Lean On Me, When You're Not Strong

CHALLENGES GALORE to make this card --I am a sucker for sketches, and fell in love with this simple and clean and easy one over at Card Positioning Systems blog. (CPS148) I just knew I had to try it.

Then the color challenge (CC252) intrigued me -- strange colors (Bermuda Bay (or taken with teal), handsome hunter, and certainly celery with a *pop* of pink somewhere).

Oh and can't forget Monday there was an awesome Technique Lovers Challenge on SCS (TLC254 - it was quilting on a card), so I threw that in too . . . and this is the crazy finished project I came up with! I like it. What do you think????

Stamps: Funny Bras - Volume 1 (Skipping Stones Design) Paper: Taken With Teal (SU!), Handsome Hunter (SU!), Certainly Celery (SU!), Solar White Classic Crest (Neenah), Certainly Celery Designer Series Paper (SU!), Graceful Circles - Penny Lane (My Minds Eye) Ink: Onyx Black Versafine Accessories: 3D Glue Dots (Therm o Web), sewing machine (Singer), white thread (Sulky), Pale pink thread (Sulky), Pink Vintage Buttons (Papertrey Ink)

Comments

Debbie C. said…

wow I love that teal color of paper and the bra color matches it so well...great card and saying. This card is bound to get a chuckle from someone have a rough day. Can't wait for these stamps to be released. Great job.

12:27 PM

Arianne said…

Love the colors on your card!
And I love the sentiment you choose.

2:28 PM

Cindy said…

Another cool card!! I just love the stitching you did!! I just got 2 minie sewing machines for Christmas. I can't wait to try the zig-zag stitch!! Yours is just fabulous!!

6:13 PM

skippy stamps said…

I am in love with the stiched background!!!!

11:37 PM

HANNA PREVIEW: For the Soul

This set is totally cool! I have not seen anything like it! I think it is perfect for a sympathy card, a thinking of you, a little hand out at church, maybe even for cards at Easter (thinking ahead here) etc. It is so CUTE! Hanna looks so angelic and well, to be completely honest, reminds me of my little sister (not sure why). I used the sketch at Card Positioning Systems (#83) for the layout. I was going for a "touched by an angel" look on the main image (and I think I kind of created that.) I used vellum to overlay the image to give it that glossy fuzz (soft focus). Stamps : For the Soul (Hanna Stamps), "God Bless" sentiment by American Art Stamp Paper: Lily Kate - Basic Grey, Neenah Solar White, SU vellum card stock, SU Whisper White Ink : Onyx Black Versafine Accessories : Sheer 5/8th Inch organdy ribbon, Nestabilities (Circle and scalloped circle), sewing machine, white thread, circle of plastic canvas, copic markers, white brads, paper piercing ...

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