The weather was kinda gross today with the rain. Even though it cleared up when I came home from work, the ground was still kinda wet. I thought of going for a run, but didn't want to risk wiping out on any wet leaves. Solution: I popped in a Jillian Michaels workout DVD. It was only 30 minutes, but by the end of it, I am embarrassed to say that I was sweating as if I went to spin class. There were some crunches involved in the workout and I reacquainted myself with abs. I almost forgot about the muscles there, since I rarely do crunches or any weight training for that matter. :P I am happy that I did at least get a workout in. Sweat means that I worked hard, right?
Today's One-Layer Wednesday (#26) focused on red, black and white.
It took me quite a few tries to get the card that I wanted today. It started with an idea of a cat with a bow and using a blender pen to make the bow red. And then the blender pen was transferring too much of the solvent and not enough of the ink. Then I tried the flowers with black flowers about the same size and butterflies. I thought the flowers were competing with either other and the butterflies were distracting. So THEN I tried flowers with smaller flower centers and Glossy Accents for subtle dimension. Man, am I stubborn or what? I guess my motto is show something you're proud of or show nothing at all.Card Specs:
Ink: Colorbox chalk ink in Warm Red. StazOn in Jet Black
Stamp: Hero Arts- Thinking of You Messages (all)
Other: Glossy Accents, Black Sharpie Ultra Fine Point marker
6 comments :
...if at first you don't succeed...that's my motto! LOL! Beautiful card! Might have taken a few tries, but you did it!
I can sympathize. I have 3 cards sitting on my table that I won't even take a picture of! Hopefully today something will come together for me. You definitely came through. Thanks for the inspiration.
Isn't it amazing that something so simple can be frustrating? I like the dashed line around the edge. :)
This is great - I like the trio of flowers.
The design is great, the flowers and the edging look fabulous.
This happens to me almost every single time I make a card. I start out with an idea, it usually goes terribly wrong and I end up with something completely unrelated to my original idea.
Your card is lovely! Persistence pays off!
Great job on the challenge!
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