I was talking to a friend a couple of weeks ago and somehow we got on the subject of blogging and I mentioned I had this blog that I have been neglecting for several months now. I promised to post a new entry and now it's two weeks later and I still haven't updated it yet! This post is for my friend Cre who I want to thank for motivating me to update the blog.
I joined a Tool swap a few months back in which we had to create a card based on any Tool song. Due to the nature of their music this was an adults only swap. I had this image set aside for quite a while and really wanted to carve it; but, I had not found the right swap for this image until the this particular swap was listed.
The card is based on the song H. While the singer has said this song is actually about having children...given the title and the lyrics many people interpret it to be about heroin and addiction which fits perfectly with my image. The card has three layers to it. The outer layer is plain black card stock. For the second layer I sprayed white card stock with Dylusions ink and used a stencil along with Tim Holtz Distress Inks and a blending tool to lay the purple design down over the green ink. The final layer is the stamp itself. There is a lot of negative space in this image, so I was careful to use a new ink pad to ensure I got the best prints. I selectively colored the syringes with a Copic marker in a contrasting color so they would pop. I loved the way this card turned out in the end; but, it's kind of a tricky card to trade as not everybody would appreciate a dark LTC themed on addiction. I have seven copies of this card left, so if you want to trade AQ mail me!
