Friday, September 6, 2019

Hello

I made this in the dark with only a headlamp to work by. The whistle of the hurricane winds and the spatter of the rain surrounded us. We were without electricity. This morning, I looked at the card and thought I did a pretty good job considering. Now, we are surrounded by sunshine and calm breezes as if nothing had happened. Our hearts go out to those who suffered damage from the storm.





I chose an A2-sized card blank in dark brown. First,I cut down a piece of watercolor paper that I had stained with coffee grounds. It made a nice mottled background. I adhered that to the card blank. Next, I cut three identical die cuts with Sizzix - T!m Holtz - Wildflower Stems #1 and glued them down next to each other one shorter than the next. I started with the same dark brown as the card blank, then I went to beige and then to ivory. After that, I stamped the word "HELLO" (Studio G) with Distress Inks Gathered Twigs onto ivory card stock and adhered it to a piece of dark brown to create a border which I glued into place on the card. 

How's that for a monochromatic brown card? I think it turned out pretty well considering!

Sharing with:

The House that Stamps Built: DCC S419 ~ Things That Start With “B” 

The Rainbow Card Challenge: Challenge #9: Beautiful Brown  

Craft Rocket Challenge: Challenge #63 - September 2019 - Monochrome 

12 comments:

  1. Love the card! Glad your electricity is back and you are all safe :o)

    Tania

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  2. Such a simple and beautiful creation! I adore the clean feel and the lovely leaves you added! Thank you so much for joining us at The Rainbow Card Challenge! Sending HUGS! :) Mynn xx

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    1. Thanks for the compliments and for visiting my blog!

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  3. Simple and elegant! And not bad at all for creating with your headlamp! I've had to make cards a few times by candlelight; it's kind of fun. : ) Thanks for playing with The House That Stamps Built.

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  4. Beautiful card... especially when I read when you crafted.
    Thanks for playing along with us at our present challenge at Craft Rocket and good luck! Hope you will join us next month again.

    Hugs
    Alex

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  5. Thanks! I'm glad you stopped by!

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  6. Sweet and simple and oh so lovely! I'm so happy you played along in the Designer's Choice Challenge over on THTSB!

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  7. The card is gorgeous! Amazing work considering the difficult conditions! Great to see you in our gallery and hope you will join us again soon! Please do visit my blog Paint Paper Scissors for more inspiration.
    Nandini – Design Team member, Rainbow Card Challenges!

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  8. Sometimes less is more! You did a lovely job on this CAS card! Thanks so much for joining us this month at The Rainbow Card Challenge!

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