Hello! I recently discovered a new-to-me cardmaking challenge called Flashback Friday. The main idea of this challenge is to use products that you’ve had for at least a year. Goodness knows I have LOTS of items that fall under that description, LOL! So I thought I’d give this week’s challenge a shot and try to remember to check into it each week.
This week Flashback Friday has a theme of “Geometrical”. That played nicely into the current sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch! with its large oval. I’m trying to finish up a box of cards to send to Operation Write Home and wanted to get one more Easter card in there before their Easter deadline. So I saw the oval as an Easter egg shape and cut one from designer paper. When I used to dye Easter eggs, I’d always do at least one each year where I’d dip one end of the egg in one color dye and the other end in a different color. That’s the effect I was going for with this designer paper. For the vertical band element of the sketch (a rectangle – another geometric shape!) I used a coordinating designer paper from the same package, and matted it with two solid colors of cardstock. I stamped the bunny on a scrap of white cardstock, colored him, fussy cut him, and attached him with dimensional adhesive to take the place of the heart element of the sketch. It makes for a rather simple looking card, but I think it turned out pretty cute.
The designer papers and the white card base are my newest items used here; I’ve had them for about 13 months.
That’s it for today. Thanks for stopping by! I’ll be back tomorrow to introduce a new challenge at CAS Colours and Sketches.
Supplies:
Stamps: Happy Easter (Lawn Fawn)
Cardstock: Pure Luxury White (Gina K. Designs); Crisp Cantaloupe, Daffodil Delight, Watercolor Wonder designer series paper (Stampin’ Up)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento)
Other: markers (Copic); Pierced Oval Stax die (My Favorite Things); dimensionals (SU)