CONGRATS!

OMG...it's already Thursday! YAAAY - It's almost time for the weekend!! The other night, I made this card for K. Werner's 50th Color Challenge. I really liked the color combo and had an idea driving me crazy in my head. Has that every happened to you? It is happening to me more and more and it seems like I'm breathing card designs! HEE Anyway, I sketched out the layout, then while creating it, I selected what parts of the sketch would be certain colors. Now, this is not a technique that I use all the time. I remember a time when I could not even sketch my ideas. It's neat how we evolve over time. Since I purchased my wood-grained background stamp from Michaels earlier this month, I've been thinking of different ways to use it. When I saw this challenge, that stamp was embedded in my brain to use, so I did! The part that took the longest was deciding the sentiment. I sketched something different, but decided to use thickers. Then, I realized after adhering some of the thickers that I didn't have all of the letters in red to spell the sentiment. UH OH! SHOOT! What should I do? OOOH! Use some coordinating color thickers and alternate!! There's always a solution in paper crafting and that's why I love it. It is like problem solving to me. Since it's graduation season, 'CONGRATS!' fits perfect!

Oh yeah, I forgot to photograph the back, but there are cute red polka dots stamped on the back!!! I was going to use it on the front, but thought it was too busy. I just discovered that decorating a coordinating pattern on the back is so NEAT! Maybe I should photograph it (later)! I hope you all like how it turned out.

I hope to be back tomorrow with a fast card, but if not, you still got one on Monday this week! I will share a card regardless! There's always something laying around here to share.

One of the engagement session pictures are up!! These are just a select few of the shots taken. Enjoy them HERE! They're awesome!

Thanks for coming by today and I'll catch you tomorrow!

Card Instructions

1. Trim turquoise cardstock to an A2 card.
2. Trim brown cardstock into a rectangle and stamp wood grain pattern, then heat emboss.
3. Corner round brown cardstock bottom edges.
4. Take a strip of red cardstock and create scallops using slot punch (deeper effect).
5. Adhere scallop edge cardstock to top center of card base.
6. Tie ribbon around wood grain cardstock and adhere to card front with foam adhesive.
7. Add thickers and rhinestones.
8. Corner round the edges of card front.
   

:: My Goodies {CONGRATS!}::

Stamps: All Night Media - wood grain background rubber stamp (Michaels)

Ink: Versamark
Cardstocks: Papertrey Ink - dark chocolate + pure poppy; Close to My Heart-turquoise
Accessories: Heat Gun; White Embossing Powder; American Crafts-thickers; Kaiser Craft-rhinestones; Stampin' Up!-so saffron ribbon + slot punch; Corner Rounder