Happy Thoughts

Hello!!

Well i'm sooo ready for spring!! I just recently picked up the cutest sandals and i so so want to wear them!!! But..... it snowed this weekend, there's still about 10 inches on the ground, were still getting temps below zero....... i am soooo ready for spring!! :)

And to help convince Mother Nature to bring spring back around i made a sweet and fresh card for the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge - Perfectly Peach! I love the bright white, pink, peachy with a touch of green in the photo!! I also went a little literal by included a few peaches in my card!!

I started with the background first, the picture has a lot of white and grey so i pulled out a stencil and placed it over a white card base. I don't have any grey ink spray or paint so i made my own paint with white and black acrylic paint. I first smeared a few areas with the grey, then i added just white to the remaining areas. As i scraped off the extra it mixed/smeared with the grey!! I really love how it turn out!!

While the background dried, i pulled out some whitewashed cardstock and border punch. After it was punched i used sandpaper to bring out the peachy color of the cardstock. Next i pulled out several pattern papers and stamp the peach from The Alley Way Stamps Tooty Fruity set. I cut them out and paper pierced the stems and leafs with green and brown cardstock.

I layered the border over my cardbase and added the peaches with foam tape. I stamped the sentiment Happy Thoughts from the TAWS set Speak Easy and added a tiny minty button. I notched the end and added it to my card base.

I just love how it turn out!! I hope you have a wonderful day!!

Dana

Supplies
Stamps: The Alley Way Stamps - Tooty Fruity, Speak Easy
Stencil: DCWV
Cardstock: Core'dinations - Whitewash Collection
Punch: Martha Stewart
Ink: PTI - True Black
Pattern Paper: American Crafts - Dear Lizzy Neapolitan