Woven Paper Wishes

 

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Scraps...do you save them?

I like to save mine in the hope that I will be able to use them to make a card.

That's how this card came to be.

So here's what I did to create my card.

• I began by taking a look in my scrap pile of pieces leftover from other cards.  I like to keep them just in case I can come up with something to do with them.  I found three of them, all done with stencils from A Colorful Life Designs (see below) and my Distress Oxide inks.  I cut the pieces into strips of different sizes for interest and set them aside.
• Using a piece of heavy white cardstock, I embossed it using a folder from Darice to use as my main panel.
• I figured out how I wanted to arrange my strips and wove them together, leaving room for a sentiment.  When I was happy with the pieces put together, I glued them in place over the embossed white panel.
• Next, I cut a circle from another leftover stenciled piece and stamped the greeting from Avery Elle in my Misti.  I glued that onto a piece of matching cardstock.  It looked flat and needed something more, so I inked up a piece of cardstock and die cut the flower from Tim Holtz.
• I glued the whole panel onto a piece of cardstock, then onto a heavy white card base.
• I pop dotted the sentiment to the side.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Here are the stencils I used:

Groovy Flower Mask

Fleur Grillwork

Mid Century Squares

Discount Code for A Colorful Life Designs

*Just use the code KarenFan10 to get a discount on stencils and masks.

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Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Cardz 4 Galz- TEXTURE

Try it on Tuesday- KEEP IT SIMPLE

Through the Craft Room Door- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- Everyday Circle Tags (Avery Elle)

Inks- Versafine Clair; Distress Oxides (Peeled Paint, Blueprint Sketch, Broken China, Shabby Shutters)

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont)

Accessories and Tools- stencils (ACLD); TE Blending Brushes; Numbers Embossing folder (Darice);

pop dots; Infinity Circle dies (HA); Wildflower die (TH); Misti  

Simple Sympathy

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Meet my card.  I like to have some extra sympathy cards on hand.  They aren't the easiest to make during such a sad moment and to have some done is a welcome relief.

So here's what I did to create my card.

I began with this leaf embossing folder and inked it up with some Distress Oxide ink.

I sprayed it with some water, then ran it though my Cuttlebug machine.  I really like the imprint it left behind.  

Next, I took my Simple Grid stencil and added some details in the corners for interest using some Hickory Smoke DOX ink.  I also rubbed some along all the edges with the same ink, using an inking tool.

I placed the piece into my Misti to stamp the sentiment and added a few black enamel dots for interest.  

I mounted it onto a heavy white card base.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Discount Code for A Colorful Life Designs

*Just use the code KarenFan10 to get a discount on stencils and masks.*

Supplies

Stamps- Scripted Bold Sentiments (Pinkfresh Studio)

Inks- Versafine; Hickory Smoke Distress Oxide (TH)

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook)

Accessories and Tools- Simple Grid Stencil (A Colorful Life Designs); Leaves EB folder (Darice);

Domed inking tool (Scrapbook.com); Mister (TH); black enamel dots