This is my second attempt with this card sketch. I used rectangles last time and because I needed an anniversary card I decided to use hearts for this card. I created a green card for fit in my large envelope. I trimmed a subtle green background paper to fit on the front with an even border and then stamped my greeting in the upper portion in green ink. I then checked out my hearts stash and found a good selection of heart punchies and die cuts that coordinated with my green card and background to go ahead. I laid out the top row first and found that the fact that they were pointy on the bottom did not create a strong line to help highlight the green as was the case on my other card. I decided to trim the hearts a little to help create a line and then was pleased that it helped this set of elements stay within my decorative paper on the top edge. Next time, I will find/create my elements before I stamp the greeting to ensure I have the distance I need between the greeting and the edge. I turned over my background and created another row of hearts for my bottom edge. Once they were both adhered to my background I glued this large element to my card front. Still not completely happy with the bottom edge of my hearts I decided to add a bit of sponging on the bottom of the hearts to reinforce the idea of a line. I positioned a mask on the bottom edge of the hearts and sponged a bit of green ink. That was definitely better. Next time I will sponge the ink first and then glue my elements over the sponged area. I really like the interaction of the heart shapes on this card and am happy with how it turned out. Will continue to play with this sketch because it is so interesting how the elements affect the design. Makes me wonder how long those who created my inspiration cards took to get their beautiful creations!!
Therese
