Saturday, August 26, 2017

You Are My Favorite Season

As I type this, my family is waiting out what is now tropical storm Harvey (so NOT my favorite season living in the Gulf Coast area!). Bright side? More time for card-making!

I’m sharing an instructional post today (the first of many). 
I received some new WPlus 9 dye inks that were waiting to get some attention. Also at my craft area was my Lacy Leaf stamp set by Concord and 9th so I decided to take one of the small images to break in the inks.  What started as a swatch project turned into a self-challenge. The more I stamped leaves the more I wanted to challenge myself to create a design using only the smallest stamps in the set. Using my MISTI stamp positioner and a grid transparency helped me center everything. I used the small leaf, heart and small-lettered sentiment and came up with the following:


 I love those little sentiments: Greet & Gather, Bonfires & Blankets, Pumpkins & Pinecones, Acorns & Apples. I must admit I felt a little Jennifer McGuire-ish after finishing as she often makes patterns out of small images😀. To separate the design from my main sentiment I hand drew a divider. I layered rust-colored card stock to outline the main panel and then adhered everything onto a white card base.  

Thank you for stopping by!  I am not yet sure how often I will post, bear with me as I figure this blog thing out. If you are in Texas and affected by Harvey, I wish you blessings and protection!

-Michelle
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3 comments:

  1. Sheila HAugust 26, 2017 at 10:46 PM

    You created a beautiful pattern , Michelle. The leaves, tiny hearts and sentiments nicely highlight the large sentiment. Great design and colors!

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  2. Sheila HAugust 26, 2017 at 10:51 PM

    I neglected to say that I hope you and yours continue to be safe from the storm.

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  3. Michelle two LsAugust 27, 2017 at 6:37 AM

    Thank you Sheila. Our city was pummeled with rain through the night and no signs of it stopping. Our home is fine, we have power. However several friends and some family members already have water in their homes. Harvey has been a beast!

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