Sunday, July 27, 2008

Great Swaps Girls challenge card



There was a challenge on the GreatSwapsGirls website to CASE(copy and share everything) card from the featured stamper, arinstamps. I opened her gallery and was immediately drawn to the first card in her gallery here.

The rules are that you are supposed to change a few things about the card. I used a different stamp set, colors and paper. I don't think you can see very well but I stitched around the kiwi background paper. I actually got out my real sewing machine for this one! It was kind of fun. Stamping the Celebrate at top was kind of a leap of faith. I was almost done with the card so if it stamped crooked I would have had to redo a big chunk of it. Fortunately, for me it stamped straight. It's really not hard to line up that Celebrate. That's one of the things I love about this greeting set. The "your day" smeared when I stamped it directly on the designer paper. I decided to fix it by stamping and then punching out with the word window punch. I cut off one edge and adhered a ruby red brad. I like the way this turned out better so it was a happy accident!

Recipe:
Stamps: Stemming From, Celebrate Everything
Ink: Old Olive, Pink Pirouette, Riding Hood Red, Chocolate Chip
Paper: Bella Rose designer paper, Kiwi Kiss, Riding Hood Red, Whisper White
Other: Oval punches, chocolate chip taffeta ribbon, stampin' dimensionals, uniball white gel pen, 1/2" circle punch, ruby red brad, word window punch

8 comments:

Gwen said...

Hi Kathleen! love all of the stuff you have been doing!! I have been on vaction so have't been able to visit...actually today I am in Rochester Minnesota!! Will need to try some of this stuff when I get back to Arizonaa...TFS

Nancy Riley said...

LOVE this! GREAT use of the new dp, and your stitching is spectacular!

Carol (HB) said...

Kathleen, this is awesome! I love the colors! I always have a hard time with those BIG words, but you have used it perfectly!

Alex said...

This is really pretty Kathleen, love all the yummy new colors and that fabulous dp 0 this is such a great card!! See ya in a couple of days - whoohoo!! *STAMPIN HUGS* Alex

Michelle Pearson said...

very pretty....love the color combo and the stitching!!!

Angie Tieman said...

This is lovely! Love your flower popped up and with those new papers!

Rose Ann said...

Beautiful card, Kathleen!! I love your popped flower, and pretty papers!!

Craft Girl ! said...

What a great card ! Good job.