Happy Monday everyone!!
I have been doing a lot of cardmaking lately but have not been blogging much. I am on my computer so much for work now that I just don't have any energy left to write anything. The school year will be over June 12th and I am SOOOOO looking forward to it.
One thing that I decided to do this month is to make some cards using a similar design. I want to send some out to people that I know are working hard and not feeling the love from their bosses. Yes, even people NOT on the front lines are having a lot of stress and anxiety about their jobs. Everything is so up in the air.
This week I am posting a small set of cards I created. I basically copied the design of
THIS card by Carissa Wiley.
I have to admit, I rarely copy cards but am more "inspired" by aspects of them. However, I just thought the cards Carissa made were just amazing. I did not have
ANY of the same supplies as her so I adapted what I had to create my version.
To start with, I made a "test" card. I often do this when I am making multiples of something to see what supplies I would use. I used The Stamp Market's "Painted Background" (retired) stamp set to create my rainbow effect. The little heat embossed hearts are from Pretty Pink Posh's "
Rainy Day Additions" stamp set and the sentiment on this card is from Simon Says Stamps "
Tiny Words."
The polaroid frame is the "
Polaroid Shaker Frame" from MFT Stamps, the flower die is from Pink Fresh Studio's "
Dainty Blossoms," and the smile sentiment is from the retired WPlus9 "Basic Greetings." Instead of doing foiling like Carissa did, I used gold cardstock and heat embossing for the gold elements. It was just easier for me and I don't have the machine she had to use for foiling.
For my "real" cards, I chose to change the blue to a lighter shade. I liked how the card looked with the more aqua shade than the Island Blue I used on my "test" card.
I also chose to switch up the sentiments a bit too. The embossed sentiment on the card above and below is from the Ink Blot Shop's "
Sentiment Label Block's" stamp set.
I cannot tell you the FUN I had just looking through my supplies to substitute for what she used. I urge you to try and copy a card design substituting the supplies you own. I usually get bored making multiples but since their were so many steps, my attention didn't wane.
The sequins were the last touch and are from Pretty Pink Posh.
I want to thank you for taking the time to stop by my blog. I will be back next Monday with a bunch of similar cards I created using my own design.
Have a FABULOUS day!!
