Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Housewarming wishes

Make It Monday #239: Customizing Patterned Paper

I used this week's Papertrey Ink challenge to create a card for my friend, Sarah, who recently moved into a new house in the country.  Neither of us are likely to sew much more than a loose button these days, but the Stitched with Love stamp set seems "homey"and the faux needle and thread evoke some sentimentality in me . . .  thinking of my best friend from high school!


I customized the patterned paper by adding vertical orange stripes to the horizontal ones and used a subtle background pattern to create some visual texture on the Melon Berry card stock base.    I also went for a bit of a rustic look by liberally smudging around the edges of the card and sentiment piece.



Supplies:  Papertrey Ink Stitched with Love & Road Trip stamp sets, Melon Berry  & Road Trip card stock, Fine Linen ink, My Favorite Things Stitched with Love Die-namics &  Candy Stripes, Stampin' Up Sincere Salutations, Sage Shadow card stock, ink, and marker, Pumpkin Pie ink, Versamark, clear embossing powder,  kitchen twine, Scotch foam mounting tape and silver card stock from my scraps.

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7 comments:

  1. What a great homespun country look you achieved with the plaid and colors you used - I'm sure your friend will appreciate this hand made card!

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  2. This is definitely comforting and warm! What a sweet card from a sweet friend!

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  3. Love the sweetly stamped homes, and the the gorgeous plaid you created! And you made that Melon Berry card stock look like swede! Sweet, sweet card for a dear friend.

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  4. Love the plaid you created for this cute card...your friend is definitely going to have a smile on her face when she sees this!! :0)

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  5. What a fantastic card!! Love the plaid!!

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  6. Thank you for the encouraging comments!

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