Tuesday 16 August 2011

Wrinkles Don't Hurt...............

................my first stamp set from Creative Expressions and time for my first DT piece.
The stamp set comes with three humerous images and masses of sentiments to go along with each image.  This time around I decided to create a card.
My card is 6" x 6" and to add to the theme I printed a background sheet from the computer of English notes as I thought this was quite apt with the sentiment.  My image has been coloured with Distress Inks tea dye and vintage photo. I have matt the image onto a circle cut using the Spellbinders Nestabilities standard circles. I have sponged the edges of the circle with vintage photo ink to add to the vintage feel of my card.  VINTAGE has been added to jump rings, adhering with Glossy Accents. Tim's Memo Pins also look great when adding letters in this way too.
I have cut two smaller circles using the Nestabilities, placed my image uppermost onto a flat surface and pressed each circle onto an area of the stamp to give me a couple of highlights of the main image, I love doing this in my cardmaking, highlighting the flexibility of stamps in your creativity.  The sentiment has been stamped onto white card with black archival ink and layered onto co-ordinated card.

Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment, Tracy x x



14 comments:

Sandy said...

Gorgeous card Tracy.
Great stamps. Love them.

sue law said...

Great card Tracy, love the colours you have chosen and your choice of background. Those stamps are so apt at the moment too!
Sue
X

Gabrielle said...

Fabulous card! Brilliant way to incorporate the sentiment! Right now, with the children being off school I whole heartedly agree with it!!!

Helen said...

Fabulous sentiments, I love the humour. Your card is great.

Sue said...

I am sure you will get LOTS of use from these stamps Tracy!!

Siobhan Fyffe said...

Blimey Tracy you don't hang about do you!! I haven't even opened the packet yet. Great card and so different to what you uisually do.
Siobhan

Netty said...

Smashing card Tracy, can see you are going to have fun with these images and sentiments. xx

Kim Dellow said...

Fab Tracy, great job! I love the 'Vintage' :) Kim

Lynn Stevens said...

hahahaha So true.... Really cute card!
Hugs Lynn

Dragon said...

Love what you have done but these stamps don't appeal to me at all... I love othe CE ones though!!
Frankie
xx

Lisa Somerville said...

How fun - love your design!

hazel said...

Fabulous first DT card - brilliant background.
xxx Hazel.

Emma Williams said...

Fabulous card and this is why Creative Expressions made a good choice when they chose you! :) Love all the work you've posted, especially the Simon Says Stamp & Show DT work of art...that is simply stunning! Beautiful work as always, Tracy.
Love Emma xx

Suzanne C said...

Funny sentiment & Card. Love the background and the design!