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Today I am blog hopping with the Around the World on Wednesday team:
We have a great theme for this month's Around the World on Wednesdays Blog Hop. It's all about Basic Essentials. What do we use on a daily basis? Well, I think that the item I order more than any other item in the catalog is Basic White Cardstock. Part of the reason is that I really do like "white" space. But it is also because I love blending colors together and that also requires white cardstock. Today's card will show you both of those features plus a few more essentials!
- This card was inspired by my friend Barbara, a fellow color challenge hostess. She chose the combination Night of Navy, Balmy Blue and Just Jade. She also suggested "dessert" of water. Since we were traveling to visit my parents last week, I needed to work ahead and chose supplies and techniques that were well within my comfort zone: White, CAS, blending... The bundle, On The Horizon, seemed like a natural for simplicity and getting the water feature covered.
- I started by blending a quarter sheet of Basic White cardstock with the three challenge colors working from Just Jade on the bottom, Balmy Blue around the middle and Night of Navy towards the top. I like to give my cards the illusion of being taller than they really are by adding a border so I cut a half inch strip and applied it to the right front edge of a white card. (Essential item #2 is my trusty trimmer! In fact, next on my to-do list is a class for a group of new stampers who just ordered trimmers last month...)
- Then I cut the grass and "water" using the Horizon Dies. I love to use dies with blended paper as it can provide a little more variation and realism.
- I stamped the birds and "BREATHE" in Night of Navy on second quarter sheet of Basic White. Though this color was in the challenge, it is also a color I frequently pull out to get to know a stamp set. If I was going to use only one color with white cardstock it would be Night of Navy!
- Before attaching the die cut images, I ran the stamped piece through my Stampin' Cut & Emboss with my most used embossing folder, Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder. (I actually have two of these - one to use with white craft ink...) There is no theme this folder can't work with. It's also really good for making your cardstock look just a little like watercolor paper.
- Attach the dry embossed piece to the card base, apply the die cuts and you're done.
Now it's time to check out the rest of the blog hop. I'm so curious to see what others consider their essentials. Brenda Nelson is next!
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