Today's challenge is inspired by Buddy Holly and The Crickets. Sabrina is looking for bugs on our cards. I bought this adorable Colorado Craft Company Anita Jeram illustrated stamp over the summer. The main image is a group of animals holding hands, but, look, there's a cricket in this one! And these three bugs were perfect for the cards I needed to make for my team at work. Next Friday is Employee Appreciation Day and my company sent me cards to write notes to my team for it. I have two direct reports, so this little team of three bugs is perfect for us. The card base is the card that the company sent to me. I made it better. It's this plain kind of light ombre green card and it says "Thinking of You" in pretty small letters in the center. Totally lame. This is way better. I grabbed a Distress Ink background out of my background drawer and I used my Nuvo Expanding Mousse again today, but I was brave enough to heat it to see what happens when it expands. Pretty neat, but it loses its metallic shimmer when you heat it wet. The other one that I made was heated after it dried. That got the puffy texture, but kept the metallic sheen.
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Registered: July 27, 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 132004
Thu, Feb 25, 2021 @ 8:08 AM
That is definitely MILES better than the cards the company sent you. I love this. At first I wondered if it was an old Crafty Secrets image, quite in their style. I think it's adorable the way they are carrying the dandelion stem together. Well done on trying out the heat this time! It looks great.
Registered: February 19, 2011 Location: Fullerton, CA Posts: 15304
Thu, Feb 25, 2021 @ 9:54 AM
This is adorable and definitely WAY BETTER than the card the company sent you. How perfect that there are three of you on your team. Love your leaf bg and the texture is great. I am sure your staff will appreciate getting such a fun and personalized card. Great job!
Registered: August 21, 2007 Location: Wayland MA Posts: 105272
Thu, Feb 25, 2021 @ 11:21 AM
Fun bugs, and terrific leaves in the bg!!!
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Registered: June 29, 2004 Location: Sugar Land. Texas Posts: 79829
Thu, Feb 25, 2021 @ 6:35 PM
What an adorable image, Jennifer!
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