Ever have one of those days when you know what you want to get accomplished but it just doesn't seem to come together? Well, I was there yesterday. I needed to finalize my third card for my Techniques Classes and I had a fairly good card in mind. My fingers just wouldn't cooperate and my brain just shut down. I worked and worked on the card, refusing to let go of the design, until it finally took shape and I'm now happy with it. I'll post the card after the 20th as my second class doesn't meet until then. When you finally get something you're happy with, it is a great feeling, but until you get there, you question whether or not you should even be making cards! Frustration -- Overcome!
This card was a quick answer to a sketch challenge that I thought would be straight forward and easy. Not by a long shot -- I'm still not satisfied with this one, but I'm posting it anyway to see what you think. I would love it if someone would take this card, rework it and make it a WOW. I think perhaps I should have layered more or used different colors...whatever! What is your take on this one? If you rework it, send me a picture and I'll post it!
I love the new In Colors -- every one of them! For some reason, I am especially drawn to the combination of Dusty Durango, Crushed Curry and Soft Suede. I've loved any combination of orange, yellow and brown since I was a young child. The base card is Soft Suede and I used a piece of Crushed Curry behind the layers. To give this some interest, I ripped the edges, both top and bottom, on the Crushed Curry piece.
Next, I colored the image from Pocket Silhouettes using my Dusty Durango and Old Olive markers. I stamped the image onto Whisper White. I mounted two of the small images onto Old Olive Cardstock and placed those over the Crushed Curry layer left and right. Because I wanted to give this card some dimension, I mounted the third image onto Old Olive with mounting tape and then used mounting tape again to pop this entire layer in the center of the Crushed Curry layer.
It still needed something, so I used my 1/4" circle punch to add the three Dusty Durango punches top left and bottom right. Maybe I'll give this one another try with a different color combination and some additional layers. It's worth a shot -- after all, as a wise woman once told me, "It's only paper. If you don't like it, toss it and try again." Good advice!
My (first) order of new catalog goodies arrived yesterday. Instead of playing as I wanted to, I finished cutting and preparing for my Techniques Class tonight. When I get home today, hopefully I'll have a few moments to get into some new rubber and some new Designer Series Papers. I'm never really sure about the DSP until I see it in person. Most of you may know that I'm not visual -- I'm kinisthetic, meaning I have to touch it to fall in love with it. And fall in love with it, I DID! Some fabulous new paper I can't wait to work with and since Thom is gone on Saturday, I'll play to my hearts content and I'm starting early!
Enjoy your day and make a point of praying for someone who has a special need. You will be blessed in more ways than you can think of! God knows what we need, but He still wants us to ask and He still answers prayer!
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