Congrats

This week's Challenge at the Cards Blog is to make a card featuring a single word … it was just the push I needed to break out this cool Congrats Word Set from Art Impressions that I won from Tammy by playing a little Color Throwdown Facebook trivia (wish I lived close enough to check out her cool store in person).

I decided to go with the colors from this week's Off the Wall Craftiness Challenge and a flipped sketch from Our Creative Corner.  I also knew I wanted to add in some of the great brocade pattern that is repeated throughout the inspiration board.

I started by stamping the word CONGRATS in Memories India Ink on Basic Grey Indian Summer Brandied Melon paper and clear embossing.  I used detail scissors and my trust Tim Holtz craft knife to cut around the letters (it is one great knife, but my knife skills are pretty novice, especially on curved parts … I had to use a black marker for a little touch up in a few places).

I mounted the word on the reverse side of some handmade paper.  I stamped the Hero Arts Antique Brocade on the back of the same paper & then framed both panels with black cardstock.  I used the same Basic Grey paper as the letters for my card base.

I finished with a border punch and some vintage black glass buttons that were decked out with a little clear bling to bring in the sparkle from the chandelier and candles in the inspiration photos.