Friday, 7 September 2007

Homemade paper

The Wednesday Stamper theme is to use homemade or mulberry paper.

I made this paper several years ago using a kundalini set. I added marigold petals, wool, threads and gold flakes. I never knew what to do with it, but here it is now!

For the background base I collaged various papers, and then inked and stamped. I find this gold EP a bit overpowering on the scan.

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Stamps : Stampington Brahms, Fresh Flower Elements and Collage Cube

Inks : Adirondack Sunshine Yellow and Red Pepper; Adirondack dabber Lemonade; Archival Black; Kaleidacolor Caribbean Sea; Versamark; Fluid Chalk Maroon

Extras : YLI thread; Order form from Ikea; PP by Fancy Pants; gold EP; tissue paper; Japanese gold paper; my own homemade paper; waterbrush

19 comments:

Angelina said...

Great Card! love the soft scheme!

Anonymous said...

You made some really beautiful paper. love the card.

Anonymous said...

Oh a great Card. Love it.

Anonymous said...

Wonderful card!

Rika said...

Gorgeous card Ros!

Andrea, said...

Brilliant card

Barbara said...

Beautiful card so elegant.

Hazel said...

This is beautiful!

Dymphie said...

Love your handmade paper, your card is wonderful!

Anonymous said...

beautiful card ! I love the background

Anonymous said...

oooh, i really really like this! the stiched edges make it extra special!

Anonymous said...

It makes me think of an oasis in a desert

J

Paula J Atkinson said...

Gorgeous, dreamy, floaty, beautiful.... I love it so much.x

Anonymous said...

Really beautiful. Love this image.

Deborah March said...

GORGEOUS paper!

Nellie said...

Great piece. Love the coloured background

Night Owl Designs said...

Beautiful card :-)

Cheryl said...

What a lovely, deeply-layered background, and a stunning card!

Hazel said...

Congrats Ros, you're on the Sampler! Well deserved, too :-)