Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Text Me! @ Little Red Wagon

This week at


it's my turn to choose the challenge and I went with "Text Me!" which mean that I want to see cards with some sort of text on it, other than the sentiment, that is. Or, you can do a card about texting, that would be fine too.

Ah, texting. The introvert's preferred method of communicating. When texting starting replacing phone calls as the method of instant communication, I rejoiced. I loath talking on the phone and avoid it religiously. I once implied that I had physical difficulty using a phone so I could continue talking with someone by email instead. So, having a challenge about texting sounds good to me.

But, after all the blabble above, I didn't actually make a card about texting. Actually, I didn't make a card at all. I did something fairly different from my usual.....


....I made a mixed media canvas.  Okay, "canvas" isn't really the right word.....it's actually a 4x4 piece of cardboard that I cut from a box.  But doesn't "canvas" sound much more refined?

As you can see I've got some patterned paper with lots of words on it, I also used a a word stencil and modelling paste to apply more text.  Hearts were free cut out of the same cardboard and I used crackle paint on them.  Some other paint here and there, pearls, and some word stickers and that's it.

So, why not get all wordy and enter the challenge? Then you can head on over to Little Red Wagon and link up.  And, while you're there, be sure to check out the wonderful projects the other Girlfriends have created.  

4 comments:

  1. What an amazing 'canvas' Jan!! Love the texture of the corrugated cardboard, and adding the text as a stencil pattern is perfect for the grungy style of this. I am so with you on the phone thing...I avoid it at all costs!! I hate having to stop everything that I'm doing so I can listen to someone babble on for an hour about something that could have been summed up in a two line text!! Although I'm not big on this world of technology, texting is definitely one of the better inventions of our time!! Hugs to you :)

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  2. I love this, Jan!! I thought it was a card when I saw it on LRW - but how wonderful that it's a canvass, regardless of what it's made from!! I LOVE the shabby chic look, especially those distressed hearts. Absolutely fabulous!!

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  3. WOW!! Absolutely LOVE your project!! Love the texture and two hearts with the text is perfect :)

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  4. Your "canvas" turned out perfectly. Love it!

    MaryAnn

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Okay, so ever since I started my blog (well, maybe not right from the get-go, it was probably a good six months or so before I realized you could change it from just "Leave your comment") I've tried to come up with something witty to type here.

*sitting with brow furrowed in concentration*...*staring at the ceiling while pursing lips*...*resting with head on hand while tapping foot*...

Nope, I still got nothing.