Annie’s Ink-Lings
Besides stamping, another thing I love to do is read. I'm in a real comfort zone when I'm snuggled under an afghan in my rocking recliner, my kittie KoKo curled and dozing in my lap, in front of a warm fire, and a delicious mocha and a good book in hand. Oh, so warm and comfy, I lose track of time.
Books are the theme of today's card, brought on by the donation of a super bag of books to our church library. As church librarian, I always like to send a card of thanks to the thoughtful doner of the books. This is the first time I have used this stamp set by Taylored Expressions, called "In Other Words - Read." I love the sentiments in this set, and I especially love the sentiment I used on this card.
Also, for the first time, I used a border from Pretty Pink Posh "Scallop Borders 2." I am really pleased with the look of the stitched scallop border. It's such a nice finished look. Here's the recipe for making this card. I hope you will try the design with whatever stamps you choose.
Black Card Base 4 1/4” X 11, top fold and round corners.
Black Decorative Paper 4 1/8” x 5 3/8”, round corners.
Black Card Stock Panels, cut one of each size, 4 1/8” x 3” and 2 3/8” x 6”
Aqua Decorative Paper 4” x 2 13/16”
Yellow Dot Card Stock 2 ¼” x 5 ½”
Sentiment Panels: Black Card Stock 2 ¼” x 1 3/8”
White Card Stock 2 1/8” x 1 ¼”
Tools
Taylored Expressions #TEMS75 In Other Words - Read
Pretty Pink Posh Scallop Borders 2
Crop-a-Dial Corner Rounder
Black Acrylic Dots
Copic Markers: Lemon Yellow Y13
Acid Yellow Y08
Cool Shadow BG10
Aqua Blue BG01
Mustard Y26
Black Momento Ink Pad
I hope you've enjoyed today's card. Let me know what you think of it.
Blessings,
Annie
Fro one keen reader to another, I couldn't agree with the sentiment of your card more Annie - you can never have too many books! I am definitely trying to read more this year - I'm on my third book already, so hoping I can keep up the momentum all year long! I love the way the panel your stack of books is on reminds me of a bookmark too. Thanks for joining us over at The Paper Players this week and sharing your creation!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for your response. So happy to meet another book lover. I'm nearly finished with my second book and have already accumulated a stack to read. I appreciate that you like my card. It was fun to make.
ReplyDeleteI love this stack of books. That is a goal of mine in the New Year to find more time to read! The mix of patterns is fantastic and the sentiment is perfect. So happy you joined us at The Paper Players this week!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much and I'm glad you like the card, Claire. This is the first time I have entered a card. I hope to be able to do it again.
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