Inspired Thoughts – You Make a Difference

Happy Tuesday.  Time again for the Cardz 4 Guyz Challenge!

Be sure to check out all the great projects made by the Design Team.

This week, the theme is “Get a Little Dirty”, and we mean for you to add some Grunge and/or Distressing to your project.  Cannot wait to see what you will create.

My overall design was influenced by these current challenges: Sketch – Inspire Create (#122); Inspiration Photo – Paper Craft Crew (#481) and the Color options suggested by Color Dare (#508).

Here is the result: 

Steps:

• Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Smoky Slate cardstock.
• Background Panel: (4⅛” x 5¾”) Smoky Slate cardstock with the upper right and lower left corners curled and distressed with a Bone Folder.
• Support Panel: (4” x 5¼”) Basic White cardstock.
  • The Tree image from the Beauty of Friendship stamp set was stamped with Soft Suede ink and re-stamped (2^nd Generation) with the same stamp creating the lighter colored Tree in the upper left corner.
  • The Spots/Splatter image, from the same stamp set, was stamped repeatedly in the lower right corner (both 1^st and 2^nd Generation), with Cherry Cobbler, Soft Suede, Smoky Slate and retired Midnight Muse inks.
  • The panel was then dry-embossed with the Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder.
  • For grunge, the panel was sponged with Smoky Slate ink and a Sponge Dauber liberally along the embossed words and the edges.
• Forest Fantasy: (2½” x 4”) and (1¾” x 1½”) Muted Tree patterned pieces of retired Beauty of the Earth Designer Series Paper pack supporting several of the colors per the Color Dare suggestion.
  • Additional grunge sponging was added to the patterned paper.
  • Again, both of the corners were distressed with the Bone Folder.
  • The pieces of patterned paper were adhered to the upper right and lower left areas of the Support Panel.
• Sentiment Label: (1¾” x 1¼”) Gray Granite cardstock scrap.
  • The sentiment, You Make a Difference Everyday, from the Inspired Thoughts stamp set was stamped into Versamark ink and then into Cherry Cobbler ink and heat-set with Clear Embossing Powder.
  • The edges of the Label were distressed with Paper Snips.
  • The edges were sponged with Smoky Slate ink and the then crinkled.

A classic sketch.  So many options and a great way to show off your different patterned papers with a simple sentiment.

I like the dreamy nature of this particular piece of patterned paper, and it is well suited to the distressed treatment.

I can think of so many men that have made a difference in my life and this is a perfect card to send letting them know how I feel.

Thanks for spending some of your time with me today.  Cheers,  Jolanda.

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