Hi! This card was made for todayÂ’s Sketch Challenge.
What a weekÂ…IÂ’m serious. ItÂ’s been ridiculous! Actually, it all started when Markie decided to wait until the last minute to start working on his History Fair Project. Oh, and itÂ’s only 50% of his grade! He and Mark put in 53 hours of work between Friday and Monday night on the project. Today, Markie came home from school with the INSTRUCTIONS for the project. Yes, it seems that the Marks did all that work for NOTHING! The entire project was to have less than 500 words used on the project board! They had done so much work that they had to start all over this evening. And, believe it, it took them 7 hours. ThatÂ’s a total of 60 hours. On a project that should have taken less than 5!!!!
So, IÂ’m stamping this evening. I wanted to participate in a challenge this week, as IÂ’ve been so consumed with work. I miss stamping every day, and have vowed to stamp at least one card a day from now on. I need this time to relax!
These images are from the new Floral Tea stamp set from MarkÂ’s Fines t Papers. I stamped the stacked teacups and cut off the bottom cup to use with the teapot. I stamped the images in AdirondackÂ’s Pitch Black and colored in with Copics. (The base paper and paper I used for the images is Classic Flax.)
Finished card size: 4 ¼” x 5 ½”
Total time to complete: 42 minutes.
Registered: October 2, 2008 Location: Campbell River Posts: 290
Wed, Jan 19, 2011 @ 7:46 AM
you go girl, and this one is a very pretty, and may i say reminisant of Debbie Mumm colors. Hope your life slows down enough to allow you to stamp, i think we all have a wicked case of the "too busies". Take care of yourself and tfs.
------------------------------ Abby
The JOY of the Lord is my strength....Nehemiah8:10(NIV)
Registered: January 6, 2008 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 3279
Wed, Jan 19, 2011 @ 7:52 AM
Such a comforting card, Faith!! But what I want to know is this: did you take your own advice and relax some??? Sounds like the whole family needs to take a tea break!! LOL!!
------------------------------ Gail
"In the beginning, God created..." and He still does!
Registered: January 11, 2010 Location: Miamisburg, OH Posts: 7227
Wed, Jan 19, 2011 @ 8:37 AM
Faith, your card is incredible! What beautiful RICH colors!! Love the textured bg and your brads are gorgeous!! FAbulous card for the sketch today!! Don't know how you created it so fast!!~
------------------------------ "Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known." � Oscar Wilde
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Registered: August 21, 2007 Location: Wayland MA Posts: 105272
Wed, Jan 19, 2011 @ 10:29 AM
I think the instructions are to be read FIRST!! LOL! I love your card, and those wonderful brads!
------------------------------ Anne HarmonFS154, QFTD58, PROUD FAN CLUB MEMBER (photo of our Great Granddaughter Elise, just 6 months old) and me, even older.