I've never been a "girly-girl" but it always surprises me that browns and tans are my favorite colors. I decorated my entire house in those shades! I find them inviting and soothing. I try to remember to use other colors in my Card Making and Paper Crafting Projects but it is tans and browns that make me the happiest.
I also love animal prints and lions. (I decorated my house in those too! LOL) In fact, I was roaming around my house looking for "props" to put in the photo and I noticed that the background of this card was very similar to the walls in my Living Room (which is my favorite room in the house)! I included a picture to show you. Funny!
- Put a few different Distress Inks and/or Stains onto a Craft Sheet. (I used Gathered Twigs and Brushed Cordury Distress Stains and a Scattered Straw Distress Ink Pad.) Spritz with Water and swipe a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Manila Cardstock through the inks and heat set.
- Drop a few water droplets onto the cardstock and heat set.
- Stamp the Lion from the SU! Zoo Review Stamp Set in Chocolate Chip Ink onto the manila card.
- Ink the edges with Frayed Burlap Distress Ink and a Blending Tool.
- Create a 1-7/8" x 3-5/8" Tag in the same manner as the card.
- Stamp the sentiment from TH Life's Possibilities Stamp Set in Versamark Ink onto the Tag and emboss with Clear Embossing Powder.
- Apply Frayed Burlap Distress Ink to the edges of the tag with a Blending Tool.
- Cut a piece of Early Espresso Cardstock to 4" x 1-3/4" and punch the top with the Tag Topper Punch.
- Punch the tag with the Tag Topper Punch, layer onto the Early Espresso Tag and embellish the hole with a TH Reinforcer Sticker.
- Ink a couple of Salvage Stickers from the French Industrial Pack with Distress Ink.
- Cut a piece of Burlap and pull a few of the strings out from the edges.
- Cut a 4-1/4" x 11" card from Soft Suede Cardstock. Score and fold at 5-1/2"
- Layer a piece of 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" Early Espresso Cardstock onto the Soft Suede Card.
- Adhere the card front to the card. Attach the Burlap, embellishments and tag.
- Cut a piece of 4" x 5-1/4" Very Vanilla Cardstock and sponge with Frayed Burlap Distress Ink. Adhere to the inside of the card.
Challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Monday/Anything Goes
Artistic Inspirations/Anything Goes
Crafty Girls/Anything Goes
Creative Moments/Anything Goes
Ladybug Crafts/Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesday/Anything Goes
Crafts and Me/Anything Goes
Through the Craft Room Door/Anything Goes (1)
The Sisterhood of Crafters/Animals
Eureka/Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday/Anything Goes With Buttons
Love how this came out, Cathy, and your living room is lovely, too! GREAT sentiment! Thanks for sharing this with us at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge!
wow, love this!! Love the antique look of it esp the tag. Thanks for sharing how you create this too. So detailed.
Thanks so much, Lin! It’s my favorite room in the house – especially ’cause no-one ever goes in there so it stays neat! LOL Thanks for the visit!
Thank you, Sheerah! Glad you enjoyed the tutorial! 😀