from STUMPED to SUCCESS

Do you ever find yourself stumped?  You  have a stamp set you want to use to create a card for a particular occasion, but you just can't get over the hurdle and put ink to card stock?  That was the dilemna Teresa faced when she came to last Friday's Open Crafting Night here in my craft room.

She knew she wanted to make Christmas cards using the Wondrous Wreath set and the Wonderful Wreath framelits she had recently purchased.  But where to begin?

She identified what shades of green she has in her stash of supplies and what reds went with each.  She decided to use Old Olive ink pad  for the main wreath image and  Always Artichoke for the accent leaves, along with Real Red for berries and bow.

She wanted to keep things as simple as possible because she wants to make multiples of the design she works out.  She elected to use a card sketch for inspiration, encouraged by the knowledge that the sketch was a suggestion/model and could be adjusted to fit her sense of design and balance. (Note:   The actual sketch is for a A-2 card with round central image, but I am still learning how to do photo editing and skewed both this image and her final card).

CAS TechnoStamper

Then she was off to the races, and by evening's end, she had completed her design.  I am so proud of her!  What a lovely card! (It looks much much prettier than my photo shows.)

©Stampin' Up!

Other supplies Teresa used were Brushed Gold card stock, Big Shot die cutting machine, and stampin' Dimensionals under the wreath.