Today's card was created with the current CASe This Sketch challenge in mind. I like the horizontal lines however I was initially put off by the design of the sentiment.
I'm not big on vertical sentiments and rarely, if ever, incorporate them into a card design. After seeing Michele's card however I thought maybe I could pull off something that I would be happy with.
I chose my color palette before I decided on a card design which is highly unusual for me. I dug through my older stamp sets and found this set of brush strokes which worked perfectly. I don't have a big selection of alpha dies but what I do have is an obnoxious collection of Thickers that I still hoard from my scrapbooking days. *blush* I found this set with an antique gold finish in a font that I felt matched the feel of the card. Staggering the letters slightly gives just even horizontal balance to the vertical placement of the sentiment. I can live with this. *wink* I mounted the white panel on a piece of coordinating antique gold cardstoc cut down from a very old piece of 12x12 paper.
Supplies:
PaperTrey Ink - Brushed Off stamp set
American Craft - Thickers
Paper Pizazz - metallic gold cardstock
I'm very happy with the outcome and even more pleased that I dusted off some very old supplies. I need to do that more often!
Stay safe and healthy my friends!
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Jules
Even non-scrapbookers may have a few sets of Thickers hanging around. :D They work perfectly on this with those awesome colours! (And those stamps take all the guesswork out of that artsy brushstroke look, nice!)
ReplyDeleteJulie ... I'm at a loss for words, I love this so much! Thank goodness you saved those Thickers, because I cannot imagine any alpha die could be better! LOVE. Love. LOve this card - and those gorgeous Autumn paint strokes!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for playing cards with us, and pushing yourself out of your own way about that sentiment!
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