Saturday, December 19, 2015

Purrfect Friend

Today found me busy working on an order of wedding invitations but I wanted to take time out to make a card, using a new Taylored Expressions stamp set and dies, to share with you.  This is a case of a card I made when I attended an event at the Taylored Expressions Studio.  Being someone who loves to do counted cross stitch, the Stitch by Stitch stamp set immediately caught my interest.  And, the Embroidery Hoop Dies was a perfect pairing with the stamp set.  Over the next few weeks I'll be sharing more of the images as I gear up to make some Valentine's Day cards.


Stamp Set:  Stitch by Stitch (Taylored Expressions), Inks:  Basic Gray, Real Red; Cardstock:  Basic Gray, Calypso Coral, Real Red, Smoky Slate, Stacked with Love Designer Series Paper Stack (retired), Whisper White, Whisper White Thick; Accessories & Tools:  Embroidery Hop Dies (Taylored Expressions), Arrows Embossing Folder, Sweetheart Punch, Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack, Red Wink of Stella Brush, Silver Cording Trim, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, SNAIL Permanent Adhesive, Dimensionals, Stampin' Trimmer, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine

The sketch I used is from the Freshly Made Sketches Challenge.  As you can see I changed it up just a wee bit so I hope they still consider it a valid project for their great sketch.  Instead of making a smaller layer for the center, I stretched it to the edges of the card and made the images, die cuts and sentiment the focal layer.  What do you think?

http://freshlymadesketches.blogspot.com/2015/12/freshly-made-sketches-217-sketch-by.html

And even though I'm a huge fan of Christmas, I played along with the Inkspirational Challenge.  It's a new challenge for me.  The challenge is to make a project without a Christmas theme.  Since I make a Christmas card a week throughout the year as a member of the Christmas Card Challenges Design Team, I had no problem following along with the no Christmas theme challenge.  It gave me a chance to play with my new Taylored Expressions stamp set and dies.

http://inkspirationalchallenges.blogspot.com/2015/12/challenge-98-bah-humbug.htm

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

8 comments:

  1. I love this sweet image! Adorable homespun card! Glad you joined us at FMS!

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    1. Thank you, Linda! It is such a fun stamp set. There is a little cross stitched owl that is so cute.

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  2. Such a sweet card! I love that little cross stitch cat and the hoop! Too cute! Thanks for joining us this week at Freshly Made Sketches!

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    1. Thanks, Jen! The whole stamp set is full of cute images. Can't wait to share the others.

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  3. Glad you found us Marsha! I love the cross-stitch theme here, and the clean, fresh look of your card. You've added texture and pattern but still kept the lovely uncluttered look.
    Thank you for joining us at Inkspirational Challenges. Come back next time! Marina

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    1. Thanks, Marina! I look forward to participating in more Inkspirational Challenges.

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  4. Wow... what a cute sewing theme! That cat image paired with the sentiment is perfect! Thanks for playing with us at Inkspirational!
    - Shauna

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