Shana Gaff
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Sunday, September 23, 2012

Oh, Happy Day!

I had a great day making cards on Friday and got a lot accomplished!  We leave for the DR in less than two weeks, so I am trying to get ahead so I have postings for the days I am gone.  I got to use another one of the stamp sets that Steph let me borrow, Summer Silhouettes.  This is such a pretty set for layering!  I combined two challenges on this one, Freshly Made Sketches and colourQ


 

 
I love this color combination, but had to substitute Wisteria Wonder for Pale Plum since my retired colors are long gone. :)  At first I wasn't sure if it looked okay with the Razzleberry, but I think it ended up looking great!  I just used a little bit of the Wisteria so it didn't get too busy.
 
 
This is a great sketch for using up scraps of designer paper.  I didn't have any scraps in the colors I needed though and had to cut into fresh sheets of 12x12.  Ugh!  That hurts my heart even to say it! :)  The scraps, as well as the outside edges of the card base, are all sponged with ink.  That is my go-to trick to making a card look better! The white frame is popped up on Dimensionals and I used the coordinating image from the Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack to pierce holes on it and around it.  This was a fun and easy card to make, especially with this stamp set.  Although it is nice to be able to share stamp sets, I am sad that I have to give it back!
 
Stamp Sets: Friendly Phrases, Summer Silhouettes
Cardstock: So Saffron, Whisper White
Ink: Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry, So Saffron, Wisteria Wonder
Tools: Apothecary Accents Framelits, Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack, Paper Piercer, sponges
Accessories: Dimensionals



8 comments:

  1. Wow! This card is just gorgeous! I love your color choice and that paper-piercing is phenomenal. Thanks for playing along with this week's sketch!

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  2. Gorgeous card, Shana, love the mix of papers and stamping, fabulous card! Thanks for joining us this week at the colourQ and sharing your card.

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  3. Oh wow the focal frame is gorgeous! Thank you so much for joining us this week at the colourQ!

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  4. Great card Shana! I love those bright fun colours! Such a great image as well! I love the paper piercing! Thanks for joining us this week at Freshly Made Sketches!

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  5. I love this!! So happy you shared your card with us this week at the colourQ.

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  6. What a cheery card! I love the colors! The paper piercing is the perfect touch! Thanks for playing at Freshly Made Sketches!

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  7. Beautiful card. Love the colors and layout. Wonderful!

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  8. I think I might have 2 sheets of pale plum left and only because they are bagged up with some coordinating DSP (DD1 loves purple...).
    I love the floral stamping and isn't it always hard to return those borrowed sets? You did an amazing job with the colors and the sketch!

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