CAPTAIN EDWIN

Hi everybody, this is my new card. I struggled little bit with this one but I hope you like the result :-) This Edwin is from the latest Magnolia Fairy Tale collection and I have to say that I LOVE every single stamp from this collection.

So here is my Captain Edwin:

The DP is by Karen Foster. Actually, I didn't use the original 12 x 12 paper as it is too dark and I wanted to have ALL the tiny pirate images on my card. If I had cut the 12 x 12 paper in a small square it wouldn't be so nice on my card (and what's more I have only one sheet of this paper and I didn't want to waste it because I can't find this paper anywhere here in France, lol). So I scanned my 12 x 12 sheet, reduced it to fit my card, lightened it little bit with Photoshop and distressed with Distress Ink pads.


The text in the background is taken from the song A Pirate's life by Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer. I though it would be a nice background for my Captain Edwin. Again I used Photoshop to play with the words (some words are smaller, bolder or in capital letters....) and I also added some Pirate images.

Other supplies:
Stamps :
Captain Edwin from Magnolia Fairy Tale collection 2010 - colored with COPICS, Cornish Heritage Farms- Shiver Me Timbers

Copics:
skin: E 13, 11, 00, R20
hair: E 25, 53, 59
coat/boots: E 21, 31, 33, 25, 29, 49
trousers: E 57, 53, 51
belt & headband: R59, 29, 24
hat & shoulder strap: C9, 7, 5, 1, 00
t-shirt: B02, 00, C3, 00
sword: C3, 1, 00 YR 24, 17, 00

DP: Karen Foster

Embellishments : Flatback Pearls, Ribbon, Skull&Bones metal charm

Tools :
Martha Stewart Punch around the page - Spider web, Spellbinders Nestabilities: Labels Trio, Ranger Page Distresser & Blending tool, Fiskars tear edge ruler, thread & needle, clear embossing powder (for the sentiment), 3D foam dots

Inks :
Distress Inks: Vintage Photo, Tea dye, Aged Mahogany
Colorbox Pigment ink (for the sentiment)



Thank you so much for stopping by today to view my card!
Have a wonderful day!

Silvie