Friday 13 April 2012

On Our Travels with Darcy's Postcard Challenge.

I was really taken with this statue and had to find out who he was. He was called Thorfinn Karlsefni and he was an explorer. I have set a picture of his statue against a backdrop of the Northern Lights and invented a shield for him. The shield is made from embossed metal and I added some colour with alcohol inks. My page is made up of a recent photo of volcanic activity on the island and a page from an old manuscript telling one of the many Icelandic sagas. Thanks for stopping by, you are so kind with your comments.
Jen x

13 comments:

  1. I love his shield! What a wonderful card! ♥
    The page is gorgeous too! I might have to look for some Iceland-sagas... Really didn't know about them, thought that was all Ireland... :)

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  2. He's got a great name - very strong!

    Great card.

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  3. super card, love the shield & his name

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  4. I love the page you have made for your fabulous card, makes me want to read a really really old book lol :D XXX

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  5. Fab card, great use of the metal element, very cool! I love the fire-y heat of your page. M

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  6. Wow, that's a really strong postcard - the background, the image of the statue and the shield. Fab!

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  7. another great card. love the colours you have used. also your page, like the old manuscript paper.excellent...

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  8. His name reminded me of the names from the Hobbit! He cuts quite a dashing figure against the Northern lights and your shield is great!

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  9. great card, I love that shield. Gorgeous design and colour.

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  10. Gorgeous postcard. Love everything you put into it.

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  11. That is a great collage and I love the book page. Great postcard! :)

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  12. Another thing I learned about Iceland...
    Just love reading all the info we can dig up on the internet!

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  13. Your work is truly lovely Jen.

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