Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Keep Your Faith



The sketch challenge over at Everything but the Kitchen Sink inspired me to create a card featuring the four seasons. I wanted to keep true to the sketch...simple, clean. But also because of the sentiment, I wanted to create a soft, calm and serene feeling as well for the recipient. I started by choosing four patterned paper designs that reminded me of the seasons and then stamped them with the tree image and distressed the edges with the same chalk ink. I added the linen thread on the top of the card for a bit of added interest, and the texture and color of it reminded me of the wood from the trees. Is it ok to really really like your own cards? Because I absolutely adore this card, it gives me goosebumps.

Supplies Used: SU Sweet Pea DSP and Kraft Cardstock, SU Three Trees Stamp Set, Colorbox Chalk Ink in Creamy Brown, Linen Thread, CM Square Punch

10 comments:

  1. This is great Karen! Love it! Thanks for playing along with our challenge! :)

    Your embellish cards are cute too down below! :)

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  2. Absolutely! You can really really like your own cards!!! And I can see why :) What a fantastic design and you execute it so beautifully!

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  3. Love this card- love the sentiment! :) And good for you for loving your own card!! *grin*

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  4. Oh my goodness! I just love this! The four seasons! Such a great idea and so beautifully done!

    Thanks for playing along with ebtks!

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  5. Love those sweet trees stamped onto the colored papers...makes for a fresh, fun take on the set (that is very high on my ever growing wish list!). Great card! :>

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  6. so pretty, love the stamped trees on the pattern paper.

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  7. I love this card!!!! It is so earthy. The sentiment is beautiful :)

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  8. So pretty! I love the tree image! Thanks for playing with us in the challenge! :)

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  9. Wonderful! Thanks for playing the EBTKS challenge!

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  10. Katen this is fantastic! Those trees are just so cool! Thanks for playing along!

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