This card features the wonderful Scarecrow Image from the new Oz Collage set by Artistic Outpost … such nostalgic memories for me. It also works for Sue's 52-Card Pick-up theme this week, which is Empathy. The post she referenced claims that everything we do, we do to accomplish one of two things ~ to feel safe or to matter.
I think that's what each of the characters was searching for in the Wizard of Oz. The Scarecrow felt like in order to matter, he needed a brain. I feel that way some days too … that if I could only do a bit more or know a bit more, I would matter more. Unfortunately, no matter how much you know … there's always more to learn.
For this card, I stamped him in Pumpkin Spice ColorBox Chalk ink and colored him with Prismacolor Pencils, which also works for the Drunken Stampers Before Copics Challenge (since I don't even own any Copics … I still love my pencils. I was so excited to use the 50% off Halloween Coupon from Michael's to upgrade my pencil stash selection this weekend).
Papers are 7 Gypsies Venice Collection.
excellent colors! LOVE the striped paper!
You have such an excellent eye for mixing patterns/colors! Great card… I’m another one who loves pencils, although I don’t use them nearly often enough! Now that I know about using blender pens (Copic or Prismacolor) with them instead of mineral spirits, I’ll probably use them more often. Thanks for joining my challenge again this week!
This is lovely! Thanks for joining us this week at the Drunken Stampers!