I was watching the Celine Dion special tonight, and I teared up watching her sing "The Prayer" with Josh Groban. That song was played at our wedding almost 6 years ago, and for some reason, it just took me back. Love that song.Anywho, I told you I was working on my Splitcoast challenges, and I got 2 done tonight! The one I'm showing you now is the Sketch Challenge 163, which is a layout I love. I knew I wanted to use it with this Old Skool Kit from Unity Stamp Company...man was this fun to play with!!
The main image is a super detailed motorcycle image, and it stamps fabulously! I stamped it in Cocoa ink, then used my Stampamajig to overstamp the same image in Versafine Black to create a drop shadow. The brown-ish panel was rubbed with my Distress Tea Stain inkpad, then stamped randomly in Walnut Stain with the "HAWG" stamp and the rose, both from this set. I then sprayed my Silver Memories Mist (a goodie from CHA!) over the top for some bling. Then to create the pumpkin panel, I inked up the flame stamp in pumpkin, then sponged chocolate ink on the "tails" and randomly stamped to create my own patterned paper. All the edges are sponged, and I distressed the pumpkin panel with my Tonic Distressor tool.
The chocolate card base measures 5.5" square, and the sentiment wrapped around is computer generated. I immediately knew I wanted to use this Emerson quote for this card, which reads:
"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
Love it!! My dad's birthday is coming up next month, so I figured this would be a perfect card for him. Whatcha think?
Ok, I'm up waaaaaaaaayyyyyy too late, so that's enough blabbing for now. See ya tomorrow, and thanks for hangin with me!
| Stamps: Old Skool Kit (Unity Stamp Company) |
| Paper: Chocolate Chip, Papertrey White, Pumpkin Pie |
| Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, Versafine Onyx Black, Distress Walnut & Tea Stain |
| Accessories: Silver Memories Mist, Vintage Brads, Mat Pack & Paper Piercer, Jumbo Dauber, Distressor Tool, Stampamajig |
13 comments:
great masculine card, I bet your dad will LOVE it
This is such an awesome card! Your Dad is going to love it!!!
Shannan - totally cool card. My little brother got a harley for his 50th birthday and this set looks like it would be perfect for cards for him! I love everything about this card - great job! tfs ~chris
What a great card, Shannan! My hubby and I JUST sang that song at a benefit! It gives me chills too!
The Prayer is one of my favorites too. I have it on a CD. When I'm driving I'll turn it up and sing along pretending I'm on stage! LOL This card is great! I really need to venture out and try some of the techniques you used. I'm such a scaredy cat! LOL
OMG~ Angela is going to LOVE this!!
It's awesome!!
You rock girlfriend!
great saying, and....Your dad will LOVE it!!!
OH man if this is how the stamps look OHHHH Shannan I am sooo big trouble.. ok I got to keep saving my pennies for when the release happens of these stamps!! :) Love you card as always :)
-Ellie
OK, that just gave me the CHILLS when I read the quote you chose! Out of the hundreds and thousands of quotes out there YOU picked the one I had on the bottom of my email for the 2 LONG YEARS it took to launch UNITY STAMPS!!!! Each and every little piece of correspondence for those years to each and every person I contacted had that VERY QUOTE! I love it when that happens! I LOVE THAT QUOTE! and of COURSE I JUST LOVE THAT CARD! Unbelievable. I really need to get my rear in gear and create with these stamps!
Wishes,
-Angela
Wow! that is a stunning card! That motorbike stamp is fabulous! xx
Great card!! You ROCK... Michelle
YEA! love this . . . I'm the stamp artist for this kit and i'm so floored by what you gals are coming up with! thought the world needed some "biker" stuff since that's a huge part of my family:) Great card!!! Go Unity Stamp Co.!!!
This card is over the top awesome Shannan! Love the look that the mist gives it, and the border quote is perfect. Great alignment.
I love this song too, but have never heard that version...I like Izzy and Danile Rodriguez's version.So beautiful.
Can I use this PHOTO for my idea cards that will go with each of my kits in the store? Would you be willing to do ONE MORE for me? LMK! I love this card...
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