Our Teapot Tuesday recipient this week is a fellow Teapotter's sister-in-law who is battling cancer. In addition, she has macular degeneration which prevents her from doing the knitting and crafting she has enjoyed in the past. We were encouraged to use flowers or a cactus on our cards (if you squint really hard, you might be able to see the flowered outlines on the blue patterned paper), and we were told she would enjoy Scripture. I wanted to use cheerful colors, so I reached for a sunny yellow and sky blue combination. Only after I finished the card did I remember that the inspirational teapot was green and pink (yes, it's been THAT kind of week!). But I did see a tiny bit of yellow on the teapot, so I'm going to call it good!!
I cut panels of two-sided patterned paper, wrapped baker's twine around the smaller panel and attached it to the larger panel. I attached the panel to a heavyweight white card stock base. I stamped the verse on white card stock in Versamark and Memento Tuxedo Black (I find this makes the text a bit darker) then die cut and embossed it. I die cut a scalloped circle from the patterned paper and attached the sentiment using dimensionals. I attached the scalloped circle over the baker's twine with dimensionals, then die cut two flourishes and attached them behind the scalloped circle. Finally, I added Stickles to the flourishes for dimension and texture. And just for good measure (and to cover an ink spot!) I fussy-cut a flower from the patterned paper and attached it to the back of the card, using Stickles on the flower center.
Registered: February 21, 2007 Location: Bay City, MICHIGAN Posts: 17556
Sun, Mar 10, 2013 @ 7:52 PM
Beautiful truth framed out in such lovely soft and soothing colors - Jean will welcome this message of hope!
------------------------------ SUE aka GREENIE - Twisted Sistah Handmade cards because..No one displays an email on their mantle, or saves a FB post in a box of treasures! Nothing is impossible with God!