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Friday 5 February 2016

Q is for Quest

Hello.  Welcome.  I have been working on a second project for the Craft Barn dictionary challenge, where we are playing with the letter Q.  I am altering a pack of giant cards and trying to do two cards for each letter.  I have used a Gorjuss stamp called The Runaway.  I loved this when it first came out and finally bought one.  This is it's first outing.  When I saw it it made me think of her going on a quest, old fashioned style on a dashing charger.  

Q is for Quest.   I stamped and embossed The Runaway stamp onto silver metal sheet.  Then I paper pieced the girl.  The definition for quest is from the Oxford English Dictionary.

I wasn't sure about the background.  At first I was going to just stick the horse onto the back of the unaltered blue playing card.  Then I found this sizzix travel words embossing folder and tried it with a matt black background.  Then I remembered this gorgeous holographic scratch paper.  Watch out kids!  Your crazy crafting mummies are going to be raiding your toy box!!  This is the stuff that is pretty colours covered with a black coating you scratch off.  Gives an amazing effect with embossing folders.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz
Joining the fun at
The Craft Barn Alpha/Dictionary Challenge - Q
7 Kids Challenge #144 - Anything Goes
ABC Challenge - A is for Animals
Country View Challenges February - Make Your Own Background 
One Crazy Stamper February Challenge - Anything Goes 
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23 comments:

  1. Sybil Grieco6 February 2016 at 02:59

    Love your card! You nailed that word. And love what you did with that embossing folder. Got to try that!

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  2. Bleubeard and Elizabeth6 February 2016 at 06:26

    This is amazing, Gail. I LOVE IT!! I can't believe all the entries you have presented for Q this fortnight. Somehow I didn't realize we could enter more than once. Of course, the background is beautiful, too. At first, I thought you used embossing powder to get that effect.

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  3. Annie6 February 2016 at 08:08

    Your altered card is fabulous! The image is adorable and that magic background is awesome!

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  4. Scrapmate6 February 2016 at 08:54

    I love your background - it is so effective.

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  5. Unknown6 February 2016 at 09:30

    Oh I really like this!! Maybe because I love horses. But this is one of my favourites !! Gorgeous !!!

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  6. Dotty Jo6 February 2016 at 15:06

    Wow, I LOVE this Gail! Jo x

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  7. Rachel Parys6 February 2016 at 15:31

    Gorgeous colors!! Love the background! Thanks for joining us at 7 Kids College Fund!

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  8. Craftyfield6 February 2016 at 18:24

    I need some of that holographic paper... Looks gorgeous (should I say Gorjuss?!!) and the girl image is lovely too.

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  9. Dawn Darlene6 February 2016 at 18:28

    the rainbow effect is great!

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  10. Dwie lewe rączki6 February 2016 at 21:51

    Stunning creation. Thanks for joining our challenge at ABC challenges.
    Hugs, Iwona

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  11. Cheri Burry7 February 2016 at 16:41

    What a cute idea for your "Quest"! Love that embossing folder! Thanks for playing along with us over at One Crazy Stamper!

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  12. Sylvia 7 February 2016 at 22:05

    Beautiful creations,Gail.Love the girl with the horse.

    Hugs,Sylvia.

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  13. WendyK7 February 2016 at 22:38

    Fabulous colours and textures and your altered card.

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  14. Lizzy Hill7 February 2016 at 23:34

    Aaah! Playing with cards again!!! Love that stamp - looks great with the horse on front.. & I adore your bg colours, too!!

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  15. thassos4568 February 2016 at 22:51

    Fab card, the background is awesome. I have to look out for this scratch paper :)

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  16. Sandi9 February 2016 at 00:43

    The background really stands out on this card! This is adorable! Thanks for playing with us this week at
    http://www.7kidscollegefund.com/

    Huggs
    Sandi

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  17. gardenpinks9 February 2016 at 18:15

    An unusual word done very well.

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  18. Frk. Bogstad9 February 2016 at 23:19

    Kjempeflott :)
    Motivet minner meg litt om Pippi Langstrømpe vs. Brødrene Løvehjerte :)

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  19. Kay Wallace10 February 2016 at 16:19

    Really like this card, Gail! I have never participated in a dictionary challenge, but it looks like fun. Great use of color here, my friend!

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  20. Donna Rudy10 February 2016 at 18:14

    The background is gorgeous! Love the rainbow colour effect. Thank you for playing along in our challenge at One Crazy Stamper

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  21. trisha too10 February 2016 at 23:08

    GORGEOUS background, Gail, so vibrant!

    :)

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  22. Karen Day11 February 2016 at 15:33

    Your scratch paper idea is brilliant! And such a fabulous project, too - thanks for joining our February challenge at One Crazy Stamper!

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  23. maggie20 February 2016 at 09:42

    A very clever background and another great altered card.

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