Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Tame it up.



My dear readers, I am so sorry I have been slow with the posts. As much as I would love to be posting daily, I have been so busy that is virtually impossible to keep at it all. I have been helping with scholarship fundraising efforts for the violin school my children attend, besides cleaning and preparing the garden for the winter, getting all the other house stuff done, and my husband is out of town on a business trip. Soon, things will calm down again.


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Now, look at the color challenge for the Dostamper Stars 204. It does spell Halloween all over it, but I decided to not go that route. Instead I went for an all occasion card using the Gift of Love stamp set. I love this set and used the Perfect Plum to stamp the outline of the flower. I sometimes struggle with which sentiment to use, and this card was not different. However, I tried the ribbon and liked it better, and of course the bow completed the looks. I add texture to the Perfect Plum layer using the Lovely Lace TIEF. I normally like to cut my layers 1/8" - 1/4" shorter then the other, but this time I cut the front panel shorter so the Perfect Plum could be seen better and the texture could then be felt.  A tame card with wild colors.

Thank you for your visit, your loyalty, your support, and mostly, your friendship. Be well

Miriam






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Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Mask it on!


Well, what happen to last week? I do not know for sure, but I do know that I caught some sort of laringytes bug that took my voice away and caused me a good bit of discomfort. I am doing better now and I am ready to get some much needed craft time.

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Masks? I asked. Yes, Stampin' Up! Masks is the inspirations for today's challenge. I was a bit put off by it, but took it at stride and made the card presented today.  So, as you look at this card, the background base was prepared using the Masks. The front panel gave continuity to the "garden" theme and was stamped using the Penned & painted and I like how both panel talk to each other and both carry a designer paper feel to it. The sentiment is from the Picture Perfect set and I could not resist adding a bit of bling.

Thank you for visiting today. Please do come again as I love to have you over. Be well

Miriam




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