Mornin' y'all! Daphne is currently gamboling about the living room and playing with a toy and being totally adorable. I went to the store this morning and got her and extendable leash, so we'll see how she does with that in about a half hour when we do our daily neighborhood tour.
Anyway, I've got something a bit different to share today:
Y'all know me and how much I love color--in general, I only make all-neutral cards under duress, but it seemed like the thing to do for this particular card.
Let's talk challenges, shall we? Starting with Festive Friday:
I've got sepia colors (now you know why I made my card all neutrals), twine, distressing techniques if you count sponging and paper tearing, postmarks, and a thinking of you sentiment, not too shabby. This list seemed to dovetail nicely with the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge:
I was actually looking for a plane image for this card, but I think the old-fashioned valise works. Next up is the Atlantic Hearts sketch:
I used a square punch to keep all the background pieces exactly the same size, and once again my flabbers are gasted that I don't have a 1 1/8" square punch. The heck? I have 1", 1 1/4", and 1 3/8" but no 1 1/8". Annoying. And also why my scale is a bit off from the original sketch. Also, I used the twine in place of the foliage on the sketch, and I tried to put some embellishments on there but decided my card looked better without.
I just realized this also works for the Retro Rubber Challenge:
This time I have the diagonal with tag - your choice (vintage) - die cut and everything on this card is vintage, including the cardstock, inks, punch, and die I used. For the stamps, Traveler is the least vintage and has been in my collection for about a year, Post Script is 9 years old, and Teeny Tiny Wishes is at least 14 years old. I hang onto my stamps, because obviously I need them for challenges.
That's it for now, peeps. Next time I will post a colorful card as an antidote to all this brown : ) Cheers!
Supplies, all SU!
Stamps: Traveler, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Post Script
Ink: Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Creamy Caramel
Paper: Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Creamy Caramel, Very Vanilla
Accessories: Lots of Labels Framelits, Early Espresso bakers twine, Dimensionals
2 comments:
Dang, Christy, you really rocked combining all these! I bow down! I'm not much for all-neutrals either, but this looks super cool - VERY vintage! Thanks so much for playing at Retro Rubber!
I love vintage and I LOVE this card! I don't think SU ever made a 1 1/8" square punch, so unless somebody else made it, you probably wouldn't have one! The theme is great for a masculine card and of course, I love that sketch! So happy you played with us at AHSC!
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