I never made a round card before, so I had to think about this week's Mojo Monday challenge a bit. I pulled out my Personal Cricut which I don't use a lot to make the circle and scallop. Then I just played around a bit.
The designer paper I chose was kind of whimsical, so I wanted to keep an airy theme. You know, let the "creative spirit" out of the cage to soar and be free! That was at least the thought. And the "you" who inspires me are all you great card making die-hards that just keep on producing. I'm always so amazed by how many wonderful papercrafters are out there doing such great stuff. I love it!
So here's my card. Thanks for inspiring me!
Materials used - all Stampin' Up (unless otherwise noted)
Stamp sets: Aviary, Perfect Words (Hostess), Elementary Elegance (SAB)
Paper: Attic Boutique DSP and Blushing Bride, Poppy Parade, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla card stock
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because nobody wants to comment, or is there a possible problem with my blogger
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been to your blog???
Well, I feel like I'm really moving up in the world after submitting my first entry to the Mojo Monday Challenge. It was great fun making it. Kevin said my finished card looked
like a multi-layered cake. Well, okay, I can take that comment. It looks
different on camera than in real life. Does a card gain weight from
being behind a camera? Nah, I'm just being goofy.
Okay, here's the card. Ta da!!! I'm Sending Springtime Smiles to you...
Sending Springtime Smiles
Here's a closeup. I just love the designer paper. It's so pretty and spring-like.
I used Stampin' Up's Twitterpated for Designer Paper and card stock in
Robin Hood Red, Baja Breeze, Blushing Bride and Island Indigo. The stamp
sets I used were Simply Soft and Easter Blossoms.
Here is the inspiration sketch provided by Mojo Monday.
Tonight I made a light box for taking better pictures of my card creations. I found several sites on YouTube, but liked this one the best:
For my own project, instead of a box, I used several lids from Avon boxes that I taped together. I used white muslim to cover the sides. I'm pretty happy with the results. Here are some pictures of my finished.
You already saw the results from the picture I posted above. I'm pretty happy with it, but it still needs a little work. I haven't figured out all the lighting and coloring issues yet. I'm not a professional photographer or anything like that. I just like learning new stuff, and YouTube has so many great resources, it's crazy!
So, if you are a kindred stamper, send me some comments, perhaps to share how you take pictures of your creations. What works best for you?
