This card was the result of one of those amazing serendipity accidents! I had been working on a card with a trio of feathers on the front - like the one posted here. I was testing stamps (sometimes brand new ones don't take the ink up properly because of a slight oily residue on them) and had stamped the image off onto a post-it note. Then, with the sentiment - same thing - testing to see that it would stamp clearly and completely and so I just stamped the sentiment right over the previously stamped feather. Then, the magic happened! Right before my eyes, I saw the most beautiful idea for a card!! Clean and Simple (CAS)! Yeah Baby!!
So, this will be our technique this coming Sunday. We'll make this card, but I hope people will play around with other images and sentiments, too. I know I'm planning a Mother's Day card with a pretty flower in the background, and it would make a nice Easter card with a sweet bunny something. The possibilities are endless! Maybe I'm the last person to realize that you can actually stamp the sentiment right over your focal image. I dunno. *wink*
Everything here is Close-to-My-Heart. The feather stamps, the sentiment is from the set called Fabulous You, the papers are Ariana, the ink colors are Creme Brulee and Cocoa. The cardstocks are Kraft and Colonial White.
Sorry for the short post - busy week! Hope things are good in your neck of the woods! Hugs!!
I love this honey beehive image - it's an o.l.d. stamp (wood mounted!) from Close-to-My-Heart and it might be old enough to harken back to when they were called D.O.T.S. (perhaps?!). I enjoy sitting and coloring this image in. I "found" it recently when I was cleaning! *wink*
I made two versions of this card. The first one was the Gypsy purple format - which is still my favorite one. The second one needed to be green as it was a Thank You note to some dear friends who hosted the most wonderful party for St. Patrick's Day! Both of the images were done with water brush and dye inks on watercolor paper. There was a little bit of the Starlight gel pen added at the last . . .
Work has been crazy-busy! It is very fulfilling to knock things off the to-do list and the days are passing very quickly. Time spent in the studio is precious and helps me to hang onto my sanity! This weekend I plan to pack up some things to ship to my home up North. Hope you're getting a little crafty time, also!
I have a dear friend at church that just retired and I HAD to make a special card for her! This is a PTI stamp set - complete with dies to cut out the bicycle, wheels, flowers for the basket, etc... it makes creating something like this more of a construction project than I'm used to but it was entertaining! The sky was done by inking the cloud embossing folder with CTMH Sky blue. I'm enjoying inking up those folders!
Life is good! I must confess that I'm a little terrified of retirement (52 days, but who's counting!). I'm not worried about what comes next, more of what I'm leaving behind. But isn't life about making change? I felt the same way when Steve swept me off my feet and I went from being decidedly single to being a partner - and that certainly worked out wonderfully! So, my mantra these days is to "have courage" and keep focused on what is ahead.
Hugs!!
Top of the morning to ya, are you enjoying a wee wonderful weekend?!
This card was what my friends made for Open Stamping at my house end of February. The technique I was highlighting was using embossing folders with ink to create not only embossed design but with color! We put the paper in a diagonal striped folder one direction, inked with Topiary (CTMH - green) then cleaned the folder off, turned it 90 degrees and put the paper in again and embossed again with Sorbet (CTMH - deep coral). The resulting "plaid" literally pops from the paper since it stands out because of the dry embossing. The rest of this card is straight forward.
I've got a "to-do" list a mile long for today so I'll keep this post short! It's only 59 days until my "retirement". I am taking Mr. Bilbo Baggins to the vet today for a wellness exam - we need to think about what to do to prepare him for flying. I'm thinking kitty-valium might be in order!
Enjoy your weekend!
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