An historical card- Reviewing some of my cards is fun!
I think as I keep posting them, you'll see that I have a large hoard of unsent cards! I would have to answer my survey at over 25 :)
This card is for a masculine graduation card...not using a cap and scroll.
The paper drove my design and is from the Basic Gray Cupcake Collection stack.
I used a Fiskars sentiment from the All Around Quotes stamp set. I stamped it in Versamark and heat-embossed it on a pre-cut scalloped square...die cut with Spellbinders and layered with one in a complementary color. The bicycle is a Tim Holtz stamp, from the Playful Journey set, which I embossed on a vellum strip. In lieu of ribbon, I used 2 coordinating paper strips to cover the edges of the vellum.
Thanks for looking!
These 2 cards were published in the Summer 2011 edition of Take Ten.
I made them for a Design Challenge.
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| Card A |
Card A uses an older SU set, A Quiet Life, with a Fiskars Scalloped Oval border, which matched a Fiskars scalloped oval punch.
All of the stamping is heat-embossed.
The woman is colored with watercolor pencils and blender pens (these were created pre-Copics) LOL!
Then I bordered the sections with a Gold Paint marker to make them stand out.
A little sheer ribbon, a couple of paper flowers & some bling finish this sweet card.
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| Card B |
I think that heat-embossing gives cards a special raised surface look. Plus it's easier to color the images without the outline ink bleeding.
Card B uses Bird Calligraphy, Crafty Individuals™ Rubberstamps by Magenta. I actually stamped and heat-embossed the original one at my stepmother's house and brought it home to use it later. When it was combined with the design challenge layout and a sentiment from Unity, it all worked!
These were the first cards I had published. It was very exciting...but I sent the originals in without return postage, which I regret. They were still very nice cards!
