"We do not remember days, we remember moments." Cesare Pavese

Friday, June 7, 2013

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Hello friends!!   Have a card that I made for this week's PTI Make it Monday challenge to make a border using banners.  Not one to pass up a chance to use my beloved MFT fishtail flag stax dies I knew I wanted to play along with this week's MIM and so I combined it with this week's ColourQ challenge.


I decided to cut the card base down to 4" x 5 1/2" and then add the overhanging panel like I did on my CASology card.  The banners were die cut from various Stampin Up! and PTI patterned papers in the ColourQ colors.   I used one of my favorite PTI sets Harvest Berries and stamped the large gingko leave image on the grey cardstock using grey ink for a tone on tone look.  The sentiment was also stamped in grey and I think in hindsight I should have stamped it in black.  Oh well... live and learn!  After stamping the sentiment I arranged the flags, adhered them and the adhered the entire piece to the card base.   Pretty darn simple... but I like it!

Thanks for stopping by...

Supplies:  Cardstock:  SU! Basic Grey; PTI white; Patterned Paper:  PTI and Stampin Up!; Stamps:  PTI Harvest Berries; Ink:  Memento London Fog; Dies:  My Favorite Things and Verve

15 comments:

Jen Mitchell said...

I love this! The subtle stamping on the background makes such a great look for the colorful banners! Thanks for joining us at colourQ!

Nancy Penir said...

Love how you kept it simple and framed a perfect sentiment. Like that subtle background too.

craftieodmae said...

you sure can roll out some beauties, love this one!!!!

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

"Pretty darn simple" - but sooooooooo effective

Anonymous said...

Fantastic colours, Rosemary, those flappy banners are so cool and I love the substle background stamping! Anita :)

carol (krillsister) said...

Beautiful card. The backgound paper has a suede like appearance. Love your choice of pattern papers.

Martha said...

Rosemary, this is SO lovely and FUN!
Usually cards with banners aren't my favorite, (they just seem to be everywhere), but you've used the banners SO beautifully! Great job!

AND...I've been meaning to say, a BIG CONGRATULATIONS on the Verve random win of ALL the new release items! WOW, that must be simply AMAZING to win ALL those wonderful items! You must be SO thrilled!
Enjoy!

jintyoo7 said...

Beautiful and very elegant - love the tone on tone, and how you narrowed the card!

Maarit at Violets Corner said...

Gorgeous fishtail flags Rosemary, love the beautiful colours.

Warm hugs
Maarit

Viv said...

Another super card Rosie, love those banners( I just cut my own freehand) and the lovely sentiment :) Viv xx

Deepti said...

tone on tone stamping to make the background is so pretty. Lovely card :)

Nat said...

hi Rosemary, such charming banners, love these colours on this beautiful design!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

Joyce said...

This is beautiful. I love all your banners and your subtle background stamping.

Sylvia said...

Lovely card, Rosemary, that stamped background is awesome, love the banners as well! thanks for sharing your card with us at the colourQ. Sorry to be so late this week! Happy Friday!

Michelle said...

fabulous banners! you curled them so perfectly!