Friday 30 April 2010

A Passion for Plaid

Hello everyone, this is Dana with my last entry as a Featured Stamper. I've whipped up a little gift set for a friend who lend me a helping hand over the last few weeks and I just wanted to show my appreciation and gratitude.

Plaid seems to be a major trend at the moment and I wanted to incorporate that into my project. However, I'm too impatiened to stamp it *perfectly* ;-) So, instead of having accurate grids I simply stamped random lines and even added some distressing to the lines with an ordinary eraser. I think it adds a fresh, modern look to the plaid theme, don't you?

Thank you for looking and thanks again to Kate and Aimes for having me! It was so exciting to see my work featured here :)

Dana xx

Supplies:
Card
Stamps:
Faux Ribbon, Everyday Button Bits
Ink: Hawaiian Shores, Aqua Mist, True Black
Cardstock: Stamper's Select White, Kraft
Other: Vintage Buttons Lemon Tart, sewing machine / thread, Copic Markers (BG11, BG13), clear embossing powder

Flower Seed Envelope (inside the card)
Stamps: Faux Ribbon
Ink: Hawaiian Shores, Aqua Mist
Cardstock: clear cardstock, Staples lightweight cardstock (white, 120g)
Other: Beautiful Blooms II die #1 (smallest die), flower seeds, Carl Craft corner rounder

CD Cover
Stamps: Faux Ribbon
Ink: Hawaiian Shores, Aqua Mist, True Black
Cardstock: Stamper's Select White
Other: sewing machine / thread, decorative scissors (scalloped)

Gift Wrap (for the CD)
Stamps:
Fillable Frames II
Ink: Snow White
Paper: Gift wrap (kraft)
Other: sewing machine / thread, rotary trimmer (for tearing perforation), decorative scissors (pinked), tissue flower {Beautiful Blooms II die #1 (biggest die), white tissue paper, Ranger Mini Mister (filled with water and turquoise acrylic paint), Making Memories brad (silver)}

4 comments:

Karin said...

Dana, This was a great idea, to stamp the lines at random! Love the fun look and great project :)

Anonymous said...

Super cool project! Looks great! Best wishes from New Zealand!

Katie Berberich Handmade said...

Excellent idea Dana, it looks really effective xx

Jen Carter said...

Love the lines, love the colors, love that card!! Great job!