Inspired by a sketch challenge from Scrapbook & Cards Today, this card incorporates several patterns from a Craft Smart Love Letter paper pad I bought at Michaels last year, plus some solid cardstock and a sticker of unknown origin. The pink lacy strips (produced with an edge die) are my favorite part, because somehow they make the whole design work.
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The emoji were everywhere today! They meandered through the garden. . . They romped amid the rainbows. . . They even blasted off into space! Here's hoping that their adventures today will keep them quiet for a while. They're cute, but very high maintenance!
Last week, I die cut a bunch of emoji. Ever since, they have been smiling and winking and laughing reproachfully every time anybody enters the craft room. This morning, one of them found her new home. I stuck a few glue dots to the back of the happy face and sandwiched a paper clip between it and the backing circle. The washi-tape-covered panel is only adhered along three edges to create a pocket, so the recipient can easily detach the happy face bookmark.
I still haven't tried any of the scrapbook layouts from National Scrapbook Day, but here is another card based on a sketch, this time by A Cherry on Top. The sentiment actually came from a set of envelope liner dies, so it also works for the latest Stay Crafty with Hero challenge, "Out of the Box"! The floral background and pink and purple papers were all leftovers from other projects, so it also contributed to my personal goal of actually using up scraps once in a while.
This one turned out surprisingly well, so I might make a whole set of cards using this design at some point. I celebrated this auspicious holiday by commenting on a lot of giveaway posts, knitting for several hours, doing a Zoom yoga class. . .and making one card based on a Doodlebug sketch. I like how the flower looks almost like a sun shining on all the happy little gnomes. Most of the card and scrapbook layout challenges that were published today last for several more days, so there are plenty of ready-made options for next week's papercrafting sessions!
The last time I went to Michaels, back when browsing through craft stores was a normal thing to do, there was a beautiful Martha Stewart paper pad on the clearance shelf. Despite the long-standing injunction on paper purchases, I bought it, in addition to the little photo album which was ostensibly the purpose of the expedition. The gold foil paper on this card is from that collection.
Sometimes, a change is indicated. None of the card challenges this week were particularly appealing, and all the Christmas, birthday, and spring paper had temporarily ceased to be exciting. Enter the Pebbles Woodland Forest 6x6 paper, which I purchased in a moment of weakness and fantastic Black Friday sale at JoAnn last November. The first card uses two different patterned papers from the set, plus a small sentiment. Actually, only the gnomes on this card were from the Woodland Forest pad. The brown background is Lawn Fawn Knit Picky, and the sentiment and linked circles are from a Stephanie Barnard Sizzix die set.
Things tend to get out of hand when I use the Stephanie Barnard drop-in dies. Since I used both foam squares and pearls on the flowers, this will be a hand-delivered birthday card--too thick to navigate the postal service safely!
It's time to send Easter cards, or in this case, spring cards. The roll of Happy Easter washi tape in the stash will add a festive touch to the insides and/or envelopes. Perhaps my next goal should be to use up at least one of the approximately 100 rolls of washi tape?
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