Today was a great day to play with my stamps and paper! I blog hopped and found a few challenges that I wanted to try. Sketches By Carly had a fun sketch that I wanted to try. Then I saw the color challenge at My Create Ink, rich razzleberry, basic gray, and lucky limeade. Hmmm... I checked in on the ladies at Hand Stamped Sentiments and they were having a Halloween challenge. Three challenges in one card? Too cool! (It doesn't take much to excite me!) I had lots of thoughts and ideas going through my head and then I remembered that I had seen the owl punch turned into a ghost somewhere in blogland. I don't usually work a lot with gray and was afraid that the only gray would be my ink. Then I remembered the gray corduroy buttons & brads I had bought from the clearance rack a long time ago! Here is my 3 challenge card...
As you read my card recipe, you may be a little confused. Just where is that Word Play stamp set on this card?! Well, I knew I wanted to put B-O-O on my banner but the alphabet stamps that I own are too big to fit on the banner. So, I used the B from 'wish big' and the O from 'thanks a million'. Necessity is truly the mother of invention! After I had the card put together, I started thinking that I should have done some dry embossing or stamping on the base. It just looks a little bare... Let me know what you think!
Card Recipe: Cardstock-lucky limeade, rich razzleberry, whisper white, & rich razzleberry DSP from the brights pack, Inks-basic gray and rich razzleberry, Stamp Sets- 4 frames, Word Play, Fabulous Phrases, Accessories-decorative label punch, owl punch, 1 3/4" circle, 1" circle, 3/4" circle, basic gray corduroy brads (ret), spider web embossing folder, rich razzleberry 1/4 grosgrain ribbon, white bakers twine
My site is named after my Black Lab, Shadow. Shadow received his name by being my constant shadow including while I am crafting. The running joke in my family was that due to the whole 'Labs shed A LOT', everything I created had a signature 'Shadow' hair hidden somewhere... While Shadow is no longer with us, I am lovingly reminded of him every time a random hair shows up in my craft room. Like our loved ones, Lab hair never really leaves us and that is a pretty comforting thought!
Way to improvise. That was a clever idea with the letters. This is such a cute card and I think it's perfect just the way it is.
ReplyDeleteOh that is soo COOL how you used those nesties for your "flags"!! LOVE that!! And I love polka-dots too, nice job *Ü* Thanks for playing at Sketches by Carly!
ReplyDeleteLove how you used the label to make the banner. Very clever! So glad you played with us this week at Hand Stamped Sentiments.
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The banner is a great idea! I need to remember that, thanks for the reminder! Also love the ghost, great thinking out of the box! Thanks for playing at Hand Stamped Sentiments!
ReplyDeleteThis is so cute Margaret! Great idea for the banner! Thanks so much for playing with us at Hand Stamped Sentiments this week!
ReplyDeleteThat color combination is too cool. Really cute card.
ReplyDeletecute card! I love the ghost.
ReplyDeleteMargaret, this is TOO cute! Love how you created the banner and you just can't go wrong when corduroy buttons are involved! (Love those little buggers!) Such a fun way to feature the punches. Thanks for playing at HSS! :)
ReplyDeleteLove this little ghost and you banner. So cute! Thank you for joining us at Hand Stamped Sentiments.
ReplyDeleteHi Margaret!:)
ReplyDeleteThis card is SOOO COOL!!!!! Never would've thought to use the owl punch as a ghost. Very Creative!
xxCARLYxx
Very cute! and how creative!!! Love it! thanks for playing along with us at the ColorLab!!
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