Have you ever had one of those cards that just isn't working and that is driving you nuts just to look at? This is mine! I started it one night and had to come back to it the next day. I just couldn't seem to get anything to work right and I was so frustrated!
I started this card following the FTL50 layout (http://cleanandsimplestamping.blogsp...hy-friday.html) and I kept adding layers...and I moved the sentiment...and I added brads along the bottom. I also started with the colors crushed curry, bermuda bay and real red. I was having a really hard time with the curry, so I nixed it and added soft suede as a neutral base.
I stamped the top stars on whisper white cs in real red and bermuda bay ink, I embossed them clear embossing powder, and then cut them out. I layered them on stars that I punched out of real red and bermuda bay cs with the star punch. Stars are layered on dimensionals.
I used the harlequin Texturz Plate from Stampin' Up! for the small white panel. For the ribbon and button, I ran a piece of linen thread through one of the button hole and then around the ribbon and back through the other button hole. This cinched the ribbon under the button. I inked up the sentiment in versamark then real red and clear embossed it.
I have to say that I love how it finally turned out, even if it was a pain!
Thanks for looking...and listening to my slight rant!
Date: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 GMT Views: 3038
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Registered: July 18, 2006 Location: Beautiful, British Columbia, Canada Posts: 24229
Wed, Jul 15, 2009 @ 2:11 PM
Great card.
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It turned out cute. But I have had this happen to me and glad to hear other people have same issues. What you think will be so simple and easy turns out to be a two or longer day torture. . . . . and sometimes what you want never does come out . . . . .
Registered: September 12, 2007 Location: Wake Forest, NC Posts: 61357
Wed, Jul 15, 2009 @ 6:52 PM
Silly girl, this is one fabulous card. I was really admiring those stars and cb folder, and then I read what you said. Just dismiss all that and walk away knowing this really one fabulous card. End of story.
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