A Round of Thankful

Hi there! Another Love Fest card here. This one is for LOVEFEST2013F, a TCP Inspiration Challenge.

Every time I look at that photo, even with all that pretty yellow everywhere, my eye is drawn to that plate with the wavy black lines. So I decided to use that for my inspiration.

I used the Peony Spellbinders die to cut the wavy black and white circles.

The sentiment is heat embossed with superfine black embossing powder. The stamp I used is rectangular, so I masked an area off with a negative die cut before stamping. I ended up having to do it a second time, because the first time I removed the mask before pouring the ep and it made an awful mess of the border that should have remained white. I highlighted the word "thankful" with my DD's Crayola marker (my Copics smear embossing). I sewed the thin squiggly lines around the sentiment. I wanted to use a marker for that, but turns out I'm way better at sewing than at drawing something freehand. The yellow pearls are from a pearl pen.

The flower on the inside is stamped with Squeezed Lemonade Distress Ink.

That's it. Easy Peasy, right? Only 4 more cards to go to finish up the Love Fest Challenge. I am determined to get all of them made in time!

I'm entering this card in the following challenge:
Splitcoaststampers Love Fest Challenge: LOVEFEST2013F: (TCP Inspiration Challenge)

Thanks for stopping by today!

~Hugs,

Stamps: Dictionary Greeting (Hero Arts); Blooming with Kindness (Stampin Up)
Paper: Black cs, White cs
Ink: Versamark; Distress; Crayola marker :)
Dies: Std Circles Lg & Sm; Peony (Spellbinders)
Accessories: Superfine embossing powder (Ranger); Pearl Pen; sewing thread
Size: 3.75" dia.

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