Inspired by this week's colour combination, I created this card that I know is similar to so may others I have made. It makes me wonder if I'm stuck in a creative rut or do I just have a certain style? I'm not really sure, but I do know that I really, really, really like this card. So, does it matter that I have a certain style and I have trouble deviating from it? Well, not really sure where that came from, but I do sometimes find myself creating and thinking deeply, looking introspectively at my life and the lives of the people I love. Do you find yourself doing the same?
Starting this card by inking the large floral stamp from the Layers of Beauty set in Tuxedo Black and stamping it onto basic white cardstock.
Blending brushes were the perfect tool to colour the image in Peach Pie, Boho Blue and Granny Apple Green. Taking the Layers of Beauty Die I cut it out using my Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine.
Cutting my card base out of Basic White (thick) at 14.5cm (x 21cm) and scoring it down the middle (10.5cm) to set aside.
I trimmed a piece of Basic Black cardstock to measure 14.25cm x 10.25cm and set it aside, then trimmed a piece of Basic White cardstock to be 14.5cm x 10.5cm. Running the white cardstock through my Cut & Emboss Machine inside the Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder created the perfect background.
THEN I cut it to size, 14cm x 10cm. (If I cut it to size before embossing, it won't be the right size afterwards as embossing card changes it's overall dimensions.) Using Multi-Purpose Glue, I adhered the piece of 'exposed brick' to the black background.
Cutting another piece of Basic Black cardstock to measure 10cm x 6cm and a piece of Basic White cardstock to measure 9.75cm x 5.75cm I used Multi-Purpose Glue to adhere them together for a smaller frame.
I then used Mini Stampin' Dimensionals to place the smaller frame on the piece of 'exposed brick' and with Multi-Purpose Glue adhering the floral image to the smaller frame. Stamping out my sentiment on a piece of off-cut of Basic White, measuring 8cm x 1cm, I then framed it with some more Basic Black trimmed to 8.25cm x 1.25cm.
Tape & Tear on the back of the sentiment held the Black Baker's Twine behind the sentiment to make it look like a bow and a second piece of Tape & Tear held it permanently. Mini Stampin' Dimensionals held the sentiment over the flowers and the design was completed with blue embellishments from the Tinsel Gems Three Pack. Finally, I used Multi-Purpose Glue to adhere the card design to the card base that I had cut earlier and the card was done!
Well, almost done! I made a late addition to my envelope, by stamping the small flower image to the back of the envelope and coloured it in using my markers in all the same colours. Then it was complete!
