Thursday, April 24, 2008

Always on my mind....


Hello! I needed to make a Mother's Day card...I have had 3 commissioned and I also need some for imakeartcards.com. I have so much more fun designing them when it is for a challenge and since I haven't got to play since Monday, you know I HAD to combine them. One of the reasons, in case you are wondering is that I got a new printer yesterday and between buying it and setting it up I didn't get any stamping time in. I got an HP 3 in 1 and am looking forward to better printing! I got an order for about 300 cards for the elementary school my daughter goes to. The Principal wants personalized cards to send out, but when I told him how much stamped cards would be, we settled on a regular print job. I used the school logo and added his name for a personal touch. I used my PrintShop program. If you want to see them, I will make a separate post. I am just happy my new printer will be mostly paid for, kwim?


Oh yes, the card. I combined the color, sketch and the way to use it, to use scissors in a fun way. That is sort of a stretch for what I did here, because it really isn't special, I just cut the heart out 2 times, but I did use my them so I am going to post it in that gallery, let those gallery police come get me:) I colored the heart image with my SU! markers and cut out along the main heart. I then used a chocolate chip ink pad to ink the entire image and then cut that out. The first heart was then layered on top of that. I stamped 2 of the other images from Always on the background panel and then added dots with the tip of the chocolate chip SU! marker to mimic the dots around the heart. I did a little sewing on the celery panel and added a ribbon and a flower and there you go, all done!


Thanks so much for stamping by!

Laura~


p.s. I haven't forgotten about the watercoloring tutorial, give me a few more days...mmm weeks, I will show you I promise:)

6 comments:

pescbrico said...

Very beautiful card! Lovely!

Carrie said...

Congrats on getting that order! Very exciting. I would love to see them:) Your card is beautiful like usual. The added dots really pull the whole card together. You make me wanna stamp... I must find time:)

Janna~Country Creek Creations said...

I really love the colors & dimension of this card. It is so prety. I thought that youhand punched all those little holes around the heart. Oh my gosh! I cant believe they are from a pen. Too cool! I too want to see the cards for the principal. You have been busy girl. Woo Hoo on the new orinter. You will love it. I seem to go through a lot of ink fast though. I am sure it's just me though. LOL Well have a wonderful weekend. Hopefully you can get some fun stamping time in. *Ü* ~Janna

Sandra Smart said...

Love the color combo on your card. I have to get busy on some mothers day cards too!
And awesome news about the order for 300 cards!

Jessie/knightrone said...

This is just gorgeous too!!! You are soooooo goood!!!

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