Hey Twerds and Twihards! I'm soooo excited to bring you this week's challenge!
In New Moon, we really get to know more about the "pack" and some of the Quileute traditions. In Quileute legend, the Raven is the trickster figure in Quileute Indian culture. His name is pronounced similar to bah-yuck in Quileute. (I found that tidbit somewhere on the internet!)
Raven is a shapechanger, who could assume any form - human or animal. The Raven is a clever and generally harmless figure who sometimes helps humankind, but he also has many character traits that are viewed negatively in Quileute culture (greed, laziness, arrogance, deceitfulness, and rudeness) and many traditional legends have to do with Raven misbehaving and getting into trouble because of it. The tricks sometimes backfire, but in the manner of great fables - they offered life lessons for the young and old.
Your challenge: make a project that celebrates the Raven or any other Quileute legend (google it if you need some ideas!)
And as always, our Design Team has fantastic projects to display for this week’s challenge - please go and check them out!
~ Erica~ Eve~ Jen~Julie~ Margie~ Alison~Dani ~ Tonya*Donna will be sitting out this week's challenge!
I have two cards for this week:
The first features the Wolfpack tattoo stamp from Dragonfly Curls. This stamp is hand carved - isn't it cool? I heat embossed the stamp and the raven/branch is a sticker.
For my second card, I used my ink pads and a "direct to paper" method to recreate a background that looks like something sketched with oil pastels or artwork created with a brush. The raven and branch is a sticker - and he's holding a feather in his mouth (the branches, ravens, feathers were in a package from Martha Steward).
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Awesome challenge hun and perfect cards!! I SO love the wolfpack tat stamp, the embossing is perfect!! Your ink to cardstock technique DOES look like painting!! It is gorgeous!! Wonderful work!! hugs!
Posted by: jacquie | November 10, 2009 at 09:33 AM
You did an amazing job with this! I love how you did the direct to paper. It gives the whole card an artsy look and feel. I am thinking about that handmade tattoo stamp...can you imagine how long it took her?? WOW!!! You did an amazing job with this challenge! Thanks!
Posted by: Tonya | November 10, 2009 at 09:35 AM
Wow! Rebecca! I've run out of words - these are typically Rebecca-gorgeous. Your style is so unique and classic - I can pick out your cards in a heartbeat! So beautiful and just wonderful. Amazing inking - beautifully done!
Posted by: Beth | November 10, 2009 at 09:49 AM
OME!! I love the natural look these cards have. Those MS stickers are perfect and I love that wolf pack tattoo!! Great job on both of them, they are perfect!!!
Posted by: Dani C. | November 10, 2009 at 10:20 AM
This looks awesome! I love the background you created! Fabulous!
Posted by: Tamara | November 10, 2009 at 10:32 AM
Wow! These are both so awesome!!! You came up with a fantastic challenge this week and your projects are fantastic!!!
Posted by: Alison | November 10, 2009 at 10:40 AM
Great challenge! Both cards are beautiful! I love the first card with the tattoo acting as a moon! The embossing effect is really stunning! Great job!
Posted by: Erica | November 10, 2009 at 10:52 AM
Rebecca!!! Your cards are just simply stunning!!! This is an amazing challenge...I am sorry sorry I had to sit this one out :(
Beautiful job Honey!!! Xx
Posted by: Donna | November 10, 2009 at 02:49 PM
Rebecca this was such a fun and unique challenge!!! Thank you!! You did a great job with this. I love your creativity. It just shines through in everything you touch!
Posted by: Jen | November 10, 2009 at 03:19 PM