Wednesday, July 29, 2009

An "Eye" for an "I"

The challenge at 365 Cards this Tuesday is called an "Eye" for an "I" and you are supposed to use homophones for your sentiment. A homophone is a word that sounds the same as another, but has a different meaning. There are loads to choose from that would work perfectly on a card. Some of my favorites are:
dear/deer
rough/ruff
so/sew
be/bee
pair/pear

I chose to use would/wood because I thought it would be unique from anyone else and I just love the Close to My Heart Treetops Acrylix stamp set and wanted to use it today.


I used a white card base and sponged Creme Brulee ink all over the front. I cut out the sentiment background shape from the Cricut Storybook cartridge in white cardstock and sponged with Sorbet ink. The wood patterned paper is from the Moon Doggie Level 2 Paper Packet. I stamped the tree in Desert Sand and Juniper and layered them. I also stamped little hearts from the June Stamp of the Month set in Sorbet ink and cut them out. I added liquid glass to the swirls and applied the little hearts to the center of each swirl. I ran the card base through the Cuttlebug using the new Herringbone embossing folder. I printed the sentiment on vellum and added a nice sheer bow.

6 comments:

  1. Good card - well thought of.

    Linbyx

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  2. such a great job, and you did do something different from the rest, very clever!!!!

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  3. I love the soft look of the teal and pink... and I can see why you love that stamp set - very cute!

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  4. That is a great sentiment to go with that stamp set!

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  5. GREAT card! Love the tree and the sentiment!

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  6. Kira, this is such a sweet card and a great word choice for the challenge!

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