I made a card and then decided it had very Mardi Gras coloring. So now that it is close to Mardi Gras, decided to rework the card to make it MORE Mardi Gras.
Here is the first:
Here is the final card, both the outside and the inside. This version uses a fleor-di-lis embossing folder for the background, removed the blue color, and added more flor-di-lis to the inside in the traditional colors of purple, yellow, green.
I discovered a new stamp company just after Christmas. STAMPlorations. Thanks to their stamps, I already have 2 of next year's Christmas card ideas. This Africa card utilizes one of the several stencils I bought from them. I thought it was a perfect background for this Africa themed card. I have created my own set of card challenges to help keep me inspired and I started this card for Challenge #11, Make a single layer card, but then without thinking about it, I added a mat of green. So much for that challenge! It really is a challenge for me! I also created one with an elephant because I didn't like how the background showed through the stamped image.
Besides the STAMPlorations stencil, I used Local King Rubber Stamps for the tree, giraffe and elephant. The Have A Great Day is from a set that I am not sure of the stamp company.
I used the Lawn Fawn stamp and die set "Color My World" to make this card that I sent with a STAMPlorations coloring book.
I have two friends with birthdays in late December and early January and both of these ladies like purple. I made two different purple cards using the MFT Stitched Blooms.
Poetic Artistry is a blog by Julee Tilman who creates Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge.
