I seem to have an fair amount of supplies, enough to make most anything that I can think of. But then, I usually pop a flower on most any birthday card. There has been a challenge since the beginning of the month that has been quietly calling my name: that for 'books'. I actually need a card for a book lover who is going to get a gift card for a bookshop from me.
I finally stumbled upon a piece of wallpaper in my deep stash. I got it several years ago from a crafting friend and never knew what to do with it. What you see in this photo are the sad, neglected supplies: a stamp I bought a year ago that has never seen ink, die cuts also received from a friend long ago (but always the wrong color for my projects) and that piece of wall paper.
I selected a square card base and cut the wallpaper to size. I stamped the sentiment in three parts, covering only one line with ink at a time. Then I cut them out and mounted them with foam strips in the stripe that was between the books, and finally glued the boughs and berries to flank the sentiment. It reads: "The small moments which we so love in our daily life". Very fitting for book reading, I think.
Entering this in these challenges:
Die Traumfabrik/ The Dream Factory: #153 The Reader
The Neglected Stuff: August challenge / 3rd entry
Everybody Art Challenge: #604 Alles geht / AG
A Perfect Time to Craft: #8 Open challenge
PIP: #2634 AG
So very creative and FUN!!
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Diane
{Nellies Nest}
The Neglected Stuff Co-Owner
Beautiful card! Thank you so much for playing along with the Dream Factory. Rosi x
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The Little Things
Wow, this card makes a huge impact. Simply amazing—I’m absolutely thrilled with it. I love the design featuring the black-and-white books. And the sentiment fits perfectly; you placed it just right. The branches are a real eye-catcher. A fantastic card! I’m sure the recipient will love it.
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Hugs, Uschi