"Childhood" is the theme for today's Mixed Media Monday, and I decided to do something a little different for a change. I used an image from the Somerset Studios CD of images, glued a piece of window screen to the window in the picture with Diamond Glaze, cut out the question mark from a sheet of artist's alphabet paper and glued it to a square of plaid paper (which is also backing the file label) and adhered this to the image. I practiced my best school penmanship in modified Palmer Script in peach gel pen on artist blackboard paper, then added white rub-ons from BasicGrey and grunged them just a bit with Tim Holtz antique linen distress ink. The blackboard paper was then adhered to a piece of slightly distressed manila file folder, and a chip board file label was distressed with Tim Holtz antique linen, tattered rose, and fired brick distress inks, along with a little unbleached titanium acrylic paint. I labeled the file by hand with a fine point black Sharpie, made two holes with an awl, and inserted the brass brads. I call the piece, "Permanent File No. 62, The Birds". My thanks to Alfred Hitchcock for the inspiration.
What a wonderful idea and gorgeous card. Stunning.
Posted by: Sandy | January 22, 2008 at 04:30 AM
Fantastic idea, it looks wonderful.
Posted by: Silvia | January 22, 2008 at 10:47 AM
wow
this is really beautiful.
Its time for scool !!
Great work
Posted by: Alexa | January 22, 2008 at 02:07 PM
Lovely, Barbara! Diane
Posted by: Diane | January 22, 2008 at 04:52 PM
This is a superb piece - so much to see and your handwriting is very stylish!
It's strange too for me to look back and realise that it's only in the past 3 months that I have become brave enough to participate in these challenges and confident enough to dare show my artlings!!
I'm finding it hardest of all, as I switch from one arty phase to another to avoid "overkill"... trouble is, I kinda like going over the top!!!
We're a strange breed, aren't we?!! LOL!
BTW, you GA is absolutely gorgeous - I was in Berlin in 1990/1, where my mother was born - what a culture shock!
Posted by: Rosie | January 23, 2008 at 02:06 AM
Gorgeous! Love the idea
Posted by: Nellie | January 23, 2008 at 10:28 AM
wonderful - reminds me on my school time too. :-)
Posted by: katrin | January 24, 2008 at 12:00 PM