A great big thank you to everyone who voted for my card during Kylie Bertucci's International Highlights for November.
I won a spot in the top ten so here we are hopping again and this one is for you!
I originally earned a spot in this hop with this card which was "cased" from a card I made several years ago. Today's card is also based on one I did several years ago:
Because of some of the supplies I wanted to use, it called for more modifications.
Initially I made this card which is a little closer in layout to the original but it didn't seem quite the look I had in mind:
Since I was determined to use my beloved Night of Navy Gingham ribbon, which has a little different impact than the Very Vanilla Seam Bindingin the original card, some changes were in order.
- Since I now wanted to use the card for this blog hop I needed to change up the message. What could be better than the "Thanks for joining us" message from All Things Thanks. Do take a peek at that set because it has great messages for specific events that would be so nice to follow up with a special thanks.
- I needed to make the scallops part of the actual Whisper White card base and back them up with Night of Navy scallops. The scallops were made with the Seasonal Layers Thinlets.
- I had already determined that the gingham bow needed be close to the wreath because they seemed to compete too much if they were apart. For my remake I moved the wreath lower so that the bow would be at the bottom, like it was in the inspiration card.
- Since I didn't have the detail of the embossed scallops in the original card I decided to add the Night of Navy Stripes from the Neutrals DSP pack. Any of those Night of Navy patterns would look good with the scallops.
- I still missed the dimension those embossed scallops added so I embossed the Foliage Frame Framelit onto the card base using the Big Shot Embossing Mats.
- Since I had the thinlet set out anyway, why not add a few leaflets. I tried Night of Navy leaflets first but they seemed to heavy, so I switched to Whisper White leaflets, some of which have been lightly sponged with Night of Navy ink.
Here are a few more views:
I've been traveling a lot during November, meaning flights and waits etc, and not much actual stamping time. Well I've discovered that flights go by rather quickly when I spend them drawing out card sketches. This is one of about 30 that I came up with for the Wishing You Well stamp set as I flew home from Orlando after Onstage. While I've seen so many beautiful cards with that set, most of us seem to be using more or less the same few sketches. I thought that if it is going to be around a while longer a fresh perspective would be welcome.
Check out the other winners on the hop and make sure you visit me again to see some of those other Wishing You Well cards. I've also got some Occasions preview cards that will be showing up in the coming weeks. You know I was sketching out ideas for those sets too!
Whether you are new to papercrafts, someone who crafts with many brands of supplies, a Stampin' Up! devotee, or fellow demonstrator, I sincerely thank you for stopping by my little place in the stamping world. Let me know what you think and come back again soon!
Chris
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It's November! If you place a minimum $50 (US) order using the November hostess code, SNY9YGYC, I will send your choice of any current roll of ribbon plus 2 handmade Snowflake Showcase cards, shown below.
If you place a $150 or greater order please don't use the hostess code. You will still receive the gifts but you will also get your own hostess benefits.
Did you know...you can order your choice of stamping supplies, including the Snowflake Showcase as part of your kit when you sign up to be a demonstrator. One of the perks of being a demonstrator is that you get to pre-order from future catalogs. Sign up during the month of November and you will be able to pre-order from next year's Occasions and Sale-a-Bration catalogs starting December 5th! What a Christmas gift that would be! I'd love to have you join my team.
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