Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Make It Monday #128: Randomly Stamped Backgrounds & Simon Says...Anything Goes

Hi!  Just popping in to share a card I made for PTI's Make It Monday challenge.  Sometimes I feel like I need to be a bit more free spirited, so randomly stamping a background was good for me. :) I had fun, and I really tried hard to ignore that things weren't quite as evenly distributed as I would have preferred,   resisting all urges to toss this card and start over, so I'm proud of myself. :)  I used a color combo from The Color Throwdown, but in my efforts to keep family time my top priority, I didn't get the card finished and posted in time.  No big deal, though, because I actually just love this color combo, and I'm always glad to find colors that make me happy.  And something about all those pillows looking like they're being tossed in the air makes me happy, too.  Oh, and I love this sentiment.  The inside reads "feel better soon", and although I made this as a get well card, I decided that "Need a couch day?" perfectly describes how I feel on some of the tougher mom days.  Every once in a while there are days where I have to work very hard at resisting the urge to just plop on the couch and stay there until bedtime.  I'm hoping someone out there can relate. :) Maybe I should make a tag like this into a magnet and stick it on the fridge, so if a days seems to be going a bit rough I can look at it and hopefully it will make me smile.  Oh, and I almost forgot.  I'm also linking this up at the Simon Says...Anything Goes Challenge.  I love those.  It's kind of fun to have so much variety in the the projects linked up.
Supplies (all PTI unless otherwise noted)
Stamps: On My Couch
Ink: Pumpkin Pie (SU!), Wild Hare (Color Box), Harvest Gold, Hawaiian Shores, True Black
Cardstock: Lemon Tart, Soft Stone, White 
Other: embroidery floss (Michael's), Tag Sale #3 die

10 comments:

  1. LOVE that you made your background from the pillows! Super cute Lindsey!

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  2. Gorgeous card Lindsey :-) I love the stamped background and the couch ,,, oohh a couch day sounds like just the thing I need :-) ,,,, no chance today though :-)

    thanks for joining us on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge
    luv
    Lols x x x

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  3. Oh I can relate to those "need a couch days" LOL - it does get easier as they get older, or maybe the challenges just change a little. Love the colors & that you relaxed & went with a random background.

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  4. Wonderful card! Love the double tags.

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  5. The cushion/ pillow background works really well with your tag- fab card. (We call them cushions in England!)

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  6. Love your card and how you stamped the pillow in the background.

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  7. I can relate to those 'need a couch day'! Had one today...my girls ages 8 and 11 were at odds all day...yikes!
    I love this card, Lidsey! The background you created with pillows is so unique!

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  8. Wow--I can totally relate to needing a couch day! I love everything about this card--the throw pillows actually thrown, the sentiment, the colors and how you used the tags. It's getting Pinned and CASed. OK?

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  9. So much fun and so original! Love the colours too.

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  10. I love how you stamped the background with the pillow! This is so sweet!

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