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Shadow of the moon

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I’ve not entered into this challenge very often, actually probably only once or twice, but after seeing Barbara Campbell’s DT entry I was really intrigued with the idea. I thought about it for a few days – I read so much it is hard to pick a book – but found an old book on my shelf that I loved and decided to use it as inspiration.

The story is set in India and except for the elephant and moon stamps, I had nothing else that would work for a background similar to what was in my head. After searching the Internet I found a free photo image by Tiago Rosado on Unsplash. My hubby was kind enough to play with it so that it looked more like an evening image and to resize it so I could use it. Original is very brightly coloured and I wanted everything to be muted. The archway is very similar to the one on my book cover and I added a few additional highlights using a pencil. Truthfully, I’m not sure if using a photo is within the realm of challenge rules, but I decided to go with it anyway.

The elephant is from a Hero Arts kit, the moon is from an older set by Altenew cut with a Hero Arts infinity circle die and I used Squeezed Lemonade and Lost Shadow inks for the moon and mainly pencils for the elephant. Originally I tried to stamp the moon directly onto the photo image after I had masked off the arch, but I couldn’t get a good impression over the printed image. I decided to make a separate layer of the moon and fussy cut around the arch so I could push it partially behind as you see here. This worked better than I expected. I used some foam tape behind the elephant for a bit of dimension and I’m quite happy with how it has turned out. I’m uncertain about a sentiment so will decide on that when I use the card.

I think I’ve managed to capture the essence of the book with this card and hope you agree. Thanks for stopping by.

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15 thoughts on “Shadow of the moon”

    1. Thanks Gayle – I really tried to make it look similar to the book front although mine uses the elephant instead of people.

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  3. Wow! We really appreciate the thought that went into this amazing card! Very clever and so beautiful. Now I need to look into this book. Thanks so much for playing with us at Seize the Birthday!

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    1. Thanks so much. If you love reading then you will enjoy the book. It is by M.M. Kaye and there were two. This title is the second, the first was called Far Pavilions. A love story but also historical.

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  10. I’m so glad you could find a favourite book on your shelf to be inspired by! Great background for the theme of the book. Thanks for playing along with us at Seize the Birthday.

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