This is my annual attempt to make a Mary Engelbreit-esque card for my fabulous niece, Kelly, who does truly have a big, generous heart. I have seen a lot of flowered filled hearts recently and when I went to Mary E.'s website for inspiration she also had one with her signature black and white checked frame. I thought these Spellbinder flower dies had a whimsical look similar to Mary E. flowers and so this is where that all led.
I die cut a heart to place all the flowers on and then I used two of the dies to cut a heart frame. I simply filled in squares with a black copic to create the checkered look. I decided the black panel needed some texture so I used my favorite EF: Weathered. The sentiment is actually a curved stamp, but since it's polymer I did my best to straighten it out for this banner. It was straight til I inked it and dropped in onto the paper. At that point I saw that errant "y", but the more I tried to straighten it out, the more it rebelled. So an errant "y" it is. I was going to trim the flowers to keep this A2, but the blooms look so sweet hanging off the side, I decided I should make larger envelope for this instead.
I know my niece always appreciates that I attempt this style just for her. And, it warms my heart that she knows I am doing it out of love. TFL and I hope today you engage in something or with someone who warms your heart too.
Date: Thursday, May 19, 2022 GMT Views: 491
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Paper: Neenah #80; Bazzill (Raven, Ruby Slipper, scraps of blue, yellow, green, dark red)
Paper Size: A2
Ink: Versafine (Satin Red); Copic (Black)
Accessories: Spellbinders Die (Simply Perfect Layered Blooms); Penny Black Die (Triple Banners); Hero Arts Infinity Dies (Hearts); Taylored Expressions EF (Weathered)
Registered: June 29, 2004 Location: Sugar Land. Texas Posts: 79473
Fri, Jun 10, 2022 @ 7:59 AM
Mary Engelbreit is one of my all time favorite artists. Once my husband chauffeured her to a book signing and was able to purpose her book and had it signed for me. I think this is such a great take on her style with the black and white stripes and the beautiful, bright and bold colors you used. Well done, Debbie!
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