It's fun sometimes to look back on the path I take to come up with a card for a class, occasion, party, demonstrator event, swap, etc. Today and tomorrow I will be sharing "sister" cards. This card below is one that I first came up with after receiving a gorgeous swap from Jenn Tinline.
Here's Jenn's card that influenced my "sister" card design above…
You can see I took and used many of the same elements such as: the punched out circle with the Summer Silhouettes stamp set images, the touch of glitter on the pink of the flowers, the colors of card stock and ink used, a ribbon tied in a knot across the center, an embossed layer to add texture, and the background stamp image.
But there are several major differences as well: I turned the card vertical, I distressed the edges of the punched circle, I used a different ribbon and a difference embossing folder, my background stamp image is running along the left edge rather than horizontally through the middle, I used a different greeting, and my layers of added card stock run to the edges and create a "band" rather than sitting in the center of the card front.
Supply list for today's card:
On Wednesday I shared another "sister" card from this path – a Coastal Cabana card I made using the Bloom With Hope stamp set and Blendabilities markers. You can see I created it AFTER coming up with today's featured card.
It has totally the same layout. But I just changed up some colors and the stamp set images.
Tomorrow I will share one more "sister" card that I came up with from Jenn's card – one that I used for my Stamp Camp class in June featuring a faux suede technique. So I hope you are able to stop back for a visit on Saturday.
On a side note, I am getting super excited for a fun event coming up next week. I am attending Stampin' Up!'s annual Convention (my 15th one!) along with several other demonstrators in my team. We've been emailing and Facebooking – gearing up for the fun. Many of us (myself included) are working diligently on our swap cards. I have more than 100 done so far. My goal is to bring 200 cards to swap!
What's NEW?
Click here to see this week's Weekly Deals.
Click here to check out the Clearance Rack (new items were added July 10th).
Buy 3, Get 1 Free Designer Paper Deal (July Special).
New Photopolymer Stamp Sets: Dear Heart & Christmas Bliss
Christmas in July! Beauty of the Season Stamp Set is now available as a special sneak peek of the 2014 holiday catalog! (Available in Wood-Mount or Clear-Mount)
These Project Life Products will be available for purchase beginning July 14th!
Love Story Project Life Card Collection: 135308
Love Story Project Life Accessory Pack: 135310
Black Faux Leather 12" x 12" Project Life Album: 135292
