I made this card for the letter Q alphabet challenge. The double challenge is to make this card "Quiet, I hear a wabbit." How fun is that? My friend Donna gave this Northwoods rubber stamp to me and I had never put ink to it so I knew this challenge was the perfect time to ink up this gorgeous stamp. I colored the image with distress inks and added some shading with distress inks and an ink blending tool. Then I was completely stumped how to make the card. Ugh! I left the image on my desk for some time and I had nothing. Then one day I had some bermuda bay cardstock out and I realized that really worked with this image- yay! Then I decided on an oval for the image panel. I think I looked through every single piece of dsp I owned before I settled on this particular dsp, but I did not have enough of it to cover the 5x7 card front. Geez! The dsp was a good match to SU Soft Sky cardstock so that helped. Then I looked through my embossing folders and found this basket weave, thankfully; a bit of lace- and done. Whew! Some cards just do not come together well for me, even though they look really basic when the card is done. Not sure why that is. Thanks for looking! ~Karen.
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Registered: November 7, 2009 Location: Sacramento Posts: 39175
Fri, Jul 14, 2017 @ 6:11 PM
Maybe it didn't come together easily for you but the final result is lovely! I really like that embossing folder and your image is adorable and beautifully colored. Lovely card.
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Fri, Jul 14, 2017 @ 7:09 PM
DRUM ROLL! If that didn't come together easily, it sure is a fine piece of work when finished. Love the Basketweave EF working with your patterned dsp...spectacular combination with its bit of lace. Your image scene is so cute and beautifully colored...love the pop of pink!
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Sat, Jul 15, 2017 @ 2:08 PM
Oh, Karen, I surely know about cards that just don't come together easily! LOL! I giggled when I read that you went through just about all your DP...been there and done that...and still found nothing. I love the embossed portion along with the DP, and the lace is perfect with it. What a sweet and beautifully colored image! I love Northwoods stamps, and I love this darling card! Hugs! xoxo
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Shhh quiet!!! This is perfection ! Your coloring is so soft and gorgeous. I envy such skillfully coloring. I wish I could color to perfect like this sometime one has to know how to hold back and I have a problem of overdoing so mine never comes out subtle nor soft. Love love just love that ef. I'm such a ef addic!!! Lol and this just teases me!! Hehe xoxo sis
Registered: March 13, 2011 Location: Langley, B.C. Canada Posts: 32131
Sun, Jul 16, 2017 @ 5:34 PM
The bermuda bay is perfect on this. Your dsp is so soft and pretty. And that e.f. is wonderful. All these showcase your dear and darling image, my friend. Just a lovely card, Karen.