I am so excited to post this card. It is the first one I made with my new stamps! I made this card for my very special friend Sheila who is going through some tough times. I wanted her to remember that even though her friends cant always be right there beside her we anr always thinking about her and will be here for her.
I started by coloring my new Mimosa Umbrella stamp in several different color schemes. I settled on this yellow and green theme mostly because my husband (who is my best critic) said it was his favorite. I used the following Copic colors E00, E21, E25, E29, G14, YG05,Y02, Y11, R81, R83, and RV23. I remembered that I had this paper in my drawer the colors would work perfect. I have had it a long time and wish I could tell you the name of it. I went thru my cardstock and pulled the orange, light green and rose colors that matched the patterned card stock. I use Archiver brand cardstock, they are my favorite scrapping store, I visit them weekly if not daily sometimes! I had seen a card that I really liked on a Blog so I used it as my templete. I cut the patterned stock so it showed the scalloped edge that was on the paper and matted it with the orange cardstock placing it on a 5x5 easel card. I then took and cut a 2" strip of the rose cardstock and used my Fiskar Boarder Punch to create the lacey strip to put across the middle. Next I cut the piece of the light green cardstock and placed it on the left side of the card centering it between the scallops and the bottom edge of the patterned paper. I cut an oval using my Nestabilites die cuts, just the size of my Mimosa so that when I placed it on the oval, the umbrella would just hang off the edge of it. I placed it overlapping the light green piece. Next I picked out two flowers that are from Flora Doodles and put them together with the sparkly center that comes with them, and place them on the bottom left corner of the light green stock. I cut another strip of the patterned paper and placed it on the bottom of the easel card along with a piece of the orange stock that what just thinner then the patterened paper and overlapped them on the base. I then used the light green cardstock and created another lacey strip putting it across the base. I cut out a small oval with my Nestabilities die cuts and printed "Thinking of You" on it and placed it in the center of the lacey strip. I put little rinestones around it to be able to rest the card against. I left the orange cardstock blank so we could all sign our names on it. I wanted to place a small flower on the bottom right hand corner but didnt have any the right color or size in my stock and I had to give the card to Sheila the next morning before she left town to go to her follow up.
I started by coloring my new Mimosa Umbrella stamp in several different color schemes. I settled on this yellow and green theme mostly because my husband (who is my best critic) said it was his favorite. I used the following Copic colors E00, E21, E25, E29, G14, YG05,Y02, Y11, R81, R83, and RV23. I remembered that I had this paper in my drawer the colors would work perfect. I have had it a long time and wish I could tell you the name of it. I went thru my cardstock and pulled the orange, light green and rose colors that matched the patterned card stock. I use Archiver brand cardstock, they are my favorite scrapping store, I visit them weekly if not daily sometimes! I had seen a card that I really liked on a Blog so I used it as my templete. I cut the patterned stock so it showed the scalloped edge that was on the paper and matted it with the orange cardstock placing it on a 5x5 easel card. I then took and cut a 2" strip of the rose cardstock and used my Fiskar Boarder Punch to create the lacey strip to put across the middle. Next I cut the piece of the light green cardstock and placed it on the left side of the card centering it between the scallops and the bottom edge of the patterned paper. I cut an oval using my Nestabilites die cuts, just the size of my Mimosa so that when I placed it on the oval, the umbrella would just hang off the edge of it. I placed it overlapping the light green piece. Next I picked out two flowers that are from Flora Doodles and put them together with the sparkly center that comes with them, and place them on the bottom left corner of the light green stock. I cut another strip of the patterned paper and placed it on the bottom of the easel card along with a piece of the orange stock that what just thinner then the patterened paper and overlapped them on the base. I then used the light green cardstock and created another lacey strip putting it across the base. I cut out a small oval with my Nestabilities die cuts and printed "Thinking of You" on it and placed it in the center of the lacey strip. I put little rinestones around it to be able to rest the card against. I left the orange cardstock blank so we could all sign our names on it. I wanted to place a small flower on the bottom right hand corner but didnt have any the right color or size in my stock and I had to give the card to Sheila the next morning before she left town to go to her follow up.
I had so much fun making this card and cant wait to do the next one!
