Saturday, April 28, 2012

Denami Challenge: One Layer Card


This one's just for fun!  I have absolutely no (well, maybe one) DeNami sentiment stamp, so I saw on their blog someone had hand-written a sentiment.  So I decided to have some fun.  What did the first swan say to the other?  "Hey, I used to think you were a duck!" Corny, I know, but fun.  The rest of the inside greeting says,
"I hope you have a happy, fun-filled birthday!".  Who wouldn't want to get this card?  I think sometimes as cardmakers we focus on the pretty outside scene, when people would really like a little smile or grin.  Now, the front of my one-layer card was very pretty before I added my choppy little writing.  I drew some clouds to use as a mask and sponged around them with Broken China Distress Ink.  The actual card is glossy, so the dye ink really pops.  I gold embossed the swans and then masked them to sponge the sky and water.  (Yes, that is water below the swans--their lake is rather greenish!)  I then did get a set of cling DeNami stamps recently with a few little butterflies.  The only thing is, there was a flower amidst the butterflies, so I promptly cut that part of the stamp off so I could make bunches of butterflies.  These are stamped in black and colored with Tombow watercolor markers.  So what else could one swan say to the other?  "W-a-a-a-y down upon the Swanee River....!"

6 comments:

  1. Brilliant! And your handwriting is NOT choppy. You are correct that we sometimes focus on the outside instead of the actual sentiment. This is fun and has a purpose!
    Thanks so much for joining in the Denmai challenge!

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  2. How adorable! I love the little scene you created and the handwritten sentiment is great. So glad you played along! :)

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  3. Fantastic card! Love the pretty swans and the peaceful scene you've created for them. Fun little riddle too ;)

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  4. What a fun card! Love the scene you created and your handwritten sentiment!

    Thanks for joining us in the DeNami challenge!

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  5. That's such a fun card! You really put together a fabulous scene using the ultra-classy DeNami swan. I love this one-layer card! Thanks for playing along in the DeNami challenge this month!

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