For today's All Different Directions TLC challenge from Judy.
Title comes from the fact that when I used to learn the piano, I had books of finger exercises called "A Dozen a Day" - and I stamped the flower from Embrace Life a dozen times on this. I had the idea when I read the challenge before work. Monday is always housework day - but since I already have dinner made and it was too wet for washing the floors to make any sense, I was able to grab some stamping time during my gallery mod shift.
I used a compass to draw a circle on white card, then marked off every 60 degrees round it. I drew a smaller circle inside and repeated the process, offsetting the markings to bisect the previous ones. With LOTS of masking (and three attempts, due to smudging), using a SAMJ, I stamped the flower 6 times for the centre and 6 times round the outer edge, and added leaves. Coloured with pencils, die-cut and layered. The base was a bit plain but I didn't want to fancy it up too much, so I cut a Fleur de Lis square from the same card as the base, cut it in quarters, embossed it and "exploded" it. I'd love some of the 6" embossing folders, but my budget is tight just now, so this was my way round to cover a good amount of the base.
And now it's time to go and make bread, or there'll be nothing for DH's lunch tomorrow!
Date: Monday, July 13, 2015 GMT Views: 1671
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Sun, Jul 19, 2015 @ 4:02 PM
Oh, Sabrina! This is GORGEOUS! I can see why it was a favorite this week! (I love that thread, because I often miss so many cards!) But I am mesmerized by the beautiful color and amazing design that clearly took a lot of planning. It's so, so worth all the work, my friend! It's fabulous! Hugs!
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