Monday, January 13, 2014

more EAD fun in 2014?

yes, please! of course i was thrilled when the lovely amy tsuruta asked if i wanted to take part in another tribute to the late great EAD designs. this time our theme is, "something old, something new". my "something old" is the pair of chipboard brackets, which you might recognize as being verrrrrrrry similar to-- but perhaps slightly newer than-- a pair of chipboard brackets found in king tut's tomb. yeah. they are that old. :) my "something new"? it's actually this set of EAD stickerz, which the very generous miss amy was kind enough to share with me, along with a few more of her goodies, at christmas time! (my own EAD supply was admittedly beginning to dwindle slightly!) and now here's my card, which i think might just be my all-time favorite EAD design:

( stickerz: EAD designs; patterned papers: amy tangerine/american crafts, my mind's eye, prima, october afternoon; chipboard brackets (ancient... but still, imo, AWESOME) : kay and co; ink: colorbox; adhesives: staples brand gluetape runner, 3m foam tape)

obviously the stickerz did most of the work, i love how the clear background ones make paper-piecing soooooo easy; and the fact that they are re-positionable means that you can try out a few ideas before you commit to a final choice. but the thing that really MAKES this card, imo, is the amazing sketch, which i found at paper playful, posted by a site called scrapping everyday miracles; though i believe it's originally a cardmaps sketch. the minute i saw it, i knew exactly how my card should look... right down to the fabulous antique brackets, lol:


speaking of awesome-looking things, i know where you can find a bunch more of them, on these blogs belonging to my fellow EAD tribute artists! there are also a few special prizes on offer, and the more blogs you comment on, the better your chances, so off you go, darlings:

Lauren Bergold  (yepper, that's ME!)

12 comments:

  1. Ohhhhhh I love love love this! LOVING the balloon and the clouds!!!!

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  2. lol King tuts tomb!! I got your text and thank you!! I meant to text you back and then totally forgot yesterday. I've been a slug with out even looking at my phone all weekend. I love the card. I had a quite long zoo field trip last friday with Leo that about knocked me on my butt all weekend. OMG.. :) Talk to you soon!

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  3. Gorgeous card! Wow, those brackets are pretty old. lol

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  4. King Tut, you crack me up!
    I LOVE what you've done...the colors and the paper piecing are perfect-o!

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  5. I knew you hadn't given up on your first love...before LHJ and DC. King Tut had these brackets in his treasure? I think I have quite a lot too. I have seen a re-emergence of the brackets lately, which makes me happy. I especially love how you expertly used them inspired by that fab sketch. The background paper is super with the hot air balloon and clouds! You rocked this hop, my friend.

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  6. Great design to this card, love the brackets and love that arrow paper!

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  7. soooo cute!!! LOVE how fun and the colors here!!!

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  8. You are a sticker-master my dear ... fantastic card design.

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  9. The brackets are perfect for framing this hot air balloon scene.
    slrdowney at hotmail dot com

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  10. lol girl you are so funny!!
    love your fun card :) *you used one of my fav stickerz sets!!!

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  11. First - what a great name for your blog! I'm your newest follower and I love the use of the brackets on this card. I never thought of using them from top to bottom. Thanks for the inspiration! Robin

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