Friendship Cards

The first slimline card I made was sent to Linda for the June CCC.  I used my new PFS Braided Circles slimline die & the Spellbinders Feb 2020 Small Die of the Month kit.

I purposely used purple since Linda & I were both born in February which has a birthstone of amethyst.  My first idea did not include using the Spellbinders dies, which were still unopened.  So glad I discovered they were just the right size circles.  Took some trial & error to come up with which paper to use for which layer. 

The PTI sentiment word was cut from the teal paper with vellum for the shadow.  I didn't add embellishments, but did use a shimmer pen on the foliage & Pico Embellisher on the word.  Glad Linda likes it.  I'm entering NBUS 16 & SSS Wednesday.

My next card combines 3 challenges:  ABNH, ModSquad & Retro Rubber.  I began by smooshing DI pumice stone & scattered straw using a piece of acetate.  Then I used an old JudiKins ep called Malachite for the leaves from HA Leaf Prints which  is a 2010 stamp set I still really like.  It also has a great selection of small sentiments. 

But the challenge at ABNH is to combine old & new, so I used a sentiment from the 2019 HA/GK collaboration set called Friendship Blooms.  I didn't want a bold sentiment, so I stamped in pumice stone on vellum & clear embossed.  That didn't show up enough, so I added another layer of vellum plus the same kraft I used for the narrow mat.

I also added an oval die cut from the same green I used on the card front & attached it to show only across the bottom.  The sentiment oval was attached with foam tape & I added some light brown sequins.  This could be for Thanksgiving if I don't mail it before then.

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