Well, it looks like our snow is going to be gone within the next couple of days. My DD is devastated. I am thrilled! Maybe when I was her age, I wanted snow, but I sure can't remember ever feeling that way. While she and her dad were outside in the snow, I had time to make another card.
I used this week's
My Favorite Things Wednesday Stamp Club sketch for this one, and as I usually do, for some reason, I turned it on it's side.
I kept this one pretty simple. The globe on the bg was part of the dp, and I added the MFT sentiment in Olive Grove ink. The chevron layer was cut with a Spellbinders die, the strip that has a map on it is a piece of paper tape (not Washi tape) that I've had forever--probably 10 years before I started stamping. I have no idea why I bought it, and I hardly ever use it now, but it worked well here, I thought. Over the striped ribbon, I put a rolled felt flower and leaves, as well as a red flourish, all made with MFT dies. I finally bought a melting pot the other day and needed to make sure it worked, so I heated it up and dipped the red flourish in the melted UTEE to get a glossy look. I can already see that I'm going to use my melting pot often. :)
On the inside, I sponged Crushed Olive Distress Ink, then used a Tim Holtz thank you stamp. The map image is the Antique Map background stamp from Flourishes. I had to use it since it literally just arrived from halfway around the world! Yep, you read that right--I ordered the stamp from a shop in Singapore! It took about 3 weeks to arrive and cost me almost twice what it would have at Flourishes, but I waited too long to get it directly from Flourishes, and by then it was sold out, and the ONLY place I could find it was a store in Singapore called
Maple Treehouse. I was a little concerned about buying something from so far away, but it turns out the store is a good one, and the shipping was reasonable, too. Moral of that story: don't wait! ;)
Happy Valentine's Day, y'all!
I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
MFT Wednesday Stamp Club #163
Simon Says Monday Challenge: We Love Stamps
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4 comments :
Cool layering of the strips, love that flourish using the utee, looks terrific, glad you were able to find your stamp, even though you had to wait patiently for it ;)
Wow! This card is amazing! I really love how you turned the sketch on its side and I think the results are stunning. That layered look you achieved with the ribbon and that flourish is such an unexpected touch. The paper is antique-looking and lovely and the sentiment is perfect. I really thought this was clever and elegant and I'm so glad that you shared your talents with us this week here at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge blog!
Oh, I love the felt flower and the way you flipped the design! It turned out great! The fish tails and flourish are a fabulous addition to the design, and I really love the big sentiment.
Wonderful flower, great colors, and I really like how you layered your papers too! Great inside and out, Cheryl!
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