Merry Monday Challenge #97

 This is the card that I made for this week's Merry Monday Challenge.  The challenge can be found here      http://merrymondaychristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2014/02/merry-monday-97-sparkle-shine-with-aqua.html             

This week's challenge is to use...Aqua, Silver (or gray), and White.
I made my card cutting a die cut loaned to me from a friend.  I heat embossed it (My door) with detailed white embossing powder.  I wanted the door to look like enamel.  I used a copic pen to color my insert Aqua using copic color BG15 (Aqua)  I punched out leaves for my wreath using a Martha Stewart punch, and added a silver brad, ribbon and some aqua stick on beads.  My brick background was made by husband  I printed it out in gray...   Would you believe he drew each and every brick by hand?  He has a lot more patience that I do.  But I think all his effort has been worth it.  It has come handy for me for several cards that I have made.  (And for some others who have used it for their cards...

"The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook."  ~William James

Thank you for visiting my blog today...
Blessings,
Jill

Stove colored in Burgundy

These cards are difficult to photograph, but I think they stand up just a bit better than they look in these photos...

Stove in Burgundy

Below is the brick paper that I used for the brick background, I printed out this sheet
and colored it with gray copics.. (or it can be colored with any markers)

Believe it or not, My husband, sat and drew each and every one of these bricks by hand one by one. He did a couple of other backgrounds for me so I could print them as I needed them and then color them what ever color I wanted. And then he very kindly said I may share the pattern with you. Hope it's of some use to you


If you click on the brick pattern above it should go to a full legal sheet size...