day
hugs trace x

13 comments :

  1. ...wow...a golden ballon to take us to new treasures...just gorgeous Trace...Mel :)

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  2. Fabulous. Love it and what a great sentiment too.

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  3. I love this and the subtle colours on the background make it - great work x

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  4. Gorgeous card Trace! Love the vintage look & that fab saying! Thanks for sharing with us at The Artistic Stamper Challenge!
    Alison xox

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  5. A fantastic creation, looks wonderful.

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  6. Gorgeous Trace, Beautiful piece love the colour and fabulous sentiment... Hugs May x x x

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  7. oh Hun just love this,love the colours,and super sentiment too just perfect hugs Cherylxx

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  8. Awesome card, Hun. Love all the travel elements about it. Thanks for joining us at Craft Your Passion Challenge this week.
    Hugz,
    Cathy Lee

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  9. A fabulous creation, great work! Thanks for joining us at Divas!
    Helen x

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  10. Ah! How pretty ;)
    Thanks for playing at The Artistic Stamper this month
    xoxo Sioux
    Sorry I did not get to you in March I locked myself out of my google account by accident!!!

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  11. Super card love that super image and the great sentiment x
    Thanks for playing along with us at my mums craft shop this week & good luck x
    ((hugs)) Suzie xoxo

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  12. Beautiful card in the vintage style....thanks for joining the Divas!
    xxx Margreet

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  13. Gorgeous card,
    Thanks for joining us this week at MMCS,
    Hugs,
    Becky x

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Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by and leave me a comment..it means a lot..hope you like what you see. Trace x