Crafty Friends

Inspiration: As You See It #187 (I need to say Happy birthday to my best friend Maggie) + Stamp Ink Paper challenge #172

I needed a birthday card for my crafty friend Maggie. I wanted to make something that would make her smile and then I thought of the Snarky Small Talk stickers I had waiting to be used in my stash. I started reading a few and initially, I was planning on pairing "Sorry, did I roll my eyes out loud?" with the Oddball Sparkle Fairy image, but then I spotted "She said, that's a lot of money to spend on crafts, and I knew we couldn't be friends" so I just had to pick that one, as Maggie is a fellow crafter who totally gets it! That's where I lost a lot of time going through my supplies, trying to find stamps or patterned papers that have to do with crafting. I know I have some, but the one hostess set from Stampin' Up! I had in mind was not where I thought it would be, so I pulled out the Craftybella stamp instead and paired it with pretty, non-craft related papers from Simple Stories. One of the page caught my eye because it has the "creative" definition printed on the background - perfect! So I decided I would make this the card front and use a Reverse Stitched Scalloped Circle Windows die on the front and put my image in there. It was a much tighter squeeze than anticipated, though, and I was not feeling it, so back to the stamp stash I went and I started digging. Ironically, it was the Pumpkin Spice It Up from The Greeting Farm that caught my eye. It has nothing to do with crafting, but it was sized perfectly for the circle window. (And honestly, it's one of my favorite sets - it's the second time I use it this past month).

My window was lined with vellum as I was planning to make a shaker card. That plan changed as well, as I liked the paper glued flat and decided to forgo that idea. I sprinkled sequins around the card instead. The scalloped border of the window was covered in Glitter Gloss Aqua Shimmer for a touch of shimmer, and I added an enamel dot on the coffee cup, just 'cos. As you can see, this project evolved and changed course quite a few times, but I'm happy with the end results.

 

 

 

 
 

 

Supplies
Stamps: Pumpkin Spice It Up (The Greeting Farm by Simon Says Stamp)
Cardstock: Powder Pink, Very Vanilla, Vellum (Stampin' Up!)
Patterned Paper: Bloom (Simple Stories)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), Powder Pink (Stampin' Up! Classic Ink)
Accessories: Pumpkin Spice It Up Dies (The Greeting Farm); Glitter Gloss Aqua Shimmer Brush *Nuvo);
Envelope Punch Board, Basic Adhesive-Backed Sequins, Subtles Enamel Shapes (Stampin' Up!);
Dotted Rectangle Stackables Dies, Outside In Sttched Rectangles Stackables Dies (Lawn Fawn)

 

Comments

[Carolyn Lindenmayer]

This little lady looks so cool Cindy. Love the way you've coloured her on the front but also added the line image of her inside your card. Thanks for joining us this week at the Stamp Ink Paper challenge. Carolyn xx

[Jan Clothier]

Great card for a craft-friend! The reverse scallop circle and stitching in the vellum around your crafter makes a great frame for her - she really stands out. Thanks for joining us at At You See It.

[LeAnne]

LOL, cute image and love the snarky comments! Thanks for playing with AYSI this week!