Friday, June 28, 2013

Feel Goods: Sunshine Punch Art

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Don't you love it when you set out to create something with lots of layers and texture, but what you discover is that less really is more?  Well, that's what happened with this card.  I was using a sketch that I knew would create the most awesome card I had ever created to date (well, one of the greats), but what I came up with was a big miss.  With some remnants laying on top of each other after that first creation, the card below is what shined through.  Get it...sun...shined through?  You got it. 


Using some Daffodil Delight and Tempting Turquoise from my Brights DSP Stack (for the center of the sun and the piece that the sentiment is stamped on), and a few punched pennants from Daffodil Delight, this card was born.  I was like, "How simple yet cute is that?!"  The hardest and most time consuming part of this card was putting the sun together. 

It was easy in retrospect, but it's a little hard at first to judge if the rays are going the way you want them.  Once you've got that puzzle put together, then it takes another two seconds (well, a little bit longer than that) to ink and stamp the sentiment and adhere everything to the card base.

I hope that you like this card and will get crafty with me by giving it a try.  It's a great, quick card for summer!  Let me know what you think by leaving me a comment below.

Until next time, happy crafting!

Lisa

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Thursday, June 27, 2013

Four You & Gifts of Kindness

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Hello, All!  For this card, I once again turned to our Catalog & Idea Book, which is bursting at the seams with inspiration.  

I had been dying to try the beautiful Gifts of Kindness Stamp Set, but I wasn't quite sure what to do with it.  Does that ever happen to you too?  You buy a stamp set, you can't wait to use it, but are stumped as to where to start?  Well, that happens to me all the time, so I have to find inspiration somewhere.


When I was searching the Catalog for inspiration, I figured I would try to do what the designer did on page 82 (upper right corner) but change it up a bit.  But instead of solid colored paper, I threw in some patterns with Gingham Garden Designer Series Paper.  If you can't tell from my previous designs, I'm not afraid of bold patterns and lots of color!

At first, I used darker colors for the flowers, but they were too bold.  So I toned it down by using the more subtle but still bright Daffodil Delight and used it for my flowers.  Only then was I welcome to use a darker color--Night of Navy to be exact--for my sentiment.  

The smaller sentiments that came with the set were not working for me.  As much as I love them, they were not working for this card in that moment.  I will, however, go back and stamp the inside with one of the greetings.  

I love this card, and I hope you that you like it too.  Please leave me a comment below.  I'd love to hear from you!

Until next time, happy crafting!


Lisa

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Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Feel Goods & Regarding Dahlias #2

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As promised, today's card is a "step-up" from yesterday's card.  When I designed the original, the flower wasn't as present as I wanted it to be, so I stamped it twice.  As much as the sentiment is the true focal point, I wanted the dahlias to stand out in the crowd too.



This card is the same design as yesterday's, but I changed the sentiment and trimmed the pink background layer so that it was just a whisper of color.  I really like how it turned out and hope that you do too.  If you'd like to see yesterday's card, click here.

Until tomorrow, happy crafting!

Lisa

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Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Feel Goods & Regarding Dahlias


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Do not adjust your computer screen.  Yes, you are seeing another take on Regarding Dahlias, but a softer version this time with a splash of Feel Goods.  I love both of these stamp sets, and the two of them together are so swell.  I love the overlap of the sentiment on top of the dahlia.

  
Instead of turning to my handy-dandy sketches or Pinterest today, I went right to the new Catalog.  After all, it's also an Idea Book too.  Although I didn't CASE any card in particular, I got my inspiration from the card on page 24 in the upper right corner with the rain boots on it.  My goal was to use one of the more subtle B-sides of a piece of Gingham Garden DSP.  I just love that green mesh design; it's fun!  It's one of my favorites, but I also love the other side too, so that got a lot of play when I first got it.

I really like this card, but you'll have to visit tomorrow to see a more "stepped-up" version of it.  I won't give away any details, so I'll expect to see you back tomorrow to see how it turned out.  I think you'll like it, and I hope that you like this one too.

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Until next time, happy crafting!

Lisa

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