Thursday, April 28, 2011

Same Sketch 66, New Midweek Throwdown

Today's card is my interpretation of this week's Stars & Stamps midweek throwdown... making an Any Hero card.

I'm not sure why, but I've always thought that Any Hero cards shouldn't be overly embellished.  Obviously I want it to look nice, but I try to always keep them gender neutral and somewhat "flat." This is about as flat as you can get!
To make the "thank you" sentiment stand out, I decided to mask an area so when I used my script stamp so it would leave a void.  Once I stamped the sentiment, it appeared to just be floating and needed to be grounded.  I tried to faux stitch around the sentiment but it looked extremely goofy.

I started over.  This time I masked outside the area for the sentiment using sticky notes.  Once I got the desired amount of distress stain, I removed the stickies and applied a mask on top of the distressed area then stamped my script stamp.  I removed the mask and stamped the sentiment.

Sentiment is Hero Arts and the red star paper is from Basic Grey's "Life of the Party."

Thanks for reading!  Hope you get a chance to get crafty!

**After thought/note to self:  A picture with each step might be easier to follow**
Posted by Wendy at 12:07 PM

11 comments:

  1. TrishApril 28, 2011 at 4:01 PM

    Very elegant card and perfect for either gender. Great job!!

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  2. UnknownApril 28, 2011 at 8:49 PM

    Wow, neat technique. I love the red paper you used.

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  3. LindaApril 28, 2011 at 9:39 PM

    Sweet card! I always forget to use sticky notes for masking--thanks for the reminder.

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  4. Cindy's Card CoApril 28, 2011 at 10:06 PM

    Wendy, your cards are very nice.

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  5. Carol LApril 28, 2011 at 10:34 PM

    That's a great trick to add a fabulous sentiment! I love the colors and design of your card!

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  6. Jan HunnicuttApril 29, 2011 at 12:05 AM

    Great use of the sketch for your Any Hero card! Thanks for playing in our Midweek Throwdown challenge at Operation Write Home!

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  7. SamanthaApril 29, 2011 at 1:28 AM

    Very nice card! I haven't tried masking yet but thanks for the tip!

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  8. DawnApril 29, 2011 at 6:54 PM

    I really really like this card, nice and crisp. Very nice work!

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  9. Dixie CochranApril 30, 2011 at 2:35 AM

    You're so smart!! What a great solution for your sentiment! The final product looks great for either gender.

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  10. Karen HowardApril 30, 2011 at 2:23 PM

    What a wonderful anyhero card, thanks for sharing!

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  11. Clean & Simple Crafts!April 30, 2011 at 9:46 PM

    Love this card! And I was there for the making! It looks even better in person. Great job!

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