I seem to be on a gold kick today! Actually, I made this card last month, or the month before, for a One Layer Wednesday challenge, and I don't think I ever posted it. I really made a mess of it and didn't think it was worth posting.
My daughter thought otherwise so let's see what you think!
I believe the challenge was to use something metallic on the card. I stamped everything in Encore Gold and embossed with gold.
I thought it needed something around the edge, so I edged it with the gold and embossed that. Got a smudge in the top left corner! Aaargh! I hate it when I do that!
Looking for something to camouflage the smudge, I found the little dot stamp from the retired Bird on a Branch set, inked it in gold and stamped in the corners. I didn't really like it any better than the smudge!
Today's Free for All Challenge on SCS was to use a silhouette stamp. Everything is packed up for tomorrow's Stamp Stack, so I'm going to put this in, since the bird is in silhouette.
If nothing else, it's a lesson in camouflaging your mistakes!
Card Recipe
Stamps: Peaceful Season, Bird on a Branch
Ink: Encore Gold
Paper: Shimmery White
Accessories: Gold Embossing Powder
As Luke would say, it's time to get out of the computer Nana!
Enjoy,
Bonnie
3 comments:
I'm with your daughter, Bonnie! This is classic and elegant. You can't go wrong with gold embossed on white!
Bonnie, I think the effect is beautiful. I agree with Emily that it is a classic and elegant card. The corner 'smudges' look a perfect part of the card.
Yes, your daughter was right -- go ahead and post it! ANd I like your creative idea to "match" the boo-boo. Clever!
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