Whenever I need inspiration for cardmaking I always head to
the gallery at
Splitcoast Stampers. There is a veritable bevy of wonderful cards there to provide as much inspiration as I need. I found one that featured a round focal element and some layers attached with washi tape!! I have been wanting to use the washi tape I bought months ago and have been struggling with finding a good sketch that would make the best use of my limited colour options. This one did the trick!! I started with a dark gray card front, added an embossed strip of light gray cardstock using two different washi tapes - black & white plaid above and the diagonal stripes below. Perfect!! I found the geese
(Arthurs Clipart) image in my stash as well. I cut it round using Nesties and cut it a black layer while I was at it. The original card had a greeting with a flagged end so I decided to add a black strip with a flagged end and a small laser printed greeting below it. I glued the strip with the greeting attached on the card front using double sided tape and mounted the geese image using 3D foam tape.
I am encouraged by this card. I hope to be able to incorporate more washi tape in my cards as time goes on. I realize that having only a limited supply of colours and patterns certainly curtails my options but as this card proves I just need to keep at it and I will find more sketches that work with what I have.
Therese
