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Sunday 15 January 2012

A postcard from Spain

Hi again, my third post today but I wanted to sneak in my project for Darcy's postcard challenge (pop over to her blog Art and Sole to find out all about it). This week we're making postcards from Spain. I'd planned a quiet weekend tucked away in my craft room but as usual things didn't go to plan and I had to grab a crafting fix this afternoon to make my postcard

Here's the front, I masked the edges of the card and stamped the image (from Chocolate's Baroque's Echoes of Italy stampsheet but it looks a bit Spanish lol). I added the sky with PanPastels and then rubbed out the colour from the stamped image and used Derwent Pastel pencils to colour the image.


On the back I've used Chocolate Baroque's mail art stamps  and perforated postage paper.


 

It looks as though Jonathons brother romance is going more smoothly than his. I wonder if the young lovers will soon be reunited? I'm loving this challenge, there are so many fascinating stories developing, with all manner of romances developing and even dogs and fairies sending cards lol. I wonder if any of our travellers paths will cross en route ? I can't wait to get home from work tomorrow and find out how everyone's stories are developing

Right I'd better get to bed as its work in the morning. 
Thanks for visiting today
Claire xx

17 comments:

  1. Another stunning creation from you Claire, it looks so warm and inviting in this postcard, unlike the cold snap were having just now.

    Sue x

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  2. Hi, Your card is fantastic, I can almost feel I am in Spain. True love never runs smoothly, you only have another 50 weeks to get this one sorted. LOL Caz

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  3. this is a great image, looks professionally painted, you did a great job with it.

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  4. Oh Claire! This is fabulous! I love it. Have a great week. Best, Yvonne

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  5. Lovely postcard artwork & looks like there is romance about, I must follow the story, it's sweet :)

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  6. Gorgeous sweetie, I am sooo behind but hoping to catch up today and will be posting my Spanish one, then getting started on the Brazil theme, can't wait to see what you make for this .. . just know it will be spectacular.

    Hugs Shirley x x

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  7. Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeousness...:D XXX

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  8. Oh, this looks so warm and inviting... I could use a week there! ♥

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  9. Beautiful work Claire.
    hugs Jen x

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  10. Beautiful postcard, Claire. I can feel the heat already!

    Janet xx

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  11. Looks wonderfully Spanish to me - love the colouring of the sky & the ground. I can see why you're having fun with the stories....... have my hands full with the CB tag swap but this looks very interesting indeed.
    Paula (PEP)

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  12. A wonderful scene, fantasic coloring.

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  13. Gorgeous postcard Claire, what a lovely idea this challenge is
    Trish xx

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  14. what a great scene you have created I love the bright colours x

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  15. Wow!! What a lovely postcard.

    Nicki.xxx

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  16. well done! looking forward to more.

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