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Friday 10 June 2016

T is for Totem Pole

Hello.  Welcome.   It's time for another altered playing card for the Craft Barn Alpha/Dictionary challenge.  This week we are looking art the letter T.  I decided to use some fun totem pole stamps and combine it Marilynn's technique for faux wood.  

Is this as fun as I think it is?  I used a piece of blue card, stencilled some stars with Blueprint Sketch distress ink and added some white gel pen stitches.  The foreground is a piece of yellow banana paper with Die-versions Southwestern Desert die cut in black.  This is a long thin cut and I have rearranged it quite a bit to make it fit my card and make a scene.  I made my faux wood as per Marilynn's tutorial and stamped and embossed Kadoodle's Totem Pole.  This is actually 4 individual stamps.  I coloured with promarkers.  I stacked up the pieces and popped the final piece on some foam dots.  My printer has died so I had to write my definition, courtesy of the OED.

 Thanks for dropping by.  Stay dry and safe.  Hugz

 Joining the fun at
The Craft Barn Alpha/Dictionary Challenge - T
The Craft Barn Weekly Challenge - Stars
Stamping Sensations - Feature a Creature 
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - For a Guy
Stamplorations Mixed Media Challenge - June 


 
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13 comments:

  1. Crafty Claire11 June 2016 at 16:54

    This is a really fun card. I love the faux wood effect xx

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  2. pinky11 June 2016 at 22:16

    Very unusual but lots of fun. Thanks for joining us at Stamping sensations this month.
    Pinky

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  3. Bleubeard and Elizabeth12 June 2016 at 03:16

    Wow, I am super impressed with the stamping, putting all these images together to make a totem pole. It was fun to see how you made it, too.

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  4. Craftyfield12 June 2016 at 14:00

    Completely unexpected! Great scene too, perfect for the word. Love the Southwestern die-cut!

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  5. Julia12 June 2016 at 19:31

    Very clever, you have combined the two weekly challenge with the Alpha/Dictionary challenge in one project! I love that totem pole, so colourful and a great choice of word for "T".

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  6. thassos45612 June 2016 at 21:43

    Fab fun page. Love the word choice. my new favourite perfume is called Totem as well :)

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  7. gardenpinks12 June 2016 at 21:59

    A fabulous fun card, love the desert scene in the background but that totem is magnificent!!

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  8. Mandy13 June 2016 at 23:33

    Wonderful masculine card Gail! It's so cute and colourful :)
    Thanks for joining us at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge
    Mandy xx

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  9. brenda14 June 2016 at 09:07

    A real fun creation and perfect for our theme Gail, many thanks for joining us at Stamping Sensations Challenge.

    B x

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  10. Scrapmate14 June 2016 at 09:39

    That's a great stamp and the desert die is fab.

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  11. maggie17 June 2016 at 09:11

    A super choice of word and you have created the perfect background scene for the totem pole to stand in.

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  12. Lynne Mizera3 July 2016 at 16:21

    This is just WONDERFUL Gail... I just love the punch of colors! THANK YOU for joining us over at STAMPlorations for the June Mixed Media Challenge!

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  13. Susanne Rose3 July 2016 at 22:02

    Love you work Gail!!! Thank you for joining the STAMPlorations Stencil Sunday Challenge! xx Susanne.

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