The theme for the current Stay Crafty with a Blog Named Hero challenge is "Happy Anniversary." (Birthday-themed cards are also allowed.) I needed a birthday card for a friend of mine. She loves gardening, so I thought the "Strawberries Line Art" stamp set by Hero Arts would be perfect. I think she'll also get a kick out of the greeting!
I used Sketch #SC939 from Splitcoaststampers.com to guide the design for my card. I began by die cutting a circle from 140 lb. watercolor paper, then measured & cut off a portion, as per the sketch. I temporarily adhered the semi-circle onto my card background to make it easier to stamp on, & used my MISTI stamp positioner to stamp the image. While I had the image adhered to the navy panel, I went ahead & heat embossed the greeting, from the same stamp set, with Simon Says Stamp Antique Gold embossing powder. Finally, I removed the watercolor paper from my background, painted the strawberries with my watercolors, & used a white gel pen to highlight the seeds.
I adhered the image panel permanently to the background. I added a length of red-&-white checked ribbon as indicated in the sketch. For the 3 dots in the upper left corner, I punched circles from a scrap of white cardstock & glued them to my panel as a guide. I made a puddle of glue over each circle, then sprinkled on more Antique Gold embossing powder. After I let the glue dry, I melted the powder with my heat gun. To finish the card, I mounted the panel to a white A2-size card base.
I'm also entering my card in the following challenges:
Ellibelle's Corner/Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday: "Anything Goes" (in conjunction with Double Trouble)
Love the cluster of strawberries with the gold sentiment. Thanks for sharing with us at Double Trouble :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Alyson! :)
DeleteGorgeous, those strawberries look so delicious! Thanks for sharing with us at Double Trouble.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Melanie! :)
DeleteLovely card! I really like the addition of the ribbon with the strawberries. Thanks for entering the challenge!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Meg! :)
DeleteThat sentiment! So fun and fitting for your card!Thanks for joining us in the Stay Crafty with a Blog Named Hero Challenge!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Hannelie! :)
DeleteGorgeous!!!! Love both cards you entered in the Stay Crafty Challenge -Love the GOLD on this one = STUNNING!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you! :)
DeleteLove this! Thanks for entering our Stay Crafty Challenge!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Kate! :)
DeleteSo lovely. Wonderful design and details. Thank you so much for playing along with the Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero Challenge.
ReplyDeleteThank you, k! :)
DeleteYum, strawberries. Pretty card and fun sentiment. Thanks for sharing with us at Double Trouble and Ellibelle's Corner.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Suzanne! :)
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