Tuesday, July 9, 2013

2013 ARTISAN ENTRY #6:BEST OF EVERYTHING CARD:

Hello there! You should have just come from Lauri's blog and her amazing project! Today I have another card to share with you using Best of Everything.

I love everything Primitive and Folk Art and this set seemed to fall into those catagories when I first saw it, so I had to have it right away. And then it just sat there for the longest time. I didn't use it until I found out it was retiring. Why I waited til then to give it some love, I'll never know!

Like I mentioned yesterday, I wanted to show alot of versatility with my projects, so I made several different sized cards. I don't usually make square cards because I don't want my card ladies to have to pay extra for shipping, so this was a fun change of pace.

This is much more my style than yesterday's card. I'm better at 'cute' and symmetrical. I broke out my brand new sewing machine for this card and had lots of fun working with different stitches, trying to mimic the style of the images in the stamp set.

For this project I added lots of layers and lots of whimsical borders. I took the rubber off of the Buttons & Blossoms Wheel and Sticky Stripped it to a clear block and then embossed the image using Whisper White Craft ink. The colors I used were Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Real Red and Whisper White.

I made a matching envelope using Polks Dot Parade DSP and the Simply Scored. This is my kind of card and I had a lot of fun making it. Thanks so much for joining us in the Hop. Next up is Kandi and her project-can't wait to see what she has going today!


1.Brenda Quintana http://qbeesquest.blogspot.com/
2.Joan Robertson http://www.dailystampede.com/
3.Lauri Ingram http://lauri-paperville.blogspot.com/
4.Laura Mellinger http://laurasworksofheart.blogspot.com/
5.Kandi Phillips http://kandiphillips.blogspot.com/
6.Lisa Hensley http://ponygirl40stamps.blogspot.com/
7.Anna Black http://my-creation-station.blogspot.com/
8.Pamela Staples http://www.sunnygirlscraps.com/
9.Tina Munzke http://www.craftedwithclass.blogspot.com/
10.Cindy Major http://www.cindymajor.typepad.com/
11.Patti McDermott http://craftingupthecoast.com/


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12 comments:

  1. LauriJuly 10, 2013 at 4:15 AM

    Hi Laura! What a wonderful folk art card! I can tell it is your favorite by all the detail and attention you paid to the design , stitching and everything about it!

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  2. Jen TimkoJuly 10, 2013 at 6:05 AM

    This is a work of art (as well as heart)! Beautiful!

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  3. Cindy MajorJuly 10, 2013 at 7:49 AM

    So adorable! Love the various layers!

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  4. Dani DziamaJuly 10, 2013 at 7:55 AM

    Love it! I would love this framed in my home! It's just awesome! I love everything about it! The sewing really sets it off!

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  5. Joan RobertsonJuly 10, 2013 at 8:40 AM

    Adorable card! You have put amazing detail into it and it still keeps a very clean folk art look. Love it!

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  6. HeatherJuly 10, 2013 at 9:51 AM

    OMG, this card is ADORABLE. I had this set and never used it to its full potential, think I'll pull it out again now! Love love love the border details!

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  7. AnnaJuly 10, 2013 at 1:29 PM

    So cute! I love all the layers!

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  8. UnknownJuly 10, 2013 at 3:04 PM

    Amazing layers. Great card and love the Black & REd.

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  9. lmel09July 10, 2013 at 3:23 PM

    Thank you for all your sweet comments! You sure know how to make a girl feel good!

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  10. Lisa HensleyJuly 10, 2013 at 5:01 PM

    You hit another one out of the park with this gem -- LOVE!

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  11. Kandi PhillipsJuly 10, 2013 at 5:47 PM

    This is seriously so cute Laura! Oh my gosh, I am in love with the details and the cute folk art style! So cute and whimsical, love it!

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  12. Serenity StamperJuly 27, 2013 at 10:26 AM

    WOW! I wish I could stitch :) I love to admire quilting and stitching... and I love to admire the pairing of stamping and stitching. Your work shows such variety, and yet consistent use of bringing in the sewn element. This is happy, crisp folk-art!

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