The Bard of Baroque – CB Color Challenge

All Occasions, Birthday, CARD MAKING, Challenges, Chocolate Baroque, Male Cards, Retirement, Steampunk, Valentines, Vintage by Florence Langley21/01/201505/09/2015

Hi everyone

Today I would like to share a card made for the Chocolate Baroque Color Challenge. For full details of this months challenge, to see the fabulous inspirational pieces by the team and to join in the fun please click on the link above.

Here is my little offering

I started this card by making a background (as seen below) and I was going to layer it up but I quite liked the background and wanted to show more of it on the card so I cut a little aperture and placed my stamped focal piece behind it.

For the insert I stamped the gentle man and colored him with Distress Ink. To bring it all together I stamped the wording around the edges.

This is a copy of the stamped background for information only. Please do not copy it or reproduce it electronically. Chocolate Baroque Angel Policy can be seen here.

For my background piece I used one of my own Time 8 background papers and painted it, using craft paint, yellow and green as seen. You can just see some of the “Time” words and the figure “8” under the paint.
I then stamped the clocks with paint to give a very faint impression and stamped the script using ink and just part of the script stamp from this set.
To finish off I used a stencil and paint to make the fancy chicken wire pattern.

The card was made up as seen with the addition of the ink and quill pen die cut which I attached using foam pads.

Chocolate Baroque Stamps used: Eccentric Edwardian.

Thank you for looking
Happy Stamping

Florence x

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lindasimpsoncraftypieceofheaven on 21/01/2015 at 11:10 am
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This is gorgeous, love the background.
Hugs
Linda xxx

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craftytrog on 21/01/2015 at 9:40 pm
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Fantastic! I really love that background! xox

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Gerrina on 22/01/2015 at 9:08 am
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Love that background and the vintage feeling that you have created! Hugs, Gerrina

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Debbie / Daqa on 23/01/2015 at 9:19 pm
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A beautiful card! I didn’t realize this gent was a CB stamp.

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1. Florence on 23/01/2015 at 10:15 pm
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  Thats a nice photo!!
  Yes!! The Eccentric Edwardian. My all time, all time, all time favourite stamp set. Love it. Have had this set for so many years.
  Hugs Flo xx
  
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  1. Debbie / Daqa on 24/01/2015 at 1:53 pm
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    Thanks 🙂 it’s 6 years old now, when I wasn’t yet a mum.
    My looks now more like a busy, tired, time-short young mum hehe, so I prefer this photo :P.
    
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  2. Debbie / Daqa on 24/01/2015 at 1:54 pm
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    Oh an no problem about the edit 🙂
    
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Kylie on 25/01/2015 at 10:14 am
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Woah! You never cease to amaze me with your talent. I love the background!!! I would try and CASE this but dont think I could quite pull it off. Love ya guts xxx

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Shari T. on 06/02/2015 at 6:05 pm
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Hi Flo!! I can’t believe I missed this card!! It’s just fabulous!! Love that background!! XOXO-Shari

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