Wednesday, October 21, 2020

The Library Challenge #70

 

I haven't had a whole lot of time for extra challenges lately but I'm excited to be back to playing with Marina at her Library Craft Challenge blog.  She has selected a trio of paperback books to serve as our inspiration.



I've never read Girl, Woman, Other however I really liked Eleanor Oliphant and absolutely LOVED Where the Crawdads Sing.  It's currently my all time favorite book and I cannot recommend it enough. It will come as no surprise that I chose it's cover as my card inspiration.







I began my card by stamping out the waves in different colors of Distress Oxide inks.  I moved the stamp a bit each time to get the overlap in waves and colors. I masked off the waves and created a Distress Oxide ink blended background in shades of yellows/oranges/reds.  I stamped the reeds and the sentiment in a crisp black pigment ink.  I thought the serene image and embellishment free background was perfect for a sympathy card.  

  

Supplies:   
Taylored Expressions - Build a Background Waves stamp set
Your Next Stamp - Tall Grass stamp set
Altenew - Fresh Freesia stamp set (sentiment)



If you're a reader, do check out both Marina's card challenge as well as her book selections this week.  I'm so happy I had the nudge to create a card based on my favorite read.  (I've both read and listened to Crawdads and both versions are fabulous.) 


Stay safe and healthy my friends!  
_________________________________________________________________________

Thank you for visiting my little crevice of the crafty blogosphere.  Your time, comments and friendship are much appreciated.  

Happy Crafting!

Jules 

4 comments:

  1. I love your blending here, Julie! Really very beautiful, and yes, quite wonderful for a sympathy card.
    I have put that book on my list! I thought sure I'd read it, but it's no longer on my Kindle - so maybe not?
    =]

    ReplyDelete
  2. This is absolutely gorgeous! And very reminiscent of the book cover. Nicely done!

    ReplyDelete
  3. Those waves look dimensional - very cleverly done and the whole card is absolutely stunning. Thanks for joining The Library and so glad you could find the time - I thought of you went I chose Crawdads.

    ReplyDelete
  4. This has been featured as a ‘Librarian’s Choice’. Thank you for sharing it at The Library.

    ReplyDelete