Hello Fellow Stampers -
Thursday has arrived. Miss Sadie Ann and I have had quite the couple of days trying to get settled in together. Turns out Miss Sadie has quite a few things to learn -- like going potty outside, and not in Mom's Studio ! Mom has decided she is quite exhausted running after a new little one; and she's not as young as she used to be! ;-)
It's Pals Paper Arts [PPA257] challenge time. This week I have combined with the color challenge over at colourQ [cQc#296]. I loved the color combination at colourQ this week -- blue and yellow is one of my favorite combinations.
As I considered my design direction this week, I played with several ideas. First, we are approaching the Fourth of July and it is getting to be time to start playing with some fun patriotic designs; the color scheme feels summery and "Marine-like" to me as well. I decided to create a fun summery card that would be suitable to lift anyone's spirits ;-) Let's see what you think --
Doggone Delightful Stampin' Design Tips:
- Layerothology. I pulled in the blues of the colourQ combination in the layers of this card. The card base is cut from Whisper White cardstock, 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored at 4 1/4. Pull in each layer's measurement by 1/8" as you move inward -- Night of Navy, Marina Mist, and Soft Sky on the top. The Soft Sky layer has been embossed with the Lucky Stars textured impressions embossing folder, in keeping with the "marine" feel I originally thought of when beginning this design.
- Kinda Eclectic. The Kinda Eclectic stamp set was introduced last year; and I think lives up to its name. I love the "eclectic" collection of images in this set, that work nicely with my stars background. I took the sun image, stamped with Versamark on Vellum, and embossed it with a bright yellow embossing powder (non-SU). The image was cut out with the Circles framelits. If you look at the next picture, you will see that I carefully snipped away the vellum between each "ray" of the sun to create a fun and fabulous 3-D effect when I popped this up with dimensionals. It really pops on the front of the card. Give it a try :-)
- A Happy Hello. The new Tin of Cards stamp set has some absolutely fabulous sentiments in it. This one - "A Happy Hello" - was perfect for my summery, sunny card. I love the font type to this stamp set! A combination of a 2" circle punch, and the Circles framelits, creates the perfect little focal point. Don't forget those pearls :-)
- Turn to the Inside. How about a little peak at the inside of the card ? ;-)
Perfect for a little note to your favorite person!
What do you think of today's design? Does it feel bright and cheerful? Do you think we tend to forget about the "older" stamp sets with all the new product that has been introduced? I kind of think it's nice to step back and look at some of the beautiful things we got a year ago.
I'm so glad you stopped by today. As always, if you ever have any questions about any of my designs, I'm only an email away - [email protected]. Have a wonderful Thursday everyone.
Until Next Time . . .
