What a morning... I decided I really liked Kia's option for the challenge today. In the end it was decided to go with making 4th or Canada Day cards. It still fits the challenge but I also wanted to do Kia's idea of making your own stencil suggestion plus the red maple leaf. I had the Your Next Stamp hockey player which I thought would work. I also wanted to try the ghosting technique with a stencil that Loll Thompson has done. I made a stencil with the MFT grid die and another one with the maple leaf die from Your Next Stamp. I sponged inside the grid die stencil and layered the maple leaf stencil over it and used a damp paper towel to dab over that. I quickly removed the stencils and let it dry. In the end I wanted a little more dimension so I used a 1 inch square to punch out the grid. I used another grid to adhere my squares to the card to keep them straight. I cut the sentiment apart and stamped and die cut it out with a word bubble die from Lawn Fawn.
Registered: February 5, 2007 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 92630
Fri, Jun 26, 2015 @ 10:09 AM
SUPER card, Irene. Love how you did your bg for the cute hockey player. TFS how you did it. I'm not Canadian, of course, but I think of "hockey and Canada" like we think of the "USA and baseball".
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Registered: May 18, 2004 Location: Southwest Michigan Posts: 37113
Fri, Jun 26, 2015 @ 10:39 AM
This is the cutest! Love the little hockey player and the wonderful background squares. My nephew plays hockey, and coaches for his little son's team; this sweet card made me think of them today : )
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Registered: February 4, 2005 Location: Being positive & happy! Posts: 62877
Fri, Jun 26, 2015 @ 11:39 AM
again...still hoping to get some Canada honor in on this challenge...but first I need to get my other stuff sorted out! Oh how real life has disrupted crafty life this week! haha
Registered: April 4, 2008 Location: Sahuarita, Arizona originally from New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 18436
Fri, Jun 26, 2015 @ 12:34 PM
well being Canadian I really love your card... that hockey player is so cute as well as the sentiment.... also love the wonderful bg you designed... very well done.... love it...
Registered: August 21, 2007 Location: Wayland MA Posts: 105272
Fri, Jun 26, 2015 @ 12:43 PM
OMG, did I ever laugh when I saw your hockey player and the "eh?" A Belly laugh!! I love that image, and your bg with the squares and leaf stenciling is fabulous! WOWEE!
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