Inspiration: Fusion challenge
I was pulling out the Summer Days papers from Simple Stories to do a page with and I spotted a sticker with a Westfalia on it. I immediately made a link to this week's Fusion challenge, which includes a colorful van in the inspiration picture. As I pulled out the papers, I found out one of the cut-apart sheet had the Westfalia on it as well, and the shape of it was perfect for the sketch, so that was the start of the card.
Initially, I had only layered the striped paper and placed the die-cut in the center. I had also used the Just Stitching Double Rectangles dies, new from Lawn Fawn, to add stitching around the striped paper. The card was simple but really cute so that's what I was going with, but then I got the idea to use another cut-apart with a lined paper design to cover the English words (Good Vibes) and add a French sentiment instead. I looked in my die-cuts for something appropriate. I was hoping to find something about vacation, but all I had was happy retirement and that's not what I wanted the card to be about. (I was thinking teacher card here.) I found a "thank you" die-cut that had a retro-looking font that suited the van nicely.
Interestingly enough, the die doesn't include a dot for the i. It felt incomplete to me so I went looking for a circle punch that could work. I had to pull out a handheld punch to have something small enough. When I opened the metal cover to get the dot out, I found out the punch hadn't been emptied in a while and a bunch of confetti came out, including two circles punched out of champagne glimmer paper. I really liked the look, so I glued those on the paper as embellishment. I punched the side of the lined paper with a spiral punch so it looked like paper torn out of a spiral notebook.
I then got the idea to add faceted gems to the car as headlights. And Glossy Accents to the window. The whole panel was popped up on foam adhesive for dimension and at the last minute, I also decided to add some ribbon at the top of the card so that it would be more balanced. I'm really pleased with the result. It's still fairly simple, but it looks more completed to me the way it is now. To finish it off, I picked amongst my colored envelope and selected a metallic orange envelope, which I embellished with a couple of stickers to match the card.
Supplies
Cardstock: Poppy Parade, Pumpkin Pie, Lucky Limeade, Champagne Glimmer Paper (Stampin' Up!)
Patterned Papers: Summer Days (Simple Stories)
Accessories: Just Stitching Double Rectangles Dies (Lawn Fawn); Spiral Punch, Corner Rounder Punch,
Mini Stapler, Stampin' Dimensionals, Clear Faceted Gems, 1/8" Handheld Circle Punch (Stampin' Up!);
A2 Fairway Metallic Envelope (envelopes.com); Summer Days Cardstock Stickers (Simple Stories);
Bonne fête/Merci Dies (Dee's Distinctively); Glossy Accents (Ranger); Green Twill Ribbon (Basic Grey)
Oh this is so fun! I love the colors, the jaunty angle of the van and OMG! Those HEADLIGHTS!
Posted by: Jeanne J | June 25, 2019 at 13:14