This week's SCS Inspiration Challenge site was suggested by Jenna Barber who thought Wild Wings was filled with inspiration possibilities. I fell in love with this Cosmopolitan Area Rug … the pattern reminded me of some new Basic Grey Hero Arts Sweet Threads stamps that had arrived in the mail this week, so I was happy to ink them up.
I also loved the color palette, so I tried to stay true. I started with a brown cardstock background that I stamped multiple times with Hero Arts Envelope Pattern in Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink to add a bit of interest.
I stamped the open flower multiple times in Versamark on a dark ivory cardstock & clear embossed. I cut the flowers into the shapes on the rug, and added distress ink (Brushed Corduroy, Rusty Hinge & Spiced Marmalade) to create a resist on all but the ivory, which I left plain. This makes this card perfect for The Stamp Man Challenge to use a resist technique in your design.
After assembling my card, I stamped the Hero Arts Today & Always birthday sentiment in dark brown and attached the sentiment piece with foam tape for a little dimension. Even though the underlying design is a flower, I think this card would work great for a masculine birthday.
I hope you find Inspiration.
Wow, what a gorgeous card!! TFS 😉
Great card! I like that rug, too. 🙂
I LOVE this! Wish I had this rug, too :))
A very clever card, love it
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Lovely! Fabulous colour combination. Thanks for joining us at The Stamp Man challenge.