This card was made for Inspiration Station Challenge #8 ( https://inspirationstationchallenge....allenge-8.html ) which has an inspiration photo of Scrabble tiles arranged to say "Be Kind". I played around with a Scrabble tile idea (even downloaded a free Scrabble Tile font from DaFont.com), but in the end, decided to go with a theme that was a mood booster for one of the cancer patients to whom I send a card regularly through Chemo Angels (https://www.chemoangels.com/). If you love to make cards, and want to help a chemotherapy patient know that they aren't fighting their battle alone, I urge you to join as a "Card Angel"!
I first embossed the card front with a large pattern embossing folder, then die cut two "swirly" shapes from Stampin' Up! (SU) "Swirly Scribbles" die set. I used two different shades of green, and for the blue-green smaller one I added depth by die cutting three identical shapes to glue and stack together.
I then used SU's "Pierced Blooms" dies two cut out three different sized flowers and leaves from shimmer cardstock. I arranged these on the topmost swirly shape and used foam squares to attach them at different levels for dimension.
The central sentiment was stamped onto a scrap of light orange cardstock using Versafine black ink, then covered with Glossy Accents liquid to make it shiny. After it dried, I attached it to the center using a foam square. I love the saying that goes around the circle "The Most Wasted Days Are Those Without Laughter".
I felt that sending an uplifting message was a great way to "be kind" per the inspiration of this challenge!
I am rating the difficulty level of this card as a "2" out of a possible "5".
Date: Wednesday, June 23, 2021 GMT Views: 327
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Additional Info
Stamps: Kaiser Scrapbook Circles
Paper: SU Basic White Thick Cardstock, SU Soft Succulent, Pear Pizzazz, Grapefruit Grove,DCWV The Shimmer Stack, Recollections Shimmer Pad
Paper Size: A2
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
Accessories: SU Swirly Scribbles Dies, Pierced Blooms Dies, Spellbinders Circle Dies, Tombow Multi Liquid Glue, Foam Strips, Ranger Glossy Accents, Darice Large Petal Embossing Folder