Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Traveler's Inspiration Challenge 3

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This is for Traveling Mama’s Traveler’s Inspiration Challenge 3. I had such a hard time getting a decent picture of this card! Just when you think you have a (small) grasp on lighting/Photoshop… lol. Anyway, as soon as I saw the inspiration pic I knew I had to use this cute little swimsuit stamp. I’ve been thinking a lot about my grandma lately (who just passed away), and one of the memories that keeps coming to mind is how she used to take me to the Y to go swimming. I’d have so much fun playing around in the pool; then, after we’d changed back into our street clothes she’d put a tiny little dab of her cologne behind my ears – I always felt so grown-up and glamorous! For the card, I stamped the swimsuit with pigment ink and heat embossed with clear ep, then paper pieced with a scaled-down swatch of digital pp (love the versatility of digital!). Added a sentiment underneath, and voila! A super-easy, fun little card, with a happy memory to go along with it.

Card Recipe
Stamps: Provo Craft Simply Chic (swimsuit), Stampin’ Up “Many Happy Returns” (sentiment); Ink: ColorBox pigment “Ochre”, ColorBox fluid chalk “Charcoal”; Paper: Andrea Victoria “Pina” digital paper, Georgia Pacific white cs; Accessories: clear ep

7 comments:

  1. LOVE it! That bathing suit is adorable! I want one like that! :-)
    Thanks for playing along!
    Hugs!

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  2. So CUTE! I want that swim suit in my size! :) I love the stamp, where did you order that? Love the memory of your grandma!

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  3. The swimsuit stamp is from the set "Summer Party" in the Simply Chic line by Provo Craft. I got mine on e-bay for under $10. They're kind of a hybrid clear stamp - the body of the stamp is clear, but the part that is actually inked is a black rubber (hope that makes sense!). You get the ability to see where you're stamping but with a sturdier stamp. HTH!

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  4. What a great card!!! The suit is CUTE!

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  5. I loved the story of your Grandmother & that swim suit, ya I want one too.
    It's hard to photograph embossing, I'm with ya on that one.

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  6. icute card! I love the bathing suit!

    Clouds :D

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