Splitcoast Challenge and Dooney & Bourke
Normally, I'm with my grandson on Mondays, but since I have a wicked cold, I'm home today. There's just so much laying around on the couch one can do! So I checked out Splitcoast Stampers for a bit of inspiration and found out that today's challenge is "Clean and Simple Cards". There was a layout challenge to make a simple card with 3 repeated objects across the front. I needed a bit more inspiration (maybe it's the headcold!) so I decided to check out Nordstrom's website and look for cool purses. Here's a Dooney & Bourke purse I found that I thought was fun:
Now here's my card combining these two ideas:
I decided to turn the ducks on the Dooney bag into hearts for a Valentine's Day card. I looked around for an outline heart stamp and didn't have one — but I did have the Full Heart Punch! I punched out a template and used Stampin' Write Markers in the colors they showed in the bag to trace around the heart, creating the background. Then a quick punch of three of the colors for the solid images. The clear mount Well Scripted stamp set came in very handy again, since there wasn't any room to spare as I stamped on the Yoyo Yellow heart with Brilliant Blue. I was able to get it lined up perfectly! I popped that heart up on Dimensionals, added a piece of Tempting Turquoise 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, and layered it on a background of Sahara Sand to replicate the handles and trim of the bag.
THINGS YOU'LL NEED:
Item No. 118601 Well Scripted stamp set $14.95
Item No. 113693 Full Heart punch $15.95
Item No. 105541 Many Marvelous Markers $125.95, or individual markers at $3.25 each
Item No. 109038 Tempting Turquoise 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon
Don't Forget!
- To contact me about registering for the Syracuse, NY Regional Seminar – details are HERE!
- To Sign Up for our Spring Stamping Retreat Weekend! Click HERE for more details!
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