The sentiments in the Exercise Grumplings stamp set just crack me up. The "my new exercise routine: diddly squats" sentiment might be my favorite. (Maybe because it's not that far from my personal reality?)
The card design was inspired by Can You Case It #151. I found the Cut & Paste papers from My Mind's Eye in my paper stack and thought the colours were great for an exercise card. Then I spotted the paper with the bikes on it, which reminds me of a spinning bike, so it thought it tied up nicely with the theme as well.
I stamped the sentiment in Night of Navy ink and then overstamped it in VersaMark so that I could emboss it with clear powder. It gives it a nice shine and dimension. I die-cut the sentiment with the Stitched rectangles Stackables dies, matted it with Going Grey cardstock and popped up my colored image (which I handcut). Summer Starfruit satin ribbon and Regals candy dots were added, and to mimick the sketch, I added two wooden arrows on the left side of the main panel.
The card base was stamped with the Timeless Textures stamp set (one of my personal must-have sets) to add texture.
Supplies
Stamps: Exercise Grumplings (Taylored Expressions), Timeless Textures (Stampin' Up!)
Cardstock: Real Rust, Going Grey, Night of Navy
Patterned Papers: Cut & Paste (My Mind's Eye)
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento, Night of Navy, Cajun Craze, VersaMark
Accessories: Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder, Stampin' Dimensionals, Markers,
Essentials Wooden Elements, Stitched Rectangles Stackables Dies, Regals Candy Dots,
White Square Envelope, Summer Starfruit Satin Ribbon
Fantastic!! The sentiment speaks to me! Love it! Thanks for playing along with CYCI! ~ Crystal
Posted by: Crystal O. Minkler | March 27, 2017 at 12:12
Awesome card, Cindy. I love the humour with it too. Thanks for playing along at CYCI - Rose.
Posted by: Rose Packer | March 30, 2017 at 22:46