Encre, papier, ciseaux: Ducks in a Row

A while ago, I had this idea that the Rub-a-Dub-Dub stamp set could work with a sentiment about getting your ducks in a row. I was surprised that this was not one of the sentiments Lawn Fawn thought to include in the set, but I stuck a Post-It note with that idea on the stamp set for later. Today, when I saw the CAS(E) This Sketch #281, I thought I could make it work with this idea. I also drew inspiration from the Just Add Ink #418 for the colors.

My initial idea was to use an alphabet to spell out the sentiment, and put a row of ducks underneath. I grabbed the Riley's ABCs stamp set and started building my sentiment – and soon figured out that the overall sentiment would be much larger than I intiially thought. I switched gears and decided to have the row of ducks replace the word ducks. In the end, I think I like this idea even better, I found the word Congrats in the Bun in the Oven stamp set, and I stamped it on a little strip die-cut with the Sentiments die from Waffle Flower to make it stand out, but also to to cut up the sentiment a bit, and to add color.

Because my sentiment was longer than I had anticipated, the top of the card felt a little empty so I added a piece of white cotton twine at the top, and a few sequins (from the new Basic adhesive-backed sequins from Stampin' Up!). The outside edge of the Soft Sea Foam cardstock was inked with Distress Oxide ink to add soft dimension, and the piece was die-cut with the Outside In Stitched Rectangle Stackables dies.

Supplies
Stamps: Riley's ABCs, Bun in the Oven, Rub-a-Dub-Dub (Lawn Fawn)
Cardstock: Blushing Bride, Daffodil Delight, Soft Seam Foam, Whisper White (Stampin' Up!)
Ink: Tranquil Tide (Stampin' Up! Classic Ink); Bundled Sage (Distress Oxide - Ranger)
Accessories: Blending Tool (Ranger); Outside In Stitched Rectangle Stackables Dies (Lawn Fawn);
Sentiments Die (Waffle Flower); White Cotton Twine, Basic Adhesive-Backed Sequins,
White Medium Envelope, Stampin' Blends Markers, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals (Stampin' Up!)