Just
arrived home to another beautiful birthday card. This one from my team mate and
friend Janey Backer. I wanted to share
this with you all, not just as it’s so pretty and the sentiment inside was
lovely (sorry can’t share, it made me tear up) but to talk about the simple yet
very effective design elements.
First
– what pops to me is the texture and dimension of this card. The brick wall background (stamp first, then
run it though the Big Shot with the emboss folder), the lace that adds texture
but also how it connects to the lacy butterfly.
The gold metallic thread is another part of the texture
of this card, as is the way the sentiment is curved up and pops with a dimensional underneath the center.
A key
design element is color coordination.
The card has a base of Calypso Coral, that is echoed in the butterfly
and the sentiment font. The pearls are also part
of the coordination – 2 pearls on the sentiment and 4 of the butterfly all
coordinate.
I
love the dark green which is Always Artichoke, I tend to get this color out in
the fall but I think I could use it year round!
I love the warmth of coral with the cool of the artichoke.
And
finally… I’m excited to meet Janey in person. We feel like we know each other
so well as we are team mates, but as we are a national, mainly virtual team, we
see each other only at the Stampin Up conventions, so we two will meet in
person next month.
We have an awesome team, if you’re looking for a group of
fun, inspirational crafters who love to play with everything SU and don’t take
themselves seriously, come join us!
No obligations, no need to sell anything just enjoy having all your SU
products 20% off.
Ok…
now on to the team competition (thankfully it’s a random drawing, not talent)
to win the weekly free stamp set.
Thank you Janey for a stunning card - love the card, the note and you -- it's amazing what a handstamped card can do for a person. I hope you put one in the mail today for someone special.
Happy Monday everyone, MaryKate
No comments:
Post a Comment