Friday 21 August 2015

Make My Day

Hello.  Welcome.  Whilst visiting around the blogosphere yesterday I came across Freshly Made Sketches, who have a slightly different take on the clean and simple genre.  They just want clean.  Now, of the two, the clean element is the one I struggle with.  When pushed, I term my style simple, rarely clean, so I thought this would be a good one to try.   And I liked the sketch.  So here's my idea


I wanted to use this Unity stamp and sentiment from the Call me I'll Laugh at You set.  So  searched my pp stash for a paper with telephones on it.  Nuffink!!  Then I decided to stamp my own.  DIY time.  I used various Colorbox inks and repeatedly stamped the telephone on white paper.  I cut a Cheery Lynn English Teaparty Doily and angel wing and also found some pretty pp that coordinated.  I added a piece of purple glitter tape and stamped the sentiment on a round of card.  I also made a shrink plastic telephone using the same telephone stamp.  Ain't it cute. 

Joining the fun at
Freshly Made Sketches #200 - A Celebration
Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge 198 - Doilies
Unity Stamp Co. Friends With Flair
Stampotique Designers Challenge 209 - Repeat Yourself

Thanks for dropping by.  Hope you are having a crafty weekend.  Don't forget to leave a comment.  You never know......   Hugz


23 comments:

Michele K. Henderson said...

Fun, colorful card! I love the deep rich color palette!

Michele K. Henderson said...

I don't think my last comment made it through, so I'll leave another one! Great card, with beautiful, rich colors!
Take care!
Michele
Crimson Owl Creations

Kathi said...

Wonderful card with a great color scheme. Good job with the sketch too.

Funny sentiment and I love those telephones.

Thanks for playing along with us at Stampotique Designers Challenges!

Amber Sheaves said...

That shrinky phone is too cute!

Linda said...

very nice card and ideal is cool.

Ruby said...

Lovely card.

D.Ann C said...

Tee-hee... cute sentiment, lovely card!

Becca Yahrling said...

Very fun & creative use of the phone stamp. Cute!

Linda Callahan said...

Love the sentiment and the old style phones are perfect! Fun card! So glad you joined us at Freshly Made Sketches to celebrate our 200th!

Amy O said...

I love how you made your own dsp for this fun sentiment. Thanks for joining us in our 200th sketch celebration at Freshly Made Sketches!

Janis said...

Terrific card, Gail! I love how you improvised and made your own background paper. This is such a great sentiment that you *needed* telephones, for sure. LOVE your little shrinky phone, too. What a great touch!!!
<3 J

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Juliz Design Post said...

Another fun card with a great sentiment, also love how your doily cut out in green makes a big impact on your card. Thanks for joining in the challenge at Cheery Lynn Designs and good luck.
Julie x

Jen Timko said...

How pretty this is! Love that little bit of sparkle. Thanks for joining our celebration at FMS!

Teresa Doyle said...

Such a pretty card Gail.

Cynthia said...

Very cute, Gail.

Debbie's Time Out said...

What a cute card. The verse makes me smile. Thanks for joining us in the Cheery Lynn Designs challenge. Best of luck to you.

JPScraps said...

Awesome card! Love the DIY paper. Such a great idea.

Gaylynn said...

Hahahaha made me laugh. Love this card, Gail.

shulsart said...

What a fun card, Gail, love that saying. Good luck and thanks for joining in on the fun at Cheery Lynn Designs challenge.

*Arwen* said...

Awesome!
Thank you for joining us at the Stampotique Designers Challenge!

xx Arwen

Confessions of a Paperholic said...

Haha, that sentiment is awesome. I would have wanted to ink that stamp, too! Perfect. Glad you found coordinating paper in your stash =)

Brandi R said...

Cute card! Love the purple and green ♥

Mary Anne / MA54K said...

Love the phones used in the background! You rock!