For my card, I decided to create something a little different. I've been wanting to use Tim Holtz's Umbrella Man Die Cut on something and this card was a fabulous way to do so!
I wanted my umbrella man to look like rusted metal so first I went into my back yard and stared at some real live rusted metal for quite some time. After absorbing the look, I choose a piece of Cocoa cardstock for my base, then sanded the tar out of it before running through the die. Then I went to work distressing it with inks and tools. I'm not sure I completely caught the look I was after, but all in all I'm pretty good with it.
To create the gears I used the scraps of the sanded cardstock, then used a punch that cuts small flowers and cut several. Next, I trimmed the petals of the flowers off straight, inked them up a bit and ta-da a teeny little gear for my card.
Todays card is created with:
Cocoa Cardstock - Close To My Heart
Pattern paper - Stampin' Up, Sassafras
Ticket - Cricut Art Philosphy Cartridge, Blue Ribbon Stamp, Barn Red ink - Close To My Heart
Liquid Glass - Close To My Heart
Rusty Hinge Ink - Ranger Industries
Cocoa, Black Ink - Close To My Heart
Miscellaneous bits and pieces from the stash.
