Showing posts with label friend. Show all posts
Showing posts with label friend. Show all posts

September 20, 2010

great friend {august card night}.

this is a design i found in papercrafts magazine.  i sat down and measured, cut, re-measured, re-cut, and finally came up with the right layout to make the card work.  i kept in mind the stamp i wanted to use {from hero arts}.  a little inking and trimming, and i love the result!  the colors are odd, but really worked well together.  the card base is a deep chocolate brown, there is a beautiful turquoise, a mustard yellow, and a barely off-white cream.  on the inside is a simple stamped 'thanks', from the same hero arts stamp set.

this turned out to be a challenging card for the card night group.  i always forget what it's like to look at the design for the first time.... since i've been working and re-working the design, staring at it, and then cutting everything it's all very familiar to me.
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August 4, 2010

embrace change.

one of my closest friends is moving out of state this weekend.  i needed a card that could tell her i knew the change coming her way is right and to trust her heart.

this is a stamp set from close to my heart (ctmh).  it's called treasures (you can't buy it right now - it was a stamp of the month from the last idea book).  i used a hero arts background stamp for the clouds.  after a couple experiment stamps, i discovered the best way to get a nice look for the sky was to just rub the inkpad all over the stamp; i liked that it gave the sky a subtle swirly effect.

i used the flower image from the ctmh stamp set and stamped it on vellum before fussy-cutting it out.  i used vellum to give it the effect that it is just blowing in a gentle breeze.

on the inside of the card is a stamp that says 'trust your heart'.  if i designed my own stamp set for this exact card i couldn't have made it any more perfect.  :)

i miss you already ashlie!


embrace change supplies:
stampin' up ink in bashful blue, basic black, kiwi kiss, groovy guava
close to my heart ink in chocolate
distressing ink from papertrey ink - vintage touch tea dye due
stamp sets from close to my heart: treasures and true happiness
background stamp from hero arts: clouds
brown and white cardstock - from xpedx retail store
stardust stickles