Hello and happy Friday. I've been busy this week packing up most of my house--we are getting new carpet, and I had no idea it would be so much work. I hope I like it. I did have time to sneak into my craft room to make a card--of course, the craft room will be the last room I pack up.
I was inspired by this photo at a new challenge called Pinterest Inspired. I loved the colors and the pattern and I was inspired to stamp and color my own background panel. Hard to see, but my front panel is impressed with the Canvas/Linen Impression Plate.
Once I had my stamped background panel, I decided to turn it into a card by playing along at this week's Time Out Challenge #37, where the theme is 'Friendship is Golden'.
I cut a piece of striped vellum with a Journal Card die and stamped 'forever' in black. I die cut the word 'friends' once out of gold and 4 times out of black and stuck it on the vellum as well. That also gave me a nice place to put the adhesive to stick the vellum on to my card front.
I am also entering this card at Addicted to Stamps and More #156 Anything Goes.
This card will be going to my best friend from high school, who I just spend an hour talking to on the phone when I should have been packing. Time well spent, in my opinion.
Thanks for Visiting
Oh la la...love how you combined the challenges. So perfect in every way. Thanks so much for playing with us at Time Out!
ReplyDeleteThis is fantastic!!! I love your take on the challenge, and I love the printed vellum, gold die cut sentiment and the stamped sentiment. Wonderful creation and take on the challenge. Thanks for making me aware of it. Going to play!!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is fabulous Joyce, what a great design!!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! Love this use of the stamp set - mine is still uninked!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous as always. I have been thinking of laying new carpet but we have just had our roof restored and solar in and that I now think will be enough for the moment :)
ReplyDeleteJoyce - time well spent chatting on the phone and time most definitely well spent in creating this card for your friend, who will absolutely adore it! Thoughtful and gorgeous - a winning combination! New carpet...exciting!
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Just absolutely stunning, Joyce... perfect for the Time Out for their Golden Friend challenge!!! And for telling a friend how you feel... darling, Joyce...
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OH where did you get this gorgeous striped vellum???
DeleteGorgeous card, Joyce! Your flowers are stunning and your vellum panel is so pretty! Love your sentiment, too! I really love this card!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for playing along with us this week at ATSM!
Its like moving!
ReplyDeleteJoyce this card is amazing! I had to zoom in to see if you stamped that gorgeous background then I read that you did. The vellum panel was such a great idea and the gold word is beautiful!
wow that looks like DSP, perfect stamping and yuor friend will just love it. Thanks for joining TO
ReplyDeleteLOVE it Joyce! The background is perfectly stamped and you've given me a great use for the striped vellum package that I have not even opened up! Good luck with the packing! It's just like me this past spring with the floors and having to move EVERYTHING from our two main floors out of the house. So much work but worth it. Good luck! Hope your craft room won't be packed up for too long!
ReplyDeleteOh, I love your fabulous stamped bg, Joyce - the colours are beautiful!!!! And the vellum and sentiment are just perfect!!! This is really beautiful and your friend is going to LOVE it!!!
ReplyDeleteNew carpets ...a lot of work to pack up everything, but I'm sure it's going to be worth it!!
Have a lovely weekend!!!
Stunning stamping, Joyce! Love this!
ReplyDeleteSUPER FAB Joyce, your cards are always STUNNING!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card...Love the vellum and the 'friends' die...I feel like I should know this, but could you tell me who makes the 'friends' die...love the font and style of this die.
ReplyDeleteThe friends die is Wet Paint from Papertrey.
DeleteThank you so much for the info...I KNEW I'd seen it before!
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ReplyDeleteThis is gorgeous, Joyce! I've been eyeing this stamp set, and after seeing this fabulous card, I'll probably cave in and buy it, lol!! That striped vellum with it's sentiment and die is just perfect - it lets the flowery goodness of your card shine through. Love this card, just love it! Bev
ReplyDeleteFab card, Joyce! Love the background and the die cut sentiment - the black gives it a lovely hint of definition. Thank you for sharing it with us at TO :)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card--love your great stamped background! Awesome gold sentiment for your 'golden' friend!
ReplyDeleteHi Joyce, this card is absolutely brilliant!! I love how you were inspired by the Pinterest challenge. I love that challenge too and have seen so many others join in as well, it seems to be the challenge of the moment!! Perfect stamping and love the way you did the vellum in the front. Always so happy to see you at ATSM!!
ReplyDeleteGreat how the vellum works to get the eye to the diecut! And such a happy coloured card; fits the summertime... Thank you for taking the TIME OUT and joining us again always happy to see you there.
ReplyDeleteI adore the colored background you created, Joyce. Adding the vellum just ups the Wow factor without covering up the flowers. Thanks for sharing it with us at ATSM this week.
ReplyDeleteNew carpet? In the entire house? Including the craft room? I want new flooring in my house but I don't think carpet is the way to go for me.
pretty background!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card and what an incredible background, it really adds to much to your card. I love your sentiment on the striped vellum, so amazing!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card, Joyce... love the colorful background! Thanks for joining us at Pinterest Inspired Challenge. Hope to see you again!
ReplyDeleteLove the flowered background and think that the sentiment is super lovely and the way it pops against that vellum is amazing!! Wonderful card full of much loveliness!!! Hope you have had a wonderful week!! Happy day to you!!
ReplyDeleteAhhhh this card!!! (want it) LOVE it = AMAZING!
ReplyDeleteSwooning, Joyce ... what a stunning stamped background ... fabulous with that gorgeous striped vellum and delicious gold die cut sentiment! Happy carpet fitting!! Delighted to have you playing along with us at Time Out! Hugs, Anita :)
ReplyDeleteReally fun card! I love the happy colors and your perfectly stamped bg! Thanks for taking TIME OUT and joining our challenge! ;)
ReplyDeleteIt is hard working prepping for new carpeting, isn't it?! You don't realize all the things that you have to move! I had to take my upstairs -- > downstairs...sheesh.
ReplyDeleteYour card is beautiful...love all your gorgeous stamping!
Oh, I love this, Joyce! It's gorgeous and perfect!
ReplyDeleteDarling, Joyce! Your cards always inspire me!
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