I have never been good making cards with paint chips; I don't know why, but it just doesn't gel for me. So, when Bev (beestamper) challenged our small group to make a card using a paint chip and flower stamp, I at first thought *Oh, no! I can't do paint chip cards!* Well, that's the purpose of our group: to challenge ourselves, so I made myself sit down at my work table last night and do a paint chip card.
Now this card doesn't look like it, but I spent over an hour working on it. I attempted several ideas I had; all of them ugly once I put them to paper. Tired and needing to go to bed, the paint chip slipped out of my hand, dropping onto a piece of white cardstock and I thought, *Hmmmmm. I kinda like the stark simplicity of this!* So, I just added the three faux brads, this sweet little happy birthday stamp, and paper piercing at the bottom and called it good.
TFL!
Date: Thursday, May 29, 2008 GMT Views: 1598
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Registered: September 18, 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1500
Thu, May 29, 2008 @ 7:12 AM
I think your very funny....right when your about to give up tadah you came up with an excellent card and the simplicity is what caught my eye in the first place...TFS
Registered: February 1, 2005 Location: Temple, Tx Posts: 37720
Thu, May 29, 2008 @ 1:21 PM
This really turned out fabulous Charlene!! I love how you stamped the flower image on the paint chip and the white bg looks awesome!! You notice I didn't say anything about you trying to be teachers pet by using that gorgeous flower stamp...I would never say anything like that!!!!!!
Registered: September 22, 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 8087
Thu, May 29, 2008 @ 5:14 PM
This is an awesome card - especially for a paintchip impaired stamper! ha! I love it.. and don't you just love it when you have one of those moments where it all sorta comes together and you didn't even plan it.. This is an awesome card.. into my faves!