Wow I guess I really have been away from my blog for a while what with Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year and life in general. Well hopefully this card will help you cheer up and inspire you to think warm thoughts!
This card was for my Sister in Law. She loves gardening and although her birthday is at the end of October I thought it would make a change for her to get a card suited to her interests rather than the autumnal season.
What isn't obvious about this card was immediately after stamping "Sister in Law" I lost the stamps. They are clear and I couldn't find them on my work table anywhere. I looked and looked and nearly emailed the manufacturer about whether they make replacements after I had exhausted any idea of where they could have fallen when they just turned up right where I had previously looked. I'm putting it down to pre Christmas stress!
I like the juxtaposition of the formal font for the greeting with the whimsical stamps. Do you think it works?I stamped the front panel wanting to keep all the stamping on one layer and make an impact with the white space. The bird and birdhouse on the inside I did stamp and cut out and apply as I didn't want bleed through to the back of the card. I also put some scrap cardstock inside an envelope and stamped and colored the envelope with that inside to prevent bleed through to the back of the envelope and to give my Sister in Law a glimpse of what her card was going to be about.
I really like this card - almost too much to send!
Recipe
Card Size - 8.5 x 5.5 in
Cardstock - Neenah, The Paper Source (black)
Stamps - Kitchen Sink Stamps, High Hopes Stamps
Ink - Memento tuxedo black and blue danube (?)
Color - Copics
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