Sunday, August 18, 2013

My Wonderful Friend

Here's a friendship card made using Operation Write Home Sketch #186.

Designer Paper:  K&Company "Ancestry" 12" x 12" pack.
Cricut Cartridges:  Country Life and Elegant Edges.
Sentiment:  CardzTV "Heartfelt Wishes" stamp set.
Embossing:  Cuttlebug "Houndstooth" folder.
Other:  Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink.

A2 sized card = 5.5" x 4.25"
Cricut Country Life
Cricut Elegant Edges
Card Recipe:
  • Mat 1 (brown solid) = 5 3/8" x 4 1/8".
  • Mat 2 (brown pattern) = 5 1/4" x 4".
  • Mat 3 (brown solid border) = 3 1/4" x 4"
  • Mat 4 (blue pattern border) = 3" x 4".
  • Mat 5 (brown solid border) = 1 3/4" x 4".
  • Mat 6 (red pattern border) = 1 1/2" x 4".
  • Punch border = Martha Stewart punch.
  • Mat under Hen = cut at 3" from Cricut Elegant Edges cartridge; [Branch][Shadow] found on page 38 of the folder.  Mat has been embossed with Cuttlebug "Houndstooth" folder.

  • Mat (brown under sentiment) = 2" x 1 1/8".
  • Mat (blue pattern under sentiment) = 1 7/8" x 1".
  • Mat (tan pattern under sentiment) = 1 3/4" x 7/8".
  • Sentiment "My wonderful friend" = from CardzTV "Heartfelt Wishes" stamp set.
  • Hen = cut image and shadow at 2 1/4" from Cricut Country Life cartridge; [Hen1] found on page 43 of the folder.  Image cut 3 times to create chipboard effect.  Black pen used to create eye of hen.  Layer too small to cut from Cricut cartridge.
  • Corner (blue pattern) = cut to fit from paper scraps.

Inside of Card
Inside of Card:
  • Mat 1 (blue pattern) = 5" x 3.75".
  • Mat 2 (beige) = 4.75" x 3.5".
  • Hen = cut at 1 1/2" from Cricut Country Life cartridge; [Hen2] found on page 44 of the folder.


Operation Write Home Sketch #186

7 comments:

  1. Very nice combination of colors. Almost looks like a quilt.

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  2. Great papers and colors! tfs!!!

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  3. like those chickens. I have that cartridge but I haven't used that cut yet

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  4. Pretty! This has such a lovely country feel!

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  5. I feel like I just stepped into someone's country kitchen with the little chicken, so cute! Great color combinations.
    And I love the detail on the inside of the card.

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  6. Love this card....a friend of mine has her kitchen decorated in chickens and roosters....great color combinations....great card!

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  7. Love the country feel of this card! The colors are fabulous!

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