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Usually my projects come together by auditioning various stamps, papers and embellishments along the way but every once in a while I will have a pre-crafting glimpse of an idea. That's what happened with today's card...I saw the colors and design in my mind's eye one evening and went up to the studio the next morning to put it together. It's a simple design that lets the scriptures speak for themselves.
I've been spending a lot of time with these "champagne/ballet/baby" pinks lately (in my spinning and in my knitting as well as my card-making) so that may be partly why these particular papers and ribbons really spoke to me. (I'll share photos of the other crafts after the paper-crafting for those who'd like to see).
The focus of this card is one of our scripture sentiments stamped on a beautiful wash of colors from Craft Consortium's Grunge Light paper pad. The "frame" is a print from Echo Park's My Favorite Easter. I've really enjoyed playing with prints from this assortment.
The cross is die cut from pearlescent white card stock. I gave it the faintest hint of blush with a pale peachy-pink Copic marker.
I used a length of narrow silk ribbon to make a fluffy bow and added paper flowers and sparkly beads in colors drawn from the patterned paper. There are a few rhinestones of various colors sprinkled across the card front as well.
Supplies:
- Stamp Simply Clear Stamps - Salvation
- Stamp Simply Steel Dies - Crosses
- Echo Park My Favorite Easter 6 x 6 designer paper
- Craft Consortium Grunge Light 6 x 6
- Quartz White Pearlescent card stock
- Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Hearts
- 1/4 inch silk ribbon
- Kaisercraft Mini Paper Blooms
- Petaloo Sugared Minis
- Rhinestones (Light Pink, Hot Pink, and Lilac)
- orange beads
- Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
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If you're interested in the other crafts too, keep reading and scrolling!
Here are the promised photos of my other crafts. I'm spinning fiber from my friend Rebecca using a Jenkins finch Turkish spindle. The photo above is the most accurate color representation...for some reason this color really freaks my iPhone out and I have trouble capturing it accurately, especially when it's cloudy outside.
This is commercial "Emma's Yarn" in the (pinker than it looks here) color way "Himalayan Salt" on two different bases (one fingering wool/silk, the other Suri Alpaca/silk). Yes, I told you that I love this color!
This is the "Lenu" sweater that I started in mid-January using the commercial yarns shown above, held together as one. It is knitting up so soft and squishy! I am hoping to finish it to Scotland and wear in late April. Just one sleeve and a few inches of body to go! The pattern has a separate hoodie with a coordinating stitch pattern so if I have enough time I'll knit that too.
And surprise! Just to keep things lively, two separate views of a single sock in Mardi Gras colors that I acid-dyed onto Knit Picks Stroll Bare! This is my qualifier for this year's Sock Madness. I will not likely finish its mate in time because we both got the flu and I just did not feel like doing anything, even knitting. What a shame that when one has all that unoccupied time in the easy chair, there's no energy or focus to do anything constructive with it!
I've finally managed to finish just this one sock so hopefully I can at least qualify for cheerleader, which means being granted access to the rest of this year's Sock Madness patterns. I'm still knitting but it would take a miracle to finish another sock by the deadline (which is in the wee hours of Friday morning). Yes, I am a little bummed but hey, Life happens!
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