Have you tried file folder cards yet? They are all over You Tube. I was making a card for a color combination challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments and this file folder was sitting on my desk. I had punched it out with the envelope punch board about a month ago and there it sat waiting for inspiration. All of a sudden it hit me, that would be a perfect background for this card.
One thing I had to consider with this spring card and this color combination, was how to keep it light and bright enough to carry the theme...'Spring'. To do that I made sure that the darkest color was an accent, not the main color. It frames the card. The Midnight muse that is water colored on the vases is used with a light hand and has the effect of feeling like light coming in a window.
Here's a link to a video on You Tube that is a tutorial for the file folder card.
Supplies I used:
Vivid Vases stamp set
Springtime Hello stamp set
Midnight Muse card stock
Crushed Curry card stock
Watercolor paper
Designer Series Paper
Midnight Muse Stitched Satin ribbon
Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' ink
Midnight Muse Classic Stampin' ink
Tangerine Tango Classic Stampin' ink
Stazon Jet Black ink
Stampin' sponge
Aqua painter pen
envelope punch board
Stampin' Trimmer
Itty Bitty Banner framelits
Ovals collection framelits
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Trude
This is one of the new stamps in the Stampin' Up! Occasions catalog. I love it. It looks like spring to me! Many of you are wishing for spring right now (inches of snow in Georgia!?!). Will Phil see his shadow this year? or will he still be hibernating under inches of snow!?
I love this sketch from the Paper Players. It isn't too complicated and is perfect for a quick card to let someone know that you are thinking of them or when you need to make a quick birthday card.
I like to sponge edges of elements. I do it quite often. I think it helps ease the eye from one layer to the next. Sometimes it provides definition to an element. I even sponged the outside edges of this card. It gives it a finished, framed look.
Check out all the entries on the Paper Players blog. Make sure you have plenty of time though, because you will want to browse the blogs of everyone that entered. Fun to see people's creative activities!
My Stampin' Up! supply list:
Vivid Vases stamp set- Wood #133818
Gumball Green card stock #126840
Whisper White card stock #100730
Birthday Basics Designer Series Paper #130145
I Am Me Designer Series Paper #130138
Gumball Green Classic Stampin' ink #126861
Stampin' sponge #101610
Crochet Trim #118481
Jet Black Stazon ink #101406
Chalk talk framelits dies #129983
rhinestones
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Happy Stamping!
Trude
