Try It On Tuesday Guest Designer~
I am so excited to be joining Try It On Tuesday Challenge today as a Guest Designer after entering their “Black + White + One Color” challenge with THIS card. So, the challenge that they have starting today is “I Can Hear Music” – making a card that is inspired by a song. My double easel card used the Flowering Tulips bundle, with the beautiful coordinating patterned paper.
Firstly, my initial reaction to this challenge was pure fear! Then, when I started to think about the music that has touched my heart over the years, I started to get inspired and had many choices. I finally remembered a song my father used to sing on his guitar to me as a young girl that I really loved, “Where Have All the Flowers Gone?” by Pete Seeger. It’s one of those songs that we would sing along with him and I always knew that it was a sad song with a deep message. Although choosing this song is showing my age LOL, I was able to find many renditions of it on YouTube and, if you scroll down, I have the wonderful recording of Joan Baez performing it at the Kennedy Center in 1994.
My secrets to making this Quiet Meadow project
- Firstly, this double easel card is A2 card size (4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″)
- Card Measurements
- Card Base Cardstock: 4-1/4″ x 11,″ scored at 5 1/2″
- Easel Cardstock: 4″ x 10-1/4,″ scored at 2-1/2″ and 5″
- DSP: 3-7/8″ x 5″ (1), 2-3/8″ x 3-7/8″ (1)
- After I cut the papers, I adhered all of the layers together to complete the card base.
Now, the FUN Part!
- Once the card base was complete, I cut out the sweet tulip border with white cardstock and cut it down to fit to the card. Then, I adhered it to the back of the front fold.
- After that, I stamped the tulip in Poppy Parade and Pear Pizzazz ink and cropped out the tulip. Then, I cut out the leaves with the Hippo & Friends die and added it to the card front. The tulip flower was curled slightly with my bone folder, then popped up with a dimensional.
- Then, I stamped the sentiment and cropped it out with another one of the Hippo & Friends dies. Before I adhered it to the card, I wrapped the Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon around the front easel section and tied it with a bow.
- Finally, for a touch of bling, I added a few brass butterflies.
I’m sharing my card with these challenges:
- 613 Avenue Challenge – ATG (maybe my card finishes the phrase – “brings May flowers”?)
- Country View Challenges – Spring
- Dies R Us Challenge – Frame It
- Double Trouble Challenge – Dies and Flowers
- Four Seasons Challenge – Spring
- Get Creative Challenge – Spring
- Use Your Stuff Challenge – Spring
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Your cards are always so beautiful and you like the fun folds, as do I. When Mary Fish puts out her Sunday emails with cards from others, I always can’t wait to see yours. I have made several of this fold and am happy with them all. Yours today with that little tulip cut out on the ends is adorable! Thanks for all the inspiration and for sharing your talent.
Beautiful easel card Debbie! LOVE those flowers! Thanks for sharing with us at Try it on Tuesday and for being our guest! Have a fabulous week! ((HUGS)) Helen
This is not only a beautiful card but a lovely song too. I that flowered paper and the flowers you used. Thanks so much for being out guest designer. We are glad to have you join us. Hugs-Erika
Beautiful, vibrant card! Love the tulip border! I’m going to CASE this with Happiness Abounds!
Such a beautiful card! I love the easel design and those tulip papers looks so gorgeous with the central flower and little butterflies – so pretty 😀. That’s such a fabulous song choice too! Thanks so much for joining us as Guest Designer at Try it on Tuesday and for the amazing inspiration. Happy wishes! Hugs Jo x
What a lovely card and just perfect for our Spring challenge over at The Four Seasons Challenge! Thanks for joining us and I hope you come back soon!
A beautiful card and design and I really like and remember the song you chose as inspiration for the new Try it on Tuesdays challenge . It is lovely to have you with us as our Guest Designer for this theme.
Yvonne xx
What a treat – first to have you as our Guest designer at TIOT, then to see this fabulous card. Tulips are among my favourite flowers – a true sign that Spring has arrived! I love the way you folded your card too! Hugs, Chrisxx
Oh my friend this is absolutely beautiful! LOVE the overall design and those springtime papers are gorgeous! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Four Seasons Challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back again soon.
Darlene
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Beautiful double easel card… love the sentiment and focal point frames against the beautiful floral background paper. Don’t forget to share your card with our partner for this challenge at Dies R Us for their “Spring/Flowers” theme. Hope to see you there.
This is very pretty and a great way to interpret a music challenge! Thanks for sharing with us at Double Trouble 🙂
Wonderful design! Love the pretty spring papers! Thanks so much for joining us at Dies R Us for the challenge!
Such a lovely card Debbie, I love the vibrant colors in that paper! Thanks for playing along with us at Double Trouble.
This is fabulous, what a lovely tulip! Thanks so much for joining in with us at Country View Crafts and have a very happy weekend, Sue xx
Congratulations on your Guest DT spot. I think your card turned out great and that it drawing on music that speaks to your heart and soul was the way to go. Thanks for sharing with us at Use Your Stuff
Beautiful card! Thanks so much for sharing the video too. Just lovely all around. Thanks for joining at Double Trouble – Crazy Cousin Suzanne
Fabulous card ! Thank you so much for joining us over Country View Challenges for our April “spring” challenge ! Corrie xx
Beautiful card, Debbie! I love the delicate tulips on the easle edge!
Thanks for joining in with our April Spring challenge over at Country View Challenges.
Evelyn xx