Dreamcatcher Thoughts

I honestly can't remember why I made the dreamcatcher, that hung on my bedroom wall when I was growing up.  It may have been for camp, or it may have been an art class thing.  For whatever reason I made it, I do remember getting very frustrated with it.   I couldn't get my loops even , and I hated the feeling of the semi-tacky string that we used.  Plus, the plastic beads weren't as pretty as I hoped, but I didn't want to take it apart again to take them out.  In the end, it was a lot of work, and did look sort of pretty, so I hung it on the wall, and I think it's still there in my Mom's house.

The same way I don't remember why I made that dreamcatcher as a kid, I don't remember what exactly inspired this card.  I keep a list on my memo app of things that I randomly think of, that might make a good card.  One day, I had added "Flourish thinlets, circle framelets and feather together stamps dreamcatcher" to that list.  So, when I was looking for inspiration, I found that note, and decided to give it a try.

I heat embossed the sentiment onto my card base first, and then dry embossed the card front with the Softly Falling embossing folder.  I cut the flourish flower from some gold foil paper, and cut my circle from Early Espresso Paper.  When you are cutting a circle frame like this, it's often easier to line up evenly, if you cut the inside circle first.   

I stamped my feathers in Sahara Sand Ink, and fussy cut them out.  Then I attached them to pieces of linen thread that "hung" from the dreamcatcher.

It may not resemble a traditional dreamcatcher, but I love how it turned out!

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PS.  Have you signed up for April's Paper Pumpkin, designed by Stampin' Up CEO Sara Douglass?  Find out more about this, here.  

  

Supplies Used in Today's Project: 

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock	Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Gold Foil Sheets	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Softly Falling Textured Impressions Embossing Folder	Layering Circle Framelits Dies	Flourish Thinlits Dies	Feather Together Photopolymer Stamp Set
Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad	Versamark Pad	Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder	Linen Thread
Bone Folder	Embossing Buddy	Pink Heat Embossing Gun | Hobby Lobby | 506345	Big Shot Platform
Big Shot	Stampin' Trimmer	X-ACTO X2008 Designer Series Precision Scissors, 5-Inch	Tombow Mono Multi Glue
Glue Dots	Scotch CAT 085 Advanced Tape Glider,Cure Pink	JVCC ATG-7502 ATG Tape [Acid Neutral]	Stampin' Scrub
Stampin' Mist

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Be Still

I have to admit, of all the In Colors that will be retiring in May, Delightful Dijon is probably my least used color.  I'm just not much of a fan of lots of yellows and oranges, unless they lean to more pale, sherbet type colors.  But, sometimes, when paired with the right companion colors - I'm surprised by how well Dijon can work.  A few weeks ago our team had a color challenge with these colors, and I had a new stamp set I wanted to ink up - so despite my reservations about the Delightful Dijon, I participated.  

And, BOY, was I surprised.  Paired with the gold embossing, and the deep Elegant Eggplant, the Dijon is gorgeous!  I used a Sale-A-Bration set (Delicate Details) to stamp the lace, and then added a few splatters with Gorgeous Grunge.  My sentiment was stamped on Whisper White, which was die cut and layered over an Elegant Eggplant scalloped die cut.

A scattering of Metallic sequins finished off the card, and brought the gold in from a second source.

Thanks for stopping by!

Much love,                                                         

                                              

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Supplies: 

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Elegant Eggplant 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock	Sending Thoughts Clear-Mount Stamp Set	Sale-A-Bration 2016
Gorgeous Grunge Clear-Mount Stamp Set	Delightful Dijon Classic Stampin' Pad	Tip Top Taupe Classic Stampin' Pad	Elegant Eggplant Classic Stampin' Pad	Metallics Sequin Assortment
Versamark Pad	Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder	Embossing Buddy	Pink Heat Embossing Gun | Hobby Lobby | 506345	Clear Block D
Big Shot	Big Shot Platform	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies	Layering Circle Framelits Dies	Bone Folder
Stampin' Trimmer	Fine-Tip Glue Pen	Stampin' Dimensionals	JVCC ATG-7502 ATG Tape [Acid Neutral]	Stampin' Scrub
Stampin' Mist

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