Sorry it's been so long! I don't have any excuses really but I have been scrapbooking - my first attempt & it is a slow process! I am making an album of our recent holiday to Hong Kong. However, Stampin' Up has a new Annual Catalogue (well new as of June 1st) and I have some very cool new stamps and thinlits that need to be used!
This is a card that I made for a sketch challenge over at Freshly Made Sketches using my new Touches of Texture stamp set. I did use my Stamp-A-Ma-Jig to 'line up' the colours more easily as I have the set in wood mount but I don't think it needs to be precise. I used some of the new Copper Metallic Thread to wrap around for the horizontal element. The sentiment is from Balloon Celebrations, and punched out with the now retired Washi Label Punch and popped up with Stampin' Dimensionals. I also used a long retired distressing kit to rough up the edges of the stamped layer and sponged the edges with the 'Tea Stain' ink that was part of the kit. It has come out quite yellow looking so I think something like So Saffron would be a reasonable substitute, or even Daffodil Delight matching the flower colour. This is the sketch that my card (somewhat loosely!) is based on:
And my take on the sketch:
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I made this as a quick card on my way to visit a friend I wouldn't see again before Easter. Unfortunately it was less than perfect - I should have heat set the little girl before I trimmed the panel as I managed to smudge a fingerprint on the panel and a there was a spot from a bit of lint on her skirt. And she's crooked :( I don't make a lot of Easter cards but I have this set from a few years ago that I bought because I liked the blossoms. The girl and background blossoms are from the retired set Easter Blossoms and the sentiment is from Indescribable Gift (also retired). I used Subtles collection markers for a hint of colour.
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This is a CASE of a card from Stampin' Up. It's a simple design using the Washi Label Punch that I already happened to have :) It's a great way to use up some DSP scraps you might have lying around and can be altered for any occasion. This doesn't mean I won't still be making & posting cards a week before Christmas (and thanks Australia Post, :( it's going to be much more expensive this year) but it's a start! It's usually deciding on a couple of designs suitable for mass production that takes me the time, not the actual making and I think this one may make the short list (I may need some new DSP though ;) ). Thanks for stopping by!
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