One of my lady friends that I met at my September Girls' Get-Away has had a set back in her health. I wanted to send her a card to let her know I've been saying some prayers and having positive thoughts to wish her much better real soon! I had a few Splitcoaststamper challenges to get done in my on-going challenge catch-up goal, and with a few of those in mind, I set about to design and make a card for my friend.
I needed to use a shade of yellow called Xanthic in order to finish the Alphabet Challenge in Round 9, and with this in mind, I search for a dress on the Inspiration Challenge website with at least some yellow that could inspire me for the rest of my card. I found the perfect floral dress. Now, I knew my card had to have flowers. My layout idea and focal point were inspired by the Featured Stamper challenge, plus I had several old challenges to complete that required a stamped frame, plus an old technique. I had some good ideas. . .my mojo getting juicy, so it was time to find some papers and get started. Take a peek at my finished card below, I think she will enjoy the card, and I know I will enjoy crossing off some more completed challenges on my list!
Ingredients: Papers: SU cardstock--Basic Black, Gumball Green, Daffodil Yellow; SU Vellum; Patterned Paper--Basic Grey/ Origins. Stamps: SU--Serene Silhouettes (white flower stems), Lovely Wishes (frame flower); Our Daily Bread Designs--All Mother's (sentiment). Inks: Memento--Tuxedo Black; SU White Craft Ink; Versamark. Dies: Sizzix Labels Collection (frame). Punches: SU--Curvey Corner Trio (retired), Bitty Butterfly (retired). SU Black Embossing Powder. SU 2mm pearls. SU Simply Clay: Simply Pressed Clay, Buttons & Blossoms Simply Pressed Clay Mold (2013-14 both retired). Stash: Bitty flower brad. Copic markers: coloring for clay + brad. Chatterbox verse. Size: 5-3/8 x 6-1/8 inches.
