I recently realized that it's been 10 years since my first trip to New York City with Lauren. At the time, I thought it might be my only trip to NYC ... and never dreamed it would become an annual tradition that we plan for all year long. There were so many first experiences on that trip that I fell in love with including Dim Sum.
Today's Makeover Monday is a tribute to New York City inspired by this Enjoy the City card from April 2012.
I love the buildings ... the stamping on designer paper ... and the feel of NYC. I started with the Hero Arts Abstract Skyline Bold Prints Stamp. I searched for some cloud designer paper in my stash (which I'm sure I have, but couldn't find quickly) ... instead I chose a patterned designer paper that I thought had a cloud like background feel.
I stayed with the purple ink for the stamping ... I chose a sentiment from Simon Says Stamp Stronger Together that reflects how I feel about travel right now. I wanted to keep the loud elements in the design, so I cut some Alexandra Renke Clouds from ivory cardstock to float above the skyscrapers.
This card gives me a great sense of longing ... and makes me wonder when I get to have this experience again, what will it be like?
had to come over and see who makes that FAB city stamp (the building with the diamond lattice is a tribute to norman foster's hearst tower, which i love!) and also the super thin cloud outline dies! absolutely adore this, but now i'm "homesick" for the city and cannot wait to eat dim sum together again!!! ♥
Posted by: lauren bergold | April 21, 2020 at 09:14 AM