My brother's brithday card has turned into a female card!!!!! When selecting my stamps, I accidently picked the stamp set on my desk. This will teach me to put my stuff away after I finish using them..... Ummmm back to the drawing board for him.
The card is for the current challenge over at
Sunny Challenges & Creations, so why not hop over & see what
Kris &
Gwen have created using the current sketch &
Theme "Celebrations". Yep, this is really easy - all sorts of celebrations pop into my head, including weddings, birthdays, engagements, christenings, the list goes on. We would love for you to join us this year.....
Now only did I select the wrong stamp set, but after completing my card, I discovered I had done it upside down & back to front..... Yep, always check the direction of your card
PRIOR to adhering your layers.... Anyhow, not to be beaten, I cut the
Very Vanilla Cardstock around the edge so that only
Riding Hood Red was showing & created another base!!!!!!
As for the colours, you ask...... I grabbed my trusty Colour Coach for this sketch, starting with what was Riding Hood Red & the combinations for that. I have just finished creating the card & looked at the Colour Coach again, only to discover I had been going by Riding Hood Red AND Cherry Cobbler.....
You know the olnly saying - "
things come in 3's"............
Measurements -
Base Card -
Very Vanilla Cardstock - 11 7/8" x 4 1/4" or 30cm x 10.5cm - Scored in the middle & folded in half
Layer 1 -
Riding Hood Red Cardstock - 5 5/8" x 3 7/8" or 14cm x 10cm
Layer 2 -
Soft Suede Cardstock - 5 3/8" x 3 3/4" or 13.5cm x 9.5cm
The
Riding Hood Red Cardstock was adhered to the Base Card -
Very Vanilla using
Snail Adhesive.
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| Inside & Envelope... |
I run the piece of
Soft Suede Cardstock through the
Bigshot using
Embossing Folder - Perfect Polka Dots. I cut a piece of
Very Vanilla Cardstock about 5 3/8" long x 3/8" wide, adhered it to the top of the embossed piece & adhered the piece of
Riding Hood Red Ribbon along the middle, tucking ends under prior to adhering to the Base Card.
For my
Ribbon, I dyed a piece of
Whisper White Grosgrain using
Riding Hood Red Ink &
Sponge. This was set aside to dry prior to adhering to the thing piece of
Very Vanilla Cardstock.
For the larger circle, I run the
Circles #2 Die through the
Bigshot & again using the
Embossing Folder - Square Lattice. This was adhered to the card with
Multipurpose Glue.
I cut a piece of
Very Vanilla Cardstock from the C
ircles #2 Die, stamped one image in
Soft Sude Ink, one in
Early Expresso Ink, while the last in
Basic Gray, which was stamped off prior to stamping onto the
Very Vanilla Cardstock. This is where I couldn't understand why I was using
Basic Gray all of a sudden. Answer - I was on the colour selection of
Cherry Cobbler!!!!
I stamped an extra image onto a scrap of
Very Vanilla Cardstock using
Riding Hood Red &
Early Expresso SU Marker.
Dazzling Diamonds was applied to the centre with
2-Way Glue prior to adhering over top of one of the images with
Stampin' Dimensionals. The whole piece was adhered to the embossed circle with
Multipurpose Glue.
My sentiment was stamped onto a scrap piece of
Very Vanilla Cardstock with
Riding Hood Red & punched using the
Modern Label Punch. Don't you love it when all the stamps match the punches????
Now for a card full of errors & mistakes, I think it come up ok!!!! Miracles do happen!!!!
Supplies -
Stamp Set - Friends Never Fade
Ink - Riding Hood Red, Soft Suede, Early Expresso, Basic Gray
Cardstock - Very Vanilla, Riding Hood Red, Soft Suede
Ribbon - 1/4: Grosgrain - Whisper White
Punches - Modern Label
Dies - Circles # 2
Embossing Folders - Perfect Polka Dots, Square Lattice
Accessories - Snail Adhesive, Stampin' Dimensionals, 2-Way Glue,
Multipurpose Liquid Glue, SU Markers, Sponge
Until next time, Enjoy!
I like to create cards for the Bride & Groom whose stationery I create for their Receptions. Along with a copy of all the stationery for themselves to keep for their memnto or album, I include a simple "Congratultions" card usually with the colours of their wedding. I think this is a lovely touch to finish off the job as well as something that they usually don't expect!
