Thursday, November 8, 2007

WS: Leaves

I bought a deck of cards called "Nature's Pharmacy" at the Somerset sidewalk clearance last summer. The deck contains 50 cards from the New York botanical garden that measure about 4.5x3". I had no idea what I was going to do with them at the time, but they sure have come in handy with the last two days projects. I altered this card to fit the Wednesday Stamper theme "Leaves" by making a packing tape transfer of a fashion model, stamping the justjohanna leaf image and painting the background with acrylic paint. To keep with the natural theme, I added a thin sheet of mica over the bottom text. I love sewing through mica...makes me feel like a rebel.

My internal clock is still out of sync for those of you keeping score...

31 comments:

Louise (KardKrazy) said...

What a stunning piece...very intriguing. Love this.

K Hutchinson said...

WOW this is so beautiful! I love it!

Heather Grow said...

Very pretty. Love all those leaves.

Your coffee lady is funny.

Emma said...

really beautiful :o)

Anonymous said...

Wow this is really stunning. Gorgeous.

Gillian .... said...

Stunning piece, love the muted tones with this image:)

johanna said...

LOVE this, it is so different!

Paula J Atkinson said...

WOW, fabulous piece.

Rika said...

What a beautiful piece!

Viola said...

Fantastic, Julie! Great piece!

Barbara said...

Great buy and you have done a beautiful piece.

manus said...

This is so beautiful! I like the combination of the model picture and the natures theme.

Hermine said...

This is stunning.

Sandra Evertson said...

This is so Beautiful! Very Serene and softly earthy, just Lovely!
Sandra Evertson

Bobbie said...

I'm in total agreement with everyone: I love this piece. Beautiful work, Julie.

Susan Tuttle said...

Lovely! I love the patterened overlay--very mysterious piece.

Susan
xo

Anonymous said...

great idea! like the scalloped edge and the sewing

Dymphie said...

You know I love this. Isn't it fun to feel a rebel :P

emilia in Taiwan said...

This is great! I guess you could create 50 more projects on this deck!
Now you made me want to buy the Pod stamp....

Anonymous said...

GREAT job Julie !!!it's beautiful !

thimbles bobbins paper and ink said...

AWESOME! Julie this is gorgeous!! OK...now tell me how you manage to sew through mica withou it chipping or cracking? You rebel you!! :)

Anonymous said...

it´s got the wow factor

Karen Owen said...

This is lovely! Very creative.

Karen

Artists With Artitude said...

Hi! I am back in town and back to my laptop! Yay! So great to see all your adorable creations, Julie. Although the time change is extremely annoying, you still managed to create fabulous little treasures!

Jacqueline said...

This is very dimensional and effective - beautiful!

Anonymous said...

Really fantastic.

Kathi said...

Gorgeous!

I love how you used that transfer image.

Tami Bayer said...

Extremely yummy piece. I don't remember those cards, but I love what you did with it. Never sewed through mica, sounds like fun.

moi said...

absolutely fascinating piece. love what you have done.

Sue McGettigan said...

This is totally fabulous - wow!

Anonymous said...

J'adore !!!!!!