Hooked on You

In the spirit of using my Never Before Used Schtuff (thanks Darnelle), I spent the afternoon playing with my new Lindy's Magicals Tea and Crumpets Shakers. 

The shaker top make it much easier to play with them and stencils, which is what I did (although several got to wet, they turned into more of a solid design, which was just fine with me).  The only purpose of the stencils for me was to add a little texture, not really produce a clear stenciled look.  (I have repurposed the long runner rug inside my front door as my paper drying spot).

 

 

The Jaded Blossom February Challenge is to Use a Stencil, so I added the top portion of the Jaded Blossom Knit Stitch Stencil (moving it to I could cover my entire page) in purple ink on top of one of my more solid pink and purple Lindy's Magical papers.  I love how the knitted stitches look like little hearts.

I used the largest Jaded Blossom Diamond Die Cut on the paper that was at the bottom of my spray box.

 

 

Next I stamped the Heart from Jaded Blossom Knit Happens in Purple ink and die cut it using the smaller Jaded Blossom Diamond Die Cut.  Then I stood back and looked at my card.

My local museum - the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art - has a new art Exhibit starting in February called ROY G. BIV: A Rainbow of Art and as a companion, they are posting color challenges for artists each month.  In February the challenge is:

February: Red

Try to create something red without using red. Then add red where it doesn’t “belong.”

 

 

I didn't really think RED belonged with my pink and purple card, but I decided to think about how to make it fit.  I started by added a red conversation heart sticker on top of my knitted piece.  Next I stamped my sentiment from Jaded blossom Knit Happens in Red ink (I should have used a more vibrant red ... red has so many shades ... and got it a titch straighter, oh well).  Finally I added a strip of vibrant red cardstock behind my diamonds to tie it all together.

 

I finished with some purple Ito paper yarn behind my diamonds, in keeping with the knitting theme.

 

I'm also joining the Sweet Stampin' Challenge to create a Valentine or Galentine (this one is going to one of my girlfriends, so I'm calling it a Galentine).

 

Comments

[Chris]

A bright and bold design, the stencilled background works perfectly with the stamped image, and yes the stitches do look like little hearts.! Thank you for sharing at Sweet Stampin'
Chris
x

[Darnell Knauss]

Well done using your new Lindy magical powders and stencils to make these colorful backgrounds, Stef! And I love the pretty knit design you created! Your touches of red are terrific!

I enjoyed reading about the art museum exhibit, too. I don't remember knowing that you live in Iowa? I grew up there (Arthur, Ellsworth, Ames) and it was jolly fun reading "Cedar Rapids" out of the blue!

Thank you for the shoutout and for inspiring everyone at NBUS! Hugs, Darnell

[Rosemary]

Awesome idea to combine the stencil with the inky background! Love it! Thank you for playing along in our monthly challenge at Jaded Blossom. Hugs, Rosie

[Nicole M Elliott]

Love the sewing themed card!! Great addition with the thread!! Thanks so much for playing along in this month's Jaded Blossom challenge!!

[Julee Tilman]

This is such a fun card. Love the background and the sweet little threads.