Whew! Are you all still hanging in there? Are you stamped out? I'm here with my last post for the day! (For a full list of the Papertrey Ink Stamp-a-Faire events and challenges, click HERE)
This last challenge is called the Stamper's First Aid Challenge. Customers were encouraged to submit a card of their own design that they felt needed a little extra something to really make it shine. You know "those" cards...we all have them! Something maybe doesn't feel quite right but you just can't put your finger on it. Each Design Team member then selected a card to "remake".
I selected this adorable Strawberry Patch card by Kirsty Vittetoe. I loved her color combo of Summer Sunrise, Pure Poppy and black. So striking!
Here is my take on her card with just a few revisions. I kept the strawberries stamped with black ink onto white cardstock, but I chose to add a colored diecut version over top of one, giving the card a little more of a focal point. When stamping and trimming the strawberry panel, I made sure that the main strawberry cluster that I wanted to feature was in a "sweet spot" -- meaning that it falls at the intersection of two lines if you were to divide this card up into thirds vertically and horizontally (rule of thirds).
I also felt that the red and white polka dot behind the stamped panel was competing for attention, so I moved the polkadots into the background with a more subtle print in the tone-on-tone Summer Sunrise Pattern Pack and matted the panel with a red texture. And lastly, I altered the sentiment treatment just a bit. Kirsty had her stamped below the strawberry panel which leaves it feeling like it's "floating" just a bit. I stamped it onto a Photo Finish diecut strip and overlapped it just a bit with the strawberry panel. This brings it up and makes it feel like it's more "connected" to the rest of the card design. You could acheive this same effect by simply trimming a strip of patterned paper if you don't own the dies. :-)
Kirsty, thanks for the inspiration! I loved your card and I hope you don't feel like I "picked" it apart! (pardon the pun!) :-)
Thanks for stopping by and I hope that you enjoyed all of the day's festivities! You can check out Nichole's post to see all of the other First Aid cards HERE!
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SWEET card Betsy!!!!!!!!!!! I've learned about the "rule of thirds!" I've heard it before, but no one explained it like you've done! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!
(Makes me want YOU to give a little lesson in Card Design/Sketches, & how it's done! Is that possible????) Thanks Betsy! :)
Posted by: Becky Green | July 21, 2012 at 08:40 PM
Thank you for the detailed explanation! Having you explain your design process step-by-step makes it much easier for me to use it on my own cards. I've learned that I need to work on bringing more of a focus to my cards!
Posted by: Nadine (wahinelei) | July 21, 2012 at 09:52 PM
What a "sweet rendition" of her card! I appreciate your thought process explained on this card. Great job!
Posted by: LMcBurney | July 21, 2012 at 10:04 PM
Oh Thanks Betsy, I love the wonderful touches you added, really really sweet to add colors and the used of patterned paper is awesome, thanks for the tips!!!!!!
Posted by: kirsty vittetoe | July 22, 2012 at 04:26 AM
Love the touches you made to this card. I've not inked this set yet and will try what you did. Thanks for the thought process and explanation.
Posted by: Jeannie L | July 22, 2012 at 05:54 AM
You are such a fabulous teacher! Your description of what worked (and didn't) coupled with your overall appreciation for the potential of the design, not only highlights your artistic and verbal skills, but showcases what a genuinely lovely person you are. It just doesn't get any better. Thank you!
Posted by: Marcie Rhys | July 22, 2012 at 12:32 PM
Thanks Becky for all the wonderful ideas. This have been great.
Posted by: Gretchen Wilson | July 22, 2012 at 05:33 PM
beautiful, Betsy!
Posted by: Kara | July 23, 2012 at 07:33 AM
Wow! So much instruction in one lesson.
Thank you for the 'wisdom' you passed along.
My notes are overflowing!
Posted by: Nancy Penir | July 23, 2012 at 11:59 AM
Thank you so much for explaining why you chose the things you did - it helped me learn and understand the design rules better and what to try when something isn't looking right. You've worked so hard for SAF and I want to make sure you understand how very appreciative and grateful I am for that - and for all the design team's work. It truly made it a very special day. Next time maybe you can join us Iowa girls. :)
Posted by: Jennifer K | July 26, 2012 at 08:28 AM
I'm still catching up with everything Stamp-A-Faire. I love what you did with the card and that you explained what you did. Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Ohhh Snap | August 01, 2012 at 11:29 AM