Creating a Card Around a Beautiful Quote

Today...I've got a quick blog post to share...

with a short background story.

Here's the very short background story:

Yesterday, I shared a card here at my blog that included a beautiful quote.

I loved that quote a lot...and wanted to use it again...

I knew immediately which stamp I wanted to use for the quote card. 

I got out the stamp...

I stamped the image

Got out my Spectrum Noir (Alcohol) markers...

Colored the image.

Added some background color 

(yes, with Clarity Stencil brushes and ink pads)

I chose two colors of metallic card stock for matting

( green and bronze)

Positioned the matted image layer with a piece of self adhesive fun foam...

and...

wha-la!

I created a card that started with the starting point being the sentiment (in this case a quote)

as opposed to the stamped image being the starting point.

It was fun coloring this image..

I wanted the pants to be a denim-like color...

and didn't have a marker that would give me a good base for that color...So...I experimented with a few colors in both the blue and the grey family...

and was able to create a color that was exactly what I had in mind.

The image is by Impression Obsession

The quote is from a company that is no longer in business

(I am SO glad that I ordered a whole bunch of their sentiments and quotes 

before they closed their on line shop)

I have used many of them...many times...

and I'm thinking that I will most likely use this quote stamp many times as well.

Thanks for visiting , my crafty friends!

Wishing you a wonderful Tuesday...

A day that allows you to enjoy some creative time of your own!

Michelle.