I am so happy I managed to create an entry for CeeCee's latest color challenge. Check out her blog - she does amazing things. Amazing. This challenge was to use the colors very vanilla, sahara sand, true thyme, so saffron and really rust to make a father's day card. It ended up being a lot easier than I thought it would be! The base of the card is sahara sand and the tree top and sentiment were stamped in true thyme while the trunk was inked with sahara sand. The slider tag is actually a Cuttlebug square slider tag that I cut down to be a rectangle. And the true thyme layer? It's actually vanilla cardstock that I 'mashed' repeatedly with my true thyme inkpad, hence the textured pattern. I know I have some true thyme stock left somewhere but I just can't find it! I decided to use a combination of stitching, edge distressing and paper piercing for accents...I was going for 'manly'.
Thank you so much for stopping by. Four posts in one day - just think of all the housework I've ignored. Ahhh,..it feels GOOD! Oh - one last thing - in case you're as enamored with American Idol's David Cook as I am, you can catch him tonight on ABC. He's singing the national anthem @ 9pm at the start of the Celtics/Lakers game.
Until next time...M
Supplies:
Ink: SU true thyme and sahara sand
Cardstock: SU sahara sand, really rust, very vanilla, so saffron, SU Fall Flowers DSP
Stamps: Papertrey's Father Knows Best and Pond Life sets
Other: SU true thyme stitched grosgrain, Cuttlebug slider tag die, paper piercing kit, SU distressing tool, sewing machine
Wow!!! It's stunning!!! Love it. Thanks for participating.
CC
Posted by: catherine cote | June 10, 2008 at 07:32 PM
You are a MACHINE!!!!
Posted by: Regan | June 10, 2008 at 09:05 PM
I think the textured look is even better and more manly. Sometimes circumstances (lost card stock) breeds great ideas. Great set of cards today!!
Posted by: k brooks | June 10, 2008 at 11:20 PM
Great card!!!
Posted by: trish | June 11, 2008 at 12:30 PM