Monday, April 4, 2016

Starry Thanks

#stampinup   This week's challenge at the Create with Connie and Mary blog is a color challenge. "Cool," I thought when I saw it. "The colors are the same as those in my favorite Going Place Designer Series Paper Pack. This should be easy." Uh-oh! I had a little trouble pulling something together. I'm not too sure I succeeded, but sometimes you just have to cut bait (after 3 or 4 tries).

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I actually really love these colors together. I'm not sure why I had so much trouble.

Anyway, I settled on adhering a piece of Delightful Dijon DSP directly to the Delightful Dijon card base. I almost never do that, but I like the way this combination looks. Then I cut a 3-7/8" square of Lost Lagoon card stock and ran it through the Big Shot in the World Traveler Embossing Folder. I adhered this to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals. I added a 3/4" strip of Lost Lagoon DSP from the same DSP pack for a little more interest and texture.

Next, I stamped the sentiment in Lost Lagoon onto a Sahara Sand scrap and cut it out with one of the stars from the Stars Framelits Collection. I also cut a small star from the DSP. And I punched a tiny star from the DSP using one of the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack punches. I adhered the stars to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals.

In the end, the card was pretty easy to make--it just took me a while to get to a design that I liked!



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8 comments:

  1. I totally understand what you mean. Your card is very handsome. I love the embossing and the different stars you used to create this lovely card. Thank you for playing along with the Create with Connie and Mary Challenge.

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  2. Oh, fun! I love how the World Traveler folder is the "star" on this card! Great masculine card! Thanks for playing along with the color challenge this week on Create with Connie and Mary!

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  3. I think your card looks great. It certainly doesn't look like you struggled but I know what you mean as it happens to me too! I love the World traveller embossed panel and the stars with the sentiment works so well with it. Thanks for playing along with us at Create with Connie and Mary this week.

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  4. A great card Kathy - that embossed centrepiece in blue makes a real statement and I love the stars and sentiment that accompany it. So frustrating when you can't get your ideas out as you imagined them, however this card totally works for me - we of course always our own harshest critics! Thanks for joining us over at Create With Connie and Mary this week!

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  5. WOW...what a colorful card! I love the stars background paper with the embossed panel on top...just beautiful! Thanks for playing along this week at the Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge!

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  6. Really nice card! I love how you did the globe textured piece. And, I love stars...no matter how they are used! Thanks for playing the Create with Connie and Mary color challenge this week! And, congratulations on being one of the top 3!

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  7. Great card Kathy! I love the globe embossed centerpiece and the stars you flanked it with! Congrats on being in the top three at Create with Connie and Mary!

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  8. OMG Kathy! LOVE your use of this embossing folder with the stars! They were perfectly placed and creatively used! Awesome! Congrats on being a Top 3 pick at Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge my fellow Creation Station Design Team member! =)

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