I really do enjoy how a project evolves as you work on it. Yesterday I decided to start a little notebook for the 100 Day Project.
I set a 30 minute timer when I begin, and when it ends, I jot down how much I accomplished in that 30 minute period. Both yesterday and today I continued on and finished some cards. I can’t share yesterday’s cards yet but today’s is #1 for the stash. My internet friend, Darnell, has also started a project to help her work through her stash. Here’s her plan:
Each week she choose one of the items on the list to focus on. She’s been working on one a week since the beginning of February so this week it’s Embossing Folders. No surprise, I had a new embossing folder in my NBUS box, so I pulled it out to play along.
Spellbinder’s Tufted 3-D Embossing Folder is huge so I got two pieces from it. You can see both of them here. I ran the piece on the card through my die cut machine with Gina K’s Master Layout #1 and you can see how it flattened the pattern. I decided I was fine with that although I could have easily trimmed down the other piece to use. I used Smoky Shadow for the card base and the Waffle Flower Oval Frame. They appear a bit darker in the photo, but I’ve retaken the photos twice so I’m giving up on accuracy. Sadly, the card is much prettier in real life than in the photos. Some days are just like that.
The floral die cut is also new–Simon Says Morning Blossom. I die cut it from white card stock and ink blended it using two orange, one yellow, and two green Pinkfresh Studio inks. The oranges are accurate in the photo but turned out to be a much more yellow hue than I anticipated. The sentiment is from an old set by The Ton, Easy Expressions.
Good photos, not withstanding, I’m sending this over to Darnell’s NBUS Challenge and to the Can You Handle the Pressure Challenge which always wants embossing as a focus of the card.
Great little notebook to track your success, Karen! Thank you for the shoutout and support of my IDEAS project! Your card is beautiful on the screen, but I know how frustrating it is when the camera doesn’t fully capture the exact shades and nuances that are there irl. I love the tufted e/f in gray with the framing and that pretty harbinger of spring ~ and those perfect three drops of gold! Thank you, also, for inspiring everyone to use their NBUS! Hugs, Darnell
I like your friend, Darnell’s, list & I am going to make myself a little motivation poster with that list of Ideas. Sometimes ideas spawn other & more ideas. And I like your journal for the 100 Day Project. While I didn’t make my list into a journal (there’s time yet to do so!), I have a list of my hoped for accomplishments during the 100 days.
I like your card – perfectly placed gold gems.
I have never heard of the 100 Day Project, that is such a great goal! Love the folder you used (for the first time) – it has so much dimension, looks like a pillow! Thanks for joining us at Can You Handle the Pressure.
What a lovely floral card Karen! The embossing folder reminds me of the seats in American diners (or is that just us in the UK thinking we know what an American diner looks like?!!) Love the notebook to keep a record of your progress and I’ve been intrigued by Darnell’s IDEAS project to get her using her stash. There’s no better motivator than not having the time to use it for me and I’m afraid I sometimes ‘forget’ to do the chores! Vicky x
I’m glad to hear someone else has trouble getting the colors to show right in photos, not just me. I can tell this is a beauty, though. Love the look of that bloom and a dry embossed background is always a favorite element for me!
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