DCM - March elemental inspiration

Morning all!

It's a new elemental challenge over on the Daring Cardmakers blog.

Here's the inspiration image we're playing with:

For this week's challenge, I'm taking a trip down memory lane on many fronts - from the papers used to the star of the show stamp and die combo - I wonder what you'll recognise...

Papers: Basic Grey - Hillside (r)
Stamp and die bundle: MFT - Just My Type (r)
Dies: Cheery Lynn - French Pastry Doily (r), Lil' Inker Designs - Stitched Mini Chevron (r), PTI - Scallop Border (small/medium/big) (r), Spellbinders - Fluted Classics Rectangles

The elements I chose to work with were plants, a semi-circle, and a cross-hatched/cane pattern.

Enter the Hillside collection from Basic Grey (think this was release in 2016 or so) and stamp and die combo that used to feature a lot on my cards back in the day - the original Just My Type set from MFT.

I often paired this with an MFT doily die or the Cheery Lynn French Pastry die used here.

The colour palette for this card is a bit outside my norm, but with some light inking around the edges with brown ink and some decorative edges it's come together fine. :)

Make sure you check out the projects from the rest of the design team here, and play along if you can!

Until next time, happy crafting!

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MFT - Just My Type stamp and die bundle (r) Shop at: MISC	Cheery Lynn - French Pastry Doily die (r) Shop at: AZ (UK)	Lil' Inker Designs - Stitched Mini Chevron border die (r) Shop at: MISC	PTI - Scallop Border (small/medium/big) dies (r) Shop at: MISC
Spellbinders - Fluted Classics Rectangles dies Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Lawn Fawn - Walnut ink pad Shop at: SHC (UK)	Versafine - Onyx Black ink pad Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC | SHC (UK)	Basic Grey - Hillside collection (r) Shop at: MISC
Bearly Art - Precision Craft Glue Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Lawn Fawn - Stamp shammy cleaner Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	MISTI stamping tool Shop at: SBC	Waffle Flower - 6.5 x 8.5 Grip Mat Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)
Craft blending brushes Shop at: AZ (UK)	Crafter's Companion - Gemini machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Sizzix - Big Shot machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Thermoweb iCraft - Purple tape for die-cutting - 1 1/2" Shop at: AZ (UK)
Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (maxi) Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (small) Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC

Comments

[Angelnorth]

Great card Nat, a bit different but still definitely “you”. That typewriter is lovely, took me back to visiting a little typewriter museum in France (yes, geeky but very interesting!) quite some years ago.

[Miri]

I remember the typewriter from previous cards ... and it's still so cool :-). The soft spring colours look very nice and a bit vintage on your lovely card.