Today's Lesson from the Craft Room: Go at your own pace.
So I woke up this morning still feeling like a truck ran over me (not sure if it's the bronchitis or a reaction to the antibiotics). I was wondering if I had enough energy to get out of bed, let alone create a card. But I walked into the craft room and sat down and decided to go at my own pace. No hurry, no rush, just step by step, piece by piece. Calling this card Thankful Blooms is no coincidence - I am so very thankful that I was able to go at my own pace and make this card bloom! I'm feeling better already!
I used a mat stack that I had bought years ago and distressed the edges of the card stock. I stamped the eastern blooms images and then roughed them up a bit too and used a little crystal effects in the middles and sprinkled some dazzling diamonds for a bit of sparkle. The greeting was embossed on card stock and punched with an oval punch and then I hand cut the second (chocolate chip) oval to highlight the greeting. I disguised a paper fastener as a brad on the ribbon.
Registered: April 6, 2005 Location: Stuarts Draft, Virginia Posts: 14401
Wed, Jan 28, 2009 @ 8:59 PM
Just beautiful!! Love your layered, dimensional flowers and the distressing!
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Wanda Cullen ~ Dirty Dozen Alumni, On design team for Papertrey Ink, Designer for Color Throwdown and Fusion Card Challenges Cullen-ary Creations[/URL]...my blogHERE'S MY GALLERY[/URL]
Registered: July 26, 2007 Location: Live in Hesperia, Ca. Posts: 13
Mon, Feb 09, 2009 @ 1:48 PM
Your card is absolutely beautiful. The color choices along with the your choice of layering is perfect. Terrific job. You are a wonderful inspiration. Thank you for sharing.
Bibi
Registered: February 7, 2006 Location: Beautiful View, PA Posts: 9231
Wed, Feb 11, 2009 @ 7:55 PM
WOW, I love all the layers, extra time you had to take cutting everything out was really worth the effort! You create beautifully even when you are not feeling your best. I sure hope you are ALL better by now. Hugs, Kelly