Miss You

Hello,

My elderly parents live 500 miles away.  I wanted to make them a card to let them know I always think of them and pray for them, even though they already know it.  I’ve been looking for a chance to use my new ornate background stamp.  Opportunity has arisen!

When taking card photos, light amazes me.  Since my house in located in a wooded area, I have more success taking photos around 3:30 p.m.  I didn’t make it outside until 3:50 today, so I had to chase the sun.  We have so many trees around us that even if I catch a ray of sun, shadows of leaves are moving over the card.  So I went for this photo in which the sun caught the glimmer of the gold embossing.  Please excuse the road behind the photo!  

Full Sun

On my way back into the house, I put the table I was using back on the deck.  The card was lying on it, so I took another shot.  You know how that goes.  So look at this photo.  

Outside in the Shade

Such a difference in color surprises me.

Although I took what seemed like a zillion pictures, I just HAD to try it again later in the evening.  By this time, it was dark outside, so I took the photo inside.

Inside with White Lamp Lighting

After all of that, I think I like the last photo the best.  What do you think?  Which one do you like best?

FRONT CARD PANEL:

• 90# Canson Watercolor Paper
• Simon Says Stamp Ornate Background Stamp (6 x 6 inches)
• VersaMark Embossing Ink Pad
• MISTI Stamping Tool
• Ranger Embossing Powder, Super Fine, Gold
• heat tool
• Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads, Tumbled Glass, Bundled Sage, Ripe Persimmon, Rusty Hinge – Just spread the ink colors right from the pad where you want them on your paper.
• spray bottle of water – Spritz the ink with water.  Let this air dry or use the heat tool.  I used the heat gun.  Then I left it overnight to dry thoroughly.

 

SIZE THE CARD FRONT PANEL:

• paper trimmer – Trim panel down to 4 x 5.25 inches.  When I did this, I had a 1 inch strip left.  That’s how I came up with the narrow panel on top of the card front panel.
• finger dauber – Go around the panel with Tim Holtz Distress Ink, Tumbled Glass and Bundled Sage.  Hint:  If you don’t have these two colors, you can use T.H. Evergreen Bough and get about the same hue as the two combined. 

 

PREPARE THE STRIP THAT GOES ON TOP:

• paper trimmer – Trim the 1 inch strip to 1 x 5.25 inches.
• finger dauber – Go around the panel with Tim Holtz Distress Ink, Tumbled Glass and Bundled Sage.
• fun foam – Cut a strip of fun foam (I used orange-colored) that is a smidge less than 1 x 5.25 inches.  This is to glue to the back of the strip.
• 110# Neenah Classic Crest Solar White Cardstock – Gold emboss a piece of cardstock that will be trimmed to 1.5 x 5.25 inches.  This will be glued under the colored strip.
• VersaMark Embossing Ink Pad
• Ranger Embossing Powder, Super Fine, Gold
• heat tool

TAG:

• 110# Neenah Classic Crest Solar White Cardstock 
• Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads, Ripe Persimmon, Rusty Hinge
• finger dauber – Ink a portion of cardstock with ripe persimmon.  Then blend in rusty hinge.
• heat tool – Dry the ink before stamping the sentiment.
• Miss You Sentiment Stamp – I don’t know where I got this.
• Inkadinkadoo Magic Powder Bag – Powder the cardstock before stamping.
• MISTI Stamping Tool
• VersaMark Embossing Ink Pad
• Ranger Embossing Powder, Super Fine, Gold
• Pinpoint Main Street Tag Die Set, Matrice De Decoupe by poppystamps, inc.
• Cuttlebug Embossing and Die Cutting Machine
• Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads, Tumbled Glass, Bundled Sage – Go around the edges of the tag with the finger daubers.
• hole punch, small
• DMC Metallic Thread – Tie on the thread and fringe it.

I wish I could have gotten a photo of the whole card looking like this one.

 

CARD BASE

• 110# Neenah Classic Crest Solar White Cardstock, cut to 5.5 x 8.5 inches and folded in half making a card that is 4.25 x 5.5 inches.
• finger daubers
• Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads, Tumbled Glass, Bundled Sage – Go around the perimeter of the card front to color a border.  

 

SEQUINS:

• Little Thins from Lucy’s Cards, Caribbean Dream

 

ADHESIVES:

• Scrapbook E-Z Runner Permanent Adhesive – Adhere the panels and card base.
• Ranger Multi Medium Matte Glue – Glue on the tag and sequins.

 

And I thought this post was going to be a quick do.  I drive myself crazy with details!  So I hope this helps SOMEBODY.  I tell myself, “If nothing else, I have a reference for myself should I want to make a card similar to this again.”

Thanks for having a look-see,

Tricia

CHALLENGES ENTERED

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