Ode To Marisa

Hello my crafty friends!  You may wonder about today's title on the blog post.  Let me explain.  I made this card for the shows I did in October.  The Floral Harvest Background by Justrite shown here was one of the stamps on the show.  I wanted to try to show this stamp in a multitude of different ways so you could see just how pretty and versatile it is.  I have long admired the work of Marisa Job (pronounced like in the Bible, the patience of Job) and have always wanted to try my hand at her style so I decided that this stamp would be a perfect opportunity.  I don't really know how to describe her style so you will have to take a look at her blog which you can find at marisadesigns.blogspot.com  and decide for yourself.  She uses a lot of browns and other vintage toned colours, but today's card is my interpretation of Marisa's beautiful style.  I had the pleasure of meeting her at CHA a few weeks ago and I filmed a little short video for you to see (at the end of the post).  Not only is she a fantastic crafter, but she is a lovely and warm person too.  I really enjoyed meeting her.

To give you a quick rundown of how I created this card, I stamped it in Coffee Archival on taupe card.  I used the Tim Holtz distress markers to colour the background, then went over it with Antique Linen to give it a more vintage look. I used a clear perfect Medium around the edge of the background, then sprinkled gold embossing powder on it.  I used my finger to remove some of it so it ended up with a sort of distressed edge look.  I matted it on blush card that I inked with Victorian Velvet.  I stamped the banner at the bottom of the background and put a sentiment inside and cut it out.  I mounted it on foam over the same area on the background.  I stamped a larger sentiment and cut it out with Labels 32.  I inked through the label with Tattered Rose.  I cut a larger Label 32 out of darker card as a mat, but turned it so it was offset.  Using the Vintage Floret dies, I made two flowers for the corner of my card.  I inked the cut pieces with Tattered Rose and Victorian Velvet before assembling my flower.  Once assembled, I added a yellowish edge to them and seated them with some jute twine.  I finished the card with a double pierced mat out of soft gold card.  Finished dimensions are 6" x 7 1/4" in size.

Before you go, the winners of the Wednesday Card giveaway is :
Ros Hodgkins!!!

The winner of the second card is:
Liz Spooner!!!

Congratulations!  Please email me at americansue1@gmail.com to confirm your address and claim your prize.  All for now, Sue x