Inspiration: TGIF #268 + MFT Color Challenge #143
The stylized stamp sets like New Wonders and On to Adventure have been my absolute favorites from the last catalogue. I decided to use the New Wonders set on my card today.
I was instantly inspired by the TGIF sketch. I love making cards that show the inside with a narrower edge and I hadn't done one in a while. This is where I was thinking of using the image of the fairy raising the page in the corner of the card itself, but I was working off the MFT colour challenge and I found this perfect leftover piece of cardstock that is teal on one side nad green on the other, so that became my card base and adding the fairy image to it would have made it hard to colour.
I decided to layer cardstock instead. As I was working on putting everything together, I kept going back to my old Disney books I had as a kid, that included a small vinyl in the back with the story. It started by saying that you would hear Tinker Bell whenever it was time to turn the page. I'm sure a lot of people from my generation will remember those books and that specific sentence vividly, so I used Microsoft Word to print it on a scrap of green paper, which I die-cut with a stitched oval.
Initially, both of my layered piece was placed in the top corner of the card, but it looked very crowded when I added the sentiment. I was playing with placement and I realized that by slightly shifting the layered pieces down, the card instantly looked better. Before gluing everything in place, I added the Sheet Music background to the card and the Adorning Accents embossing folder inside the card.
I sprinkled gems and sequins and tied a piece of Seaside Spray metallic ribbon. I also stamped my image on a matching teal envelope.
Stampin' Up! Supplies (unless otherwise noted)
Stamps: New Wonders (Hostess), Sheet Music
Cardstock: Teal/Green (We R Memory Makers); Watercolor Paper (Fabriano)
Designer Series Paper: Almost Amethyst
Ink: Marina Mist, Blush Blossom, Almost Amethyst, Pretty Peacock,
Granny Apple Green, Soft Suede
Accessories: Seaside Spray Metallic Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals, Stitched Shapes Dies,
Woven Thread Sequins, Adorned Accents Embossing Folder,
From My Heart Faceted Gems; Lacy Borders Dies (Lawn Fawn);
A2 Teal Envelope (envelopes.com)
Font: Santa's Sleigh
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