Friday 30 March 2012

On Our Travels with Darcy's Postcard Challenge - Turkey














While reading about Turkey I found some fabulous images of the tiles that they have produced there since the 15th Century and earlier. I chose one which can be found in the V&A museum and turned it into my backing paper. I used the colours from that tile to colour a tile of my own, a stamp from Rob Adams. The early tiles were colbalt blue and white and later in the 16th century turquoise and green then coral were added. As Turkey is also famous for its carpets I decided to needle felt the pocket for my postcard. I used wool and Sari silks on a felt base.  I am loving this challenge, thank you Darcy, so much wonderful work to see and places to find out about. Jen x

16 comments:

  1. Great postcard! I am loving this challenge too, great finding out all sorts of things as we 'tour the world'!

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  2. Nice use of multi textures-love the pocket work

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  3. This is lovely, Jen. Great use of textiles and textures for your page. The tile effect is super and the colours just wonderful.

    Janet xx

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  4. Gorgeous texture on your page and I love the aqua blue on your card, I have some stones that colour (somewhere) that I bought in Turkey years ago. M

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  5. I went for a tile too. Secretly I thought it would be easy... but I couldn't have been more wrong!! The colours are beautiful and you managed to keep yours perfectly in proportion!

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  6. yes the tile is awesome! as is your lovely card.

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  7. really lovely card and beautiful colours..

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  8. Fab postcard. Love that you needle felted the pocket. The colors are gorgeous!!

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  9. Great idea and yes Turkey was a challenge.

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  10. oo you did great job on the tile, and I adore the felted pocket. I havent felted in ages, and I just know I have a huge bag of felting wool somewhere..

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  11. Love your tile, great card! Valerie

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  12. Awesome job with the tile. Love the colors against the orange background.

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  13. Beautiful card and your "pocket" is especially creative AND gorgeous!

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  14. Wow, you did amazing this week! Love it all!♥

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  15. Great card and the page looks fantastic! :)

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  16. I love all the elements for this weeks page and they work so well together

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