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| Grassy Gove Bundle paired with Mountain Air stamp set & Harvest Dies |
The greatest joys that Stampin' Up has brought me are the wonderful and supportive people that I have met - mostly in a virtual way. We have celebrated successes, inspired each other and in the bleaker times their messages have brought love, comfort and the knowledge that I'm not alone. And then something really magical happens and a bond forged in mutual interests and creativity develops into a warm friendship that goes way beyond card-making.
This card was inspired by my friend RaeDeen and I really wish I'd done a better job!!
My dislike of wastage is well-documented but the embarrassing step by step photos below (which I share as a cautionary tale!) are testament to the fact that a certain amount of planning is beneficial. My lack of planning, and poor choice of left over bits of card to use, created unnecessary challenges that kept me problem-solving each step of the way!
'Til next time
Stephanie
I hereby invite you to have some fun at my expense!
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| It started out OK with some sponging, white craft ink and the Mountain Air stamp |
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| Having spent a few minutes kicking myself, I decided to rescue the piece rather than waste the card so I proceeded to stipple the tree canopy with ink and colour the trunks with Stampin' Blends |
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| For my next blooper! Clearly this was not the best piece of card to have used! A few more bruises added to my shins, another decision to not waste the card and another rescue mission required! |
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| The ovals covered the problems at the lower extremity but that left a couple of problems to fix to the left of the card. The Harvest dies seemed to offer the possibility of building a foreground tree with similar branches and canopy. |
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| The "canopy" was looking a bit like a mess of green meringues so I tried to add some shading to bring it together a bit more. I reckon I could have done a better job but at this point my problem-solving brain cells had rolled onto their backs with their legs in the air! |
Stephanie~ I think your 'calamity' turned out beautifully! I love your tree canopy! It adds so much dimension and interest! I can see that this was a painful creation for you. However, it's good for us once in a while to be challenged and when it finally comes together, we can celebrate!
ReplyDeleteI'm so grateful for our friendship and the joy and inspiration that has evolved from our mutual love for paper crafting! You are a beautiful blessing in my life!!
Thank you, RaeDeen! You are also a blessing! Thank you for your support and inspiration. Well, this one was a bit of a comedy of errors but it has (in its finished form!) attracted some favourable comments - so I guess the persistence paid off.
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