Saturday 15 November 2008

Soaring wings

The Saturday Workout challenge this week is thread impressions. We had to wrap threads around the background paper and cover with ink and/or glimmer mists. Then remove the threads. The thread I used left a feathery impression which suggested the theme for the card.

I realised that the Simply Skinnies theme this week is air travel, so I've combined the two. The same thread was used as an embellishment, and you can see it was the basis of my colour scheme.
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Stamps: Time to Stamp For the Birds; Paper Artsy Wings 2

Inks: DI Fired Brick and Tea Dye; DI Refill Tea Dye; Adirondack Slate

Extras: Knitting Fibre; Perfect Pearls Gold

15 comments:

Sandy said...

Oh I can say "WOW".
What an amazing background and brilliant Skinny. Great colors.

Thanks Ros for this great entry to SaWo.

Faye said...

Ros, your background is gorgeous and the addition of the beautiful tree and greenery makes this a wonderful card. What a great quote.

craftimamma said...

I really love this card. I use quite a lot of that type of fibre but never thought of using it the way you have. It's brilliant and the colours are so seasonal.

http://truutske.blogspot.com said...

Absolutely great stunning artwork.
Love it!!!

Moira said...

Love the feathery feel the thread had left on the background, makes it very soft and muted, fabulous

Anonymous said...

wow, your background is absolut fantastic! I like the colors did you used and the composition are gorgeous!

Willy said...

Beautiful skinny, Ros!

Shelly Hickox said...

Wow, I love that technique Ros! Your skinny came out great!

Char said...

Fabulous colors. Lovely background.

Anonymous said...

Very stylish.

Stempelfrosch said...

Fantastic skinny with a stunning background!
LG Anke

Crafting Queen said...

Great colour combination. Beautiful

Seona said...

The background is stunning, great colour choice too.

sam21ski said...

Fantastic background and nice one for combining the challenges xxx

indybev said...

I'm just finding this one. I love the effect of the thread wrap. And I'm glad to see some new faces in the Simply Skinnies swap!! This is a lovely card.