Doily...err...I mean spirograph

Here is one of the designs that I was holding back just in case I had time to make a few dozen more to swap at convention. I only ended up with a few that I gave to my downline the first night. I also swapped this card in June with my WOWswappers group, as it featured one of our preorder sets, Delicate Doilies which as a whole suite of products available that complement it. 

I let go of the dainty, feminine colors that one normally thinks about with doilies and instead thought of the images as those I got with my spirograph as a kid.

• Though I embossed the doily for that swap on Calypso Coral so that I could feature the new color, this is the original that I stamped on Pumpkin Pie with Tangerine Tango sponged on the edges.
• Noteworthy,  a Sell-a-bration stamp from a few years ago also came to mind. This, too, had fine lines that I knew I could highlight with the white gel pen.
• The middle circle is the same doily stamped on Pool Party (I've typed "Poop" instead of "Pool" about 5 times in the last few days!) punched with the 1" (?) circle punch and sponged with Island Indigo.
• The greeting is from the set Curly Cute. I love how this font adds punch to a card without detracting from the main image.
• Probably a minor detail but I added a skinny white mat beneath the Crumb Cake layer. This repeats the white from the gel pen accents. I often look for a way to repeat a color I've used so that it creates a bit of rhythm. 
• The little bit of white gets repeated again in the edges of the 1/8" Basic Black taffeta ribbon.

• Here is a previous shot - not great but it gives a peek at the inside - a white layer with Pool Party and Pumpkin Pie (stamped off) doilie in hte lower right corner.

• One last detail that may be hard to pick up from the photo. I used dimensionals on the Pool Party piece and the doily piece so the card has a decent amount of dimension to it while also being very POF... post office friendly. I don't think I could stamp without dimensionals!

You've probably seen the new catalog by now, right?  What is your favorite new set or accessory?

Well I'm off to get ready fo the last day of convention. I hope your day is a good one!

 

 

Comments

[Cheryl K]

this card is so nice!! thanks for sharing!