Combining Make My Monday # 262 & Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #650
Welcome to my combination of the Make My Monday #262 and the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge # 650. Our host for MMM, Guylaine chose Fabrics &/or Textiles for this challenge’s theme. I combined that with the sketch for AHSC #650 and came up with one card. When you finish here, I hope you will visit both challenge sites, create your own card, and upload to the respective galleries.
Here’s my card:
Here’s the AHSC #650 sketch:
Even though I turned the diamond to a square, the inspiration from the sketch is still very much evident.
I chose this Everyday Happiness DSP (designer series paper) because the texture of it looks like quilt fabric my very talented sister would use in one of her gorgeous quilts. While I don’t have any flower stamps that exactly match the flowers on the center square, these leaves and flowers from the Painterly Pears bundle worked by using the colors in the DSP.
Measurements:
- The Lost Lagoon base measures 11 by 4-1/4 inches, scored at 5-1/2 inches to create a tent card
- Trim a piece of Everyday Happiness DSP to 4-1/8 by 5-3/8 inches
- Trim another piece of the DSP to 6 by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap
- Punch a 1-inch circle from coordinating DSP and run it through the XYRON create-a-sticker for the envelope seal
- Crop the largest square from another pattern of Everyday Happiness DSP
- Trim a piece of white cardstock to 5-1/4 by 4 inches for the inside of the card
- Use scraps of white cardstock for the sentiment, leaves and flowers
Easy-Peasy Assembly:
- Unless otherwise noted, I used multipurpose liquid glue to adhere pieces together
- Stamp the sentiment for the inside and the front of the card using Lost Lagoon ink
- Crop the outside sentiment using a banner die from Stylish Shapes die set
- Stamp the leaves using Gray Granite ink
- Stamp the flowers using Lost Lagoon ink, color with the blends, and add the center dot using the light Wild Wheat blend
- Crop the leaves and flowers
- Adhere the DSP to the base of the card, then adhere the square to the background
- Adhere the leaves and flowers to opposite corners of the square
- Add a Loopy-Loop Bow to the middle of the square
- Add dimensionals to the back of the sentiment banner so they straddle the bow and adhere to the square
- Adhere the inside white cardstock to the base of the card
- With that, I’d finished this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set
Loopy-Loop Bow
I was able to watch Mary Deatherage’s, from Stamps -n- Lingers, Perfectly Pears tutorial. In that video, she showed her loopy-loop bow. That’s what I used for the front of my card. I’m bow-challenged and this technique allows me to relatively easily add ribbon without adding the bulk of a tied bow. If you’ve never seen her videos, you owe it to yourself to watch them. I think she’s the Queen of the Collage. Gorgeous cards!!
Thank you for stopping by today!
Have a Peachy Day!
Sue
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