Hi Friends!
I am sure by now that most of you are aware of the devastation in Texas and my hubby, Dave and I are praying for all of Texas! We have many "virtual" friends that live in Texas and know that they have a long road ahead, especially those in the Houston area.
We hope that everyone is safe and will continue to pray for you.
In addition to the sadness in the news, today was a bit stressful
for Dave and I as well as for both of my sweet kitties! It was their annual dental appointment and
they were not happy “campers”. Between
having to “fast”, the car ride and staying at the vets most of the day, they
are getting re-acquainted with one another this evening and we are hearing quite a bit of "hissing" (sister "kitty" owners are fully aware of what I mean :-)).
A very rare moment in 2015 when they sat together on the same chair :-) |
We made the decision to sign up on the Banfield monthly billing plan with our two “girls”. We hope by doing so that the yearly cleanings may help avoid dental issues that could develop into more permanent health
concerns. They are now 12+ years old and we
want them to stay alive and healthy as long as possible (our oldest kitty lived to be 18 so we are hoping at least 20 for these two :-)).
While the "girls" were resting and recovering from the vet visit, I had a chance to create a card using Potter’s Clay from Verve Stamps for the Viva La Verve SketchAugust 2017 Sketch Challenge. I just love Julee Tilman’s sketches and wanted to sneak this card in before the deadline!
I am also participating
with the Simon Says Wednesday “Anything Goes” Challenge. If you have not had a chance to visit either
challenge yet, I hope you will do so- wow, what fabulous inspiration from all!
1). Trim
three pieces of patterned paper (I used a retired pattern from Stampin’ Up!) into
1” x 4” strips, distress the edges and mount onto the stitched rectangle die
cut from espresso cardstock.
2). Trim
a piece of vanilla cardstock, mount onto an espresso card front and adhere to the
white card base.
3). To create
the horizontal portion of the sketch, trim another piece of the designer paper,
distress the edges and mount onto espresso cardstock (trimming close to the
edge).
4). Ink
the sentiment from Potter’s Clay with ground espresso distress ink, stamp onto vanilla
cardstock (I used my MISTI® Tool and stamped three times). Apply clear embossing powder and heat set
with a heat tool. Die cut with a
stitched circle die and layer onto another circle die cut from espresso
cardstock.
5). Use a
stencil brush to add brushed corduroy distress ink over the edges of the all of
the panels and sentiment. Ink a splatter
stamp and stamp onto the panel and sentiment with ground espresso distress ink.
6). Layer the horizontal strip directly to the
card front, add the pieced designer paper panel with dimensional foam and mount
the sentiment (using dimensional foam for the portion that hangs off the side
of the dsp panel).
7). Ink
the clay pot images from Potter’s Clay using distress ink- tea dye, rusty hinge
for the smaller pot, ground espresso and brushed corduroy for the tallest pot
and bundled sage with brushed corduroy for the vase. Apply clear embossing powder on all, heat set
with the heat tool and fussy-cut the images (FYI- Verve Stamps has a
coordinating Potter Die Set but I do not own that yet :-)).
8). Mount
the pots using dimensional foam to finish off the card.
Stamp Sets: Potter’s
Clay (Verve Stamps), Timeless Textures (Stampin’ Up!)
Ink/Medium: Tim Holtz™ Distress Inks- Rusty
Hinge, Brushed Corduroy, Tea Stain, Bundled Sage, Ground Espresso
Paper/Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Early Espresso; retired Outlaw
DSP
Accessories: Big
Shot™, MFT Stitched Rectangle and Circle STAX, Spellbinders™ Circles Dies, Embossing
Buddy®, Stampin’ Emboss™ Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Hemp Twine,
Distressing Tool
Thanks
again for taking the time to visit! We are praying for all of Texas! We hope that everyone is safe and will continue to pray for you as we know that Texas has a long road ahead. Hugs and God Bless!
4 comments:
Julie, your card is gorgeous, and I love the sentiment! Hope the kitties are doing well tonight!! Hugs!
Bev - Guneaux Designs
This is just beautiful, Julie! Love the rustic colors. So glad you could join us for Viva la Verve!
What a beautiful card, Julie. I really like the layout, colors, and the verse. Hope all is well with you and yours (including your kitties!) Blessings to you!
It is a gorgeous card! I hav
D to come over from .SCS and tell you again how much I like it! I am now singing "Have Thine Own Way, .Lord"! :)
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