Good morning!
And welcome to a brand-new month - the January blues should have dissipated a little by now, and we can start looking forward to longer days and the signs of spring. :)
But first, here's the prompt for February's challenge:
Gosh where to start with this collection of elements? There are so many aspects that could be incorporated in a card project:
- Love and romance - well February is the month of love, and there are definitely lots of iconic Valentine themes there with the various hearts and shades of pink.
- Kraft - it makes a great background for cards and pairs nicely with many colours (not just pink).
- Stitching - those lovely embroidery supplies would be perfect for a card. We've got pretty thread, something that could be interpreted as an embroidery hoop, lace and trim. You could interpret stitching with dies or by punching your own design to stitch by hand, or even dust off your sewing machine. So many possibilities!
- Frames and apertures - there are some lovely ornate frames in that photo and an aperture is always a great way to frame a sentiment.
- Ribbons and rosettes - I'm sure I have something similar to those rosettes in the various packs of stand-out stickers from Crate Paper that I've collected over the years. Maggie Holmes definitely featured rosettes a lot in her collections.
- Jewellery and hardware - Tim Holtz's Ideology range has featured many items over the years that would fit the bill here. Do you have ribbon charms, mini frames, photo corners or other accents that would work nicely here?
- Button shapes - the heart made of spools reminds me of those button art projects that were so popular back when we all bought buttons galore. If you don't want to go full out with buttons, why not try featuring at least one button from your vast collection as an accent on a tag or centre of a flower?
- Doilies - still such a versatile way to create a background for your card, I might just dust off my favourite die...
- Layout - the collage style in the photo provides great inspiration for a looser way of adding elements. You could cluster layered mini die cuts from snippets of paper in rows or like the circles created by those dishes in the photo. The placement of the rosettes at the top could also be interpreted on a card a bit like an empire waistline.
- Flowers - surely you didn't think I'd forget those? As usual there are some floral elements and plant life in the image, I especially like those embroidered florals with the bow.
I hope those are a few useful ideas to get you started.
Happy crafting!
P.S. Remember to tag your projects #2020handmadecardchallenge on Instagram if sharing there.
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