ric#30 - Erdem

Update: April 1st/ 2013_________________________________

Suzanne Dahlberg of The Card Yard had a brilliant idea to host an April Fools Day blog hop so everyone can post their ugliest card and have a laugh about it. I've probably made uglier cards, but thankfully there's no photographic evidence since I've only been blogging for about 5 minutes! Anyway, this was an important day for me, because I immediately regretted posting this card, and vowed that I would never again post a card I hated just because I had invested time in it. I also vowed not to do challenges if they failed to inspire me, so it wasn't a total loss. Enjoy! (if it doesn't hurt your eyes to look at it).
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I'm not sure what inspired me to do this week's Runway Inspired Challenge. I certainly wouldn't be caught dead in either of those outfits! I suppose that's what makes it a challenge, and I was interested in trying to recreate the plaid with stripe stamps. Once I did that, I couldn't really waste it, so kept plugging along. I don't love the results, but maybe I'm just a little cranky today. This cold can take a hike! I finally used the floral fusion sizzlit I bought 2 years ago, and this was the first time inking up any of the super stripes stamps, so I'm happy that I at least accomplished the goal of using some of my unloved supplies. It's hard to tell from the photo, but I popped up the frame and the flowers to add some dimension.

Here is the "inspiration" photo:


Supplies
PTI: white cardstock, background basics: super stripes stamps, modern alphabet dies
SU: daffodil delight, melon mambo, and tempting turquoise cs, midnight muse ink, floral fusion sizzlit die, pearls, mini 4 petal flower punch
Other: nestabilities labels 8 dies,  pink 1/8" satin ribbon, scotch foam tape.

Thanks for stopping by,
T