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:

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

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  2. WOW this is so beautiful! I love it!

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  3. Very pretty. Love all those leaves.

    Your coffee lady is funny.

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  4. Wow this is really stunning. Gorgeous.

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

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  6. Great buy and you have done a beautiful piece.

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

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

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

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

    Susan
    xo

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  11. great idea! like the scalloped edge and the sewing

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

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

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  14. GREAT job Julie !!!it's beautiful !

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

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  16. it´s got the wow factor

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  17. This is lovely! Very creative.

    Karen

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  18. 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!

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  19. This is very dimensional and effective - beautiful!

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  20. Gorgeous!

    I love how you used that transfer image.

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

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  22. absolutely fascinating piece. love what you have done.

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