Monday, July 12, 2010

Clothesline Easel Card

My cousin and his wife just recently had twins. A boy and a girl. They had them through a surrogate so I wanted to make an extra special card. I got this great Unity stamp as a RAK from my friend Chrissy a while back. I thought it would be perfect!





I colored the clothes with copic markers and popped them up. Then I glued down some twine for the clothesline. I made it look like an outdoor scene using some cloud paper and the fence punch. I cut the grass myself with scissors even though I could have easily used the Silhouette. I was on a roll and didn't want to stop by using the computer! I found the PERFECT sentiment to go on the front of the card. I was so excited once I pulled it together.























I had decided to make this an easel card just to give it more pop. I don't have many baby sets so I struggled to find a sentiment for Twins. Luckily I was able to use this sentiment from Signature Greetings and add an "S" to the word bundle. For the "S" I just inked up a letter from another sentiment in the set.  The Memento Dew drops work perfectly for these tight areas!




I added a couple of strips of patterned paper at the bottom to finish off the card. I am working on a picture frame to send with the card. I'll post it when I'm done. :) Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you enjoyed your weekend!

Stamps: Unity, PTI Everyday Button Bits & Signature Greetings
Ink: Memento Black, Colorbox Night Sky, Distress Ink, Copics
Paper: PTI Vintage Cream, Hibiscus Burst, Summer Sunrise, October Afternoon Patterned  Paper
Misc: EKSuccess Punch, MS Fence Punch, PTI Hawaiian Shores Buttons, Twine, pop dots, Stickles, sewing machine

14 comments:

  1. It's perfect!! I am sure they will love it!

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  2. Oh, Susan, what a beautiful card--I love everything about it. Great cloud BG, and the way you've added dimension to the clothesline is amazing. Great job working with what you have to create the sentiment you needed! Congrats to your cousin and his wife; what an amazing time for them.

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  3. Susan, Amazing card. I am really loving all your scene type cards. They are just awesome. Very very neat. Congrats to your cousin as well..I am so happy for them.

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  4. This is so sweet! Love the popped up clothes and the whole scene is beautiful!

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  5. How stinkin' cute is this! The sentiments you chose are perfect!

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  6. omg, what a fabulous card!! it's gorgeous, i'm sure they loved it!!

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  7. Sweet card! I love these easel cards!

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  8. Absolutely ADORABLE card!! I love all the elements, the colours and the layout.

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  9. I have spoken with you many times and can't believe I haven't checked out your blog before. Your card is adorable and very creative. I love all the very well thought out elements, the clothes line, popped up outfits, picket fence and the finished inside of the card. That is something I don't always do. Really nice job.

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  10. This is such an amazingly adorable card!

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  11. Oh boy I love this card. I have wanted this stamp for a very long time! This card is perfect!!!

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