Hi There, Stampers!
Here’s another take on the sketch I discussed in my last article (click HERE to check it out). As I did with my first card, I used stamps to decorate the three small rectangles on the front of the card.
St. Patty’s Day Designs
In some years I feel lucky when Stampin’ Up! includes a St. Patrick’s Day stamp set in its spring mini catalog. This year we’re not so lucky. Of course those of you who have such sets from years past have all the luck. My favorite of all time is the wood-mount rubber stamp set, Pinch Proof. The Lucky Clover stamp set was another with some Irish hints to it. If you’ve got a big stash of Stampin’ Up! stamps, those are the two to go search for. As a demonstrator, I try to keep my stash to currently-available stamp sets so I can show you how to use what you can buy from me if you’d like.
So here’s my current stamp set that I used for my version of shamrocks – Bee My Valentine! What? Valentine’s Day has come and gone. Sure. But there’s a little heart in that set that’s just perfect for making a nice size of shamrock. And that’s what I used for this card. For the stem, I used the thin end of my Stampin’ Write marker to draw them by hand. Some are definitely better than others.
Now about the color. I let my design dictate the color I used for this card. The particular part of the design that dictated the color of the shamrocks was the ribbon. The Lost Lagoon Bordered Ribbon is the only green that I happen to have in my ribbon stash. A better color would have been Garden Green, but I’d used all of my Garden Green from the Combo Pack at Christmas time and never replaced it. Boo!
Supplies For This Card
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Bee My Valentine Stamp Set (small heart)
Very Best Occasions Stamp Set (for the sentiment)
Bright & Beautiful Designer Series Paper – the Lost Lagoon ombre print
Pretty Peacock Cardstock
Basic White Thick Cardstock
Basic White Cardstock
Lost Lagoon Bordered Ribbon
Pretty Peacock Foiled Gems
Still More Cards With This Sketch
I mentioned in my last article that I spent a weekend working on cards using the sketch with three elements. So, as you might imagine, there are still more to come! I’ll post about these next week.
Happy Stamping!