Kool Kitty Musings: 2020 Card Challenge

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Sunday, 30 August 2020

2020 Card Challenge - July card

Behind the scenes I'm still hoping to make a card for every card challenge prompt I post this year, even if they may end up being Christmas cards. ;)

But I have managed to make a project that is my take on the July prompt, which includes an element or two with bold diagonal stripes.

So hey, why not make my own diagonal stripes and in rainbow colours to boot?

A few weeks ago I was experimenting with stamps that can build stamped backgrounds, this time it's dies that make nice and uniform strips quickly and easily from pieces of card you have lying around waiting to be used.

I recently topped up my supply of cardstock by The Stamp Market via UK store Dies to Die For.

The Stamp Market released various new colours in August and when I swatched the cardstock out I had some off-cuts left that could be turned into strips very easily.

Here's one of the backgrounds I created with them:

Stamps: The Stamp Market - Friendly Phrases
Dies: The Stamp Market - Friendly Phrases, Avery Elle - Double Pierced Squares, The Stamp Market - 1/2" Quick Strips

I used it as the backdrop for one of the sentiment builders in the Friendly Phrases stamp and die set.

The set is intended to make mini cards, but I like how the various assembled sentiment designs fit inside fancy or non-fancy square dies and can be used as the focal point on a large square card too.

I did some tone-on-tone stamping for the floral background and used white Nuvo drops to add a bit of interest along with the orange flowers.

And for a change, my sentiment is stamped in something other than black! ;)

The Stamp Market - Friendly Phrases stamps Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Friendly Phrases dies Shop at: MISC	Avery Elle - Double Pierced Squares dies Shop at: AZ \| EH \| SHC	The Stamp Market - 1/2" Quick Strips die Shop at: MISC
The Stamp Market - Melon Orange ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Party Pink ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Sea Glass ink pad Shop at: MISC	Neenah Classic Crest 110 lb smooth Solar White cardstock Shop at: AZ \| EH \| SSS
PTI - Aqua Mist cardstock Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Blush Pink cardstock Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Bubble Gum cardstock Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Citrine cardstock Shop at: MISC
The Stamp Market - Emerald Isle cardstock Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Fresh Pink cardstock Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Leafy cardstock Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Melon Orange cardstock Shop at: MISC
The Stamp Market - Tropic Teal cardstock Shop at: MISC	Tonic Studios Nuvo Crystal Drops - Simply White Shop at: AZ \| EH	3M Scotch double-sided foam tape Shop at: AZ \| EH	Lawn Fawn - Stamp shammy cleaner Shop at: AZ \| EH \| SBC \| SHC
MISTI stamping tool Shop at: AZ \| EH \| SBC	Sizzix - Big Shot machine Shop at: AZ \| EH \| SBC	Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (small) Shop at: AZ \| EH \| SBC

Posted by Handmade by Natty at 08:30 AM in 2020 card challenge, Cards, Made in 2020 | Permalink

Tags: Avery Elle - Double Pierced Squares, The Stamp Market - 1/2" Quick Strips, The Stamp Market - Friendly Phrases

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