Saturday, September 20, 2008

Have a Nice Weekend!

I went to a stamping demonstration on Thursday night. I have a few stamps but I never really took to stamping. But I will admit I liked the class and came away with a new found respect for those who stamp. So today I went to Michael's and bought this pretty dress stamp. I am trying to come up with a few new ideas for cards, so how hard could it be...

All in all it took almost an hour to make this card! That is just way to long! I did not have any white card stock, so I used a beige paper instead. I had trouble finding a very pale marker that would let the details of the stamp show through. I need some new markers! I was just about to pitch this card! Nothing I did was quite right. Then I just twisted the brown paper under the stamp and it gave the card what it needed. I sewed the edges around the stamped dress and the small piece of brown paper. I put white glitter on the dress. The heart in the corner gives it a little more texture and interest. The card looks small in these pictures it is actually 5" x 5".


I took these pictures at 11:30PM, the lighting in my house is fair at best in the daytime. Reminder to self, no late night photography!

3 comments:

steviewren said...

Your idea of adding glitter to the dress was genius! How about stamping on fabric instead of cardstock?

Scooterblu's Whimsy~Rhonda said...

What a beautiful card! I wouldn't have the patience to spend a hour on it! But you did a wonderful job on the dress! ~RHonda :)

Lavinia said...

That is truly a gorgeous dress. I love the fullness of it. And the dainty straps and hanger. A work of art, I say!