It’s a fabulous Friday again and another great TGIF challenge! This week I have TWO cards to share. Say what? I am going to show you how to step it up and change up a card in a few simple steps. You can create one card in two ways! Easy peasy – lemon squeazy!
I was on Facebook Live yesterday and promised I would use this stamp set and so the challenge was set, but it wasn’t a challenge at all – this stamp set is amazing and when you have the inspiration from an amazing set – the creativity just flows! I can’t wait to share what I created….
#TGIFC438 How would you do…1 card 2 ways

This week’s challenge is a super fun way. Making one card, but switching it up and doing it two ways! There are so many ways you could do this. Maybe come up with a design and repeat it in different colours? Try it with different patterned paper? A different stamp? A different shape? How would you do it? OR you could take how I have done this week’s challenge…keep reading to find out…
Head to the TGIF blog here to check out the rest of the team’s amazing projects and join in the challenge.
because you’re awesome – step it up – one card two ways!

Here is a look at the finished card. I started with some Basic White notecards. Changing it up and working with the smaller size is a great change sometimes.
Starting with the gorgeous wave/sun image from the Circle Sayings stamp set I stamped it in Versamark and heat embossed it in white on some Fluid 100 Watercolour paper.
Once this image was heat embossed I water coloured my image in a mixture of; Tahitian Tide, Starry Sky, Lemon Lolly and Daffodil Delight. I also took the shells stamp and although this stamps in an arch I fussy cut these images out and used them as embellishments. I have coloured these in a mixture of; Calypso Coral, Wild Wheat and Pumpkin Pie.
the colour combination the inspired my card…
a close up look at the finished cards

After I had my watercolored piece I matted them with the Deckled Circles dies. These are a new favourite of mine! Definitely a craft stash staple!!! I used a combination of the Distressed Gold Specialty Paper and some Basic Black Cardstock as my layers. On both cards this actual component remains the same. It is the next step where I chose to step it up!
On one of the cards I chose to emboss a layer with the beautiful cross hatch style 3D Basics Embossing Folder. To accent it a little more I used a Blending Brush with some Wild Wheat Ink around the edges.
I added some of the Natural Ribbon behind the Deckled Circles to add a little more texture. This was a good way to step up the design a bit further from the original design.
I added some of the beautiful Ombre Matte Decorative Dots to embellish.
a look at the inside

I kept the insides of the two notecards exactly the same. Some simple blending with Wild Wheat and some stamping with those gorgeous shells. I added a stamped sentiment in Cajun Craze and and layered my inside layer on Basic Black.
I had a lot of fun making a project for today’s challenge – making the same card two ways!
You can step it up so easy, change the colours, the stamp, the Designer Series Paper or like I have – add a few extra details!
Head to the TGIF blog here and join in this week’s challenge
I hope that you were able to get some inspiration today, until next time, crafty hugs. xx

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