Shamrocks

As promised, I mentioned that I would be on again in the near future. Well, the future is now, and I've just gotta show you something...

My mother has a friend that will be celebrating her 10th wedding anniversary on St. Patrick's Day this year. (How fun would it be to have an anniversary on a national holiday?) She asked if I would design an announcement for them and I instantly became a bit "gun-shy". It's been so long since I have made anything, let alone design something for a huge celebration.

I thought rather than just taking the plunge and saying "yes", I would come up with at least two (maybe three) ideas for her to choose from. That way there would be no pressure. If she likes them, I could go to town since I already knew which one she wanted. So, here are my three designs:





The background of this one I used the square lattice textured embossing folder. I love the layered look of white on white. I used a couple of the retired kaleidacolor ink pads to create the "rainbow" and brayered it on a scrap piece of glossy white CS. The shamrock was free hand and glittered in green.



This card I think is my favorite. I used some Prima Fairy Flora paper for the background. It has a very soft watercolored look. The Always Artichoke layer was also textured using the Damask texture plate. You can't see it in the photo, but I spritzed the shamrocks using an alcohol and shimmer paint blend. It really makes them "pop". (Wish you could see it better.)

This card I like, too. The background papers are, again, the Prima fairy flora line. I used the "LOVE" printing press plate and just colored the letters in using an Always Artichoke marker since I didn't have the Craft inks in that color. It works for now, but if she chooses this card, it will give me a good reason to get another item on my wish list. :> The shamrocks are shimmered again and sponged using Early Espresso. I also had some key and heart "charms" that I purchased quite a long time ago, and tied them on the the button and string combo. The bottom edge was punched using the scallop edge punch and then a little dot of Ranger liquid pearl opal white was added between each little loop.

Hope you like the designs.

TTFN,Debi