Wednesday, January 22, 2014

You Constantly Amaze Me

Here's my card for this week's Muse challenge.  This week marks one year since the challenge first started, so this week's muse is the challenge founder, Jackie Rockwell.  I was inspired by her very first card for the challenge.

You Constantly Amaze Me-designed by Lori Tecler-Inking Aloud-stamps and dies from Simon Says StampMy version incorporates a similar layout to Jackie's design.  Instead of a trio of die cut elements, I used a die cut word with three letters. I die cut the word "you" from a white panel, saving the "insides" from the y and the o so I could reassemble them later on.  To go with the meaning of muse, I stamped the text "constantly amaze me" next to the die cut word using a combination of stamps from the Simon Says Stamps Expressions for You stamp set.

To fill in the negative space of the die cut letters, I adhered a red cardstock panel behind the white strip, carefully fitting the little letter insides in place on the red piece.  I used foam tape to add dimension to the panel.  After edging it with a strip of black cardstock, I adhered it to a gray card base embossed with a chevron pattern.  A trio of enamel dots, matching the colors of the die cut hearts on Jackie's card, adds another pop of color--and hides a tiny accidental ink smear, too!

Materials Used:
Expressions for You stamp and die set (Simon Says Stamp); Memento Luxe Tuxedo Black ink (Tsukineko); white cardstock (Michaels); Fog and Cherry cardstock (Avery Elle); Basic Black cardstock (Stampin' Up!); Charles embossing folder (Cuttlebug); enamel dots (My Mind's Eye); foam tape

9 comments:

  1. Lori, I just got this SSS set for Christmas and I LOVE what you have done with it here! Great idea to save to die cut pieces and reinsert them...love that!

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  2. I love how the word, "you" looks!!! Wonderfully clean and very COOL! So glad you played along with us at Muse this week Lori.

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  3. Love this - it's so clearly inspired by Jackie's Muse, but also completely you! Thanks so much for joining us this week!

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  4. Fabulous take on the Muse Lori - love the red "you" and the pops of color (and one of my favorite embossing folders)!

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  5. Absolutely adore the way you incorporated the die cut word. The background of your card looks amazing, too!

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  6. Just love this idea and use of the Muse challenge. Great idea. xx

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  7. The spots of colour look great against that almost industrial background. Jenny

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  8. Love the 'you' die cut and that embossed background looks amazing. Great interpretation of Jackie's card :)

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  9. Oh, I just love all the texture on this card, and the rich, beautiful color you placed in your negative die cut! Your cards are always gorgeous, Lori!

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