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Unbirthday Challenge at Little Tangles

Unbirthday Challenge - what is that - you may ask - I certainly did. It is the challenge that is going on over at Neat & Tangled. It means you should use a stamp that is not normally used for birthday cards. First my mind was set on a Christmas stamp - since I have been using quite a few lately....but all my ideas did not pan out. 



So today one of my virtual friends emailed me and told me she visited the Hundertwasser tower in Abensberg - a small town not too far away from where I used to live in Germany. Now I am a big fan of Hundertwasser, but I have been unaware of the nearby treasure. Next year I have to go there.... but to make things short - I got the idea for my card. 


I have this old rubber stamp at home - found it in the rummage bin at AC Moores and it is not intended for stamping - it was for pottery. But rubber is rubber and why not stamp with it. The pattern certainly reminded me about Hunderwasser and I colored it with Copics in a way that he might have been happy with it....

The sentiment is from Paper Smooches - Sentiment sampler - I wish it would have been from Little Tangles....maybe soon...

I am also linking this card with the Paper Players One Layer card challenge.


  This is a photo of the tower - pretty amazing, isn't it?

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Barbara said…
Neat card! I was in Abensberg, there is a Biergarten right below the tower. They even sell weissbier glasses shaped like the tower. Pretty cool stuff.
August 20, 2013 at 9:00 AM
Cathy said…
Fantastic card! Love how you've coloured it. What an incredible building! Cathy x
August 20, 2013 at 5:13 PM
I'm a Little Teapot said…
Wow! It totally reminds me of Hunderwasser! Great card...Fantastic idea!
August 20, 2013 at 10:12 PM
Ren-Yi said…
hi Cornelia - oh the inspiration was perfect! i will have to go visit this too next time i'm back in the good old german country ;) thanks for linking up to our challenge and making our birthday bash a success at Little Tangles.
August 21, 2013 at 9:29 PM
~amy~ said…
What gorgeous coloring, such a fun card!
Thanks for joining us at Little Tangles!
August 21, 2013 at 9:35 PM
Ann Schach said…
What an awesome card! The coloring is fabulous! Thanks for playing with the Paper Players!
August 23, 2013 at 2:19 AM
Anne Marie Hile said…
Such a cool card! You had wonderful inspiration and your coloring is awesome. So glad you joined us this week at the Paper Players! :)
August 23, 2013 at 8:17 PM
Kanan Pandya said…
I just love this card, Cornelia. So creative and beautifully colored. Love it. :-)
September 17, 2013 at 10:28 AM
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