Tuesday 12 August 2014

Family like an Orange


Here's my 16th postcard for The Craft Barn's Quotes and Lyrics Challenge where the words this fortnight are FAMILY and/or THING.   Quite a lot to choose from but again I went with the first quote that made me smile and popped an image into my head. 


I've sprayed my postcard with Citrus Orange, Citrus Lime and Golden Oak Inks in a Bottle and just mopped up a little extra green too.  The orange I made using a large solid Journalling Circle (from Oak House Studio) inked with orange and clear embossed. Don't you just love that orange peel effect from the embossing powder!  To finish I've added a few more circles and the quote from Letty Cottin Pogrebin - no, I've never heard of her either but it's a good quote.

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19 comments:

  1. Great page and quote. The orange is fab. Love the idea with the embossing powder. :)

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  2. BEAUTIFUL! LOVE that orange! Great quote and very true as well!

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  3. That orange looks REAL. Really real. You did an excellent job paring that quote with the fabulous artwork.

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  4. I agree with Elizabeth, that orange really does look real! The quote is one of the best I have seen, I love it. Anne x

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  5. What a fantastic page, love your quote and how you have brought it to life. Your orange circle really is very life like and has amazing texture.

    A very clever entry for this challenge:-) xxx

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  6. That orange looks ready to eat! Fabulous!

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  7. I had not heard that quote before--you did a great job of illustrating it!

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  8. Yes It is a very good quote. Love the background colours you have used, really makes your orange stand out, very realistic too

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  9. Fabulous, I love it. x

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  10. Love the quote and such a realistic orange.

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  11. I like the splattered background and the orange is just superb.

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  12. A very realistic looking orange and a fabulous quote too x

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  13. I do love the orange peel effect. It looks like you have just stuck a real orange there LOL. Very evocative quote

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  14. The orange with its realistic orange peel is such a clever idea. It also illustrate the quote perfectly.

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  15. A great quote and a wonderful piece. Love the orange, it looks fantastic.

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  16. Very very clever! The orange peel is fabulous and the background fantastic :D

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  17. Lovely postcard and what a great quote! xx

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  18. I love the way you put this page together.

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  19. A great quote on a fabulous background. The orange looks very realistic.

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