If you hurry there is still time for you to enter the Paper Smooches Sparks DT Challenge, but I'm cutting it fine with the Paper Smooches May Guest Designer spot, and this fortnights Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge. With its combination of orange-red and blue-green, this card is also perfect for this weeks CAS-ual Fridays Opposites Attract.
After reading the content of this Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge photo, everytime I looked at it there was one song that kept going through my head. The song is a cover version by The Thompson Twins of an old Cole Porter song "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" from the Red Hot & Blue album. The chorus of the song asks "Who wants to be a Millionaire?" and the response "I don't, and I don't, 'cause ALL I WANT IS YOU", thus my inspiration, and I figured whoo better than a wise owl to remind us that love is more important than money :) Other elements that drew me in most about this particular Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge were the contrasting colours, the linear elements and the graphic style.
I enlarged the free digital Paper Smooches "For You" stamp to create a template for the "YOU",and hand cut the letters out of the white cardstock with a blade. The sentiment is stamped using Paper Smooches Alphadots and as my "s" has gone walkabouts, I masked the "IS" from "surprISe" in Good Gab, and of course the little owl is from Chubby Chums. The sentiment and the owl are stamped in watermark ink then heat embossed with American Crafts Denim Zing. The owl is coloured in Copics Caramel (YR14), Pale Aqua (BG000) and Aqua (BG15). The papers are from Echo Park Dots & Stripes. The front layer of the card and the owl are pop-dotted for visual texture.
Hope you are having a wonderful day :)
Well I learn't something today...never knew the Thompson twins did a cover of that song, loved the TT in the 80's :0)
ReplyDeleteBrilliant card and so clever how you created it.
Jenny x
Lyndal your card is so darn CUTE! You really captured the colors in the inspiration photo!
ReplyDeleteLove this clever little card - what a great idea for the owl!
ReplyDeleteThis card made me smile when I saw it ... love the colours and the little owl - I collect OWLS because I love them!!!! Gorgeous Lyndal ;)
ReplyDeleteSweet! What an adorable use of that SPARKS challenge.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, this design is sooo cute! I love what you did with your letters :) Thanks for playing along at CAS-ual Fridays!
ReplyDeleteOh goodness, how cute is this!?! Thanks for playing at CAS-ual Fridays this week!
ReplyDeleteLOVE that you enlarged and cut a negative image with those letters--great idea I may have to "lift" some day! Well done.
ReplyDeleteSuper cute!
ReplyDeleteThanks for playing at CAS-ual Fridays!
Laura
SUPER cute! LOVE the papers and your stamping of the sentiment! FUN! THANKS so much for joining in the fun and playing along with us over at the Paper Smooches SPARKS challenge;)
ReplyDeleteStinky cute! Thanks so much for playing with us at CAS-ual Fridays!
ReplyDeleteYour card is too darn cute! LOVE the negative-cut lettering :)
ReplyDeleteThis is really cute. I love how the owl has a little hole to sit in-which all owls are suppose to have. Thanks for stopping by my blog and leaving such a nice comment too.
ReplyDeleteLyndal - I love this card and how you cut those letters! So creative! Great take on the inspiration photo. Are you applying for the SPARKS design team?
ReplyDeletei LOVE this....you are rocking ps stamps girl! awesome creativity.
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