Strawberries come out in June here in Michigan, but I hadn't taken the time to get this sweet set out (Strawberry Patch) and use it yet this summer, so this seemed like a great opportunity to stamp with it! The "sweet" sentiment in the Strawberry Patch set isn't that big, so I substituted the "sweet" from the Sweet Holiday Wishes set and embossed in black and then offset and clear embossed the "sweet" again. I blended my background with Bright Buttercup ink and also added a banner with "summertime" embossed in white. I used my MISTI to stamp the strawberries, leaves and flowers so I could add a little shading. I fussy cut along the top and then added some foam to the back before adhering to my card base. Here's a closer up:
I finished with an enamel dot, some sequins and bakers twine, and it definitely looks like a summertime card to me!!
You've still got a couple days to play along, so check out Ashley's fabulous card and video and then play along right HERE.
Thanks so much for stopping by today...I love it when you do!
8 comments:
Marcia, I love this! So summery looking and the yellow is a perfect match for those delicious looking strawberries!
Looks like summer. Such a sweet card Marcia and great take on Ashley's card.
Such a lovely card with the strawberries & ink blended background.
Looks like summer to me, Marcia! Love the bunch of sweet strawberries and how you popped them up. The yellow background really makes these strawberries pop off the card! Perfect finishing touches too! No detail was overlooked and making this card as sweet as can be!
Very pretty Marcia. I love your colors and the sweet berries. I like how you stamped them and cut out the whole stamped image to pop it up. Beautiful!
I had to stop by your blog today since you left a lovely comment on the PB blog today. Glad you aren't just "looking at the pictures" any more!
Love this, Marcia! Lovely strawberries and your design is so pretty. The Shadow Sentiment technique really works beautifully
Great idea to pop up your berries and leaves, Marcia! The yellow ink-blended background and black sentiment provide the right balance. Sweet card!
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