One of my goals this year is to try to not make everything complicated. I have a tendency to overthink/overanalyze. To that end, I have been making more cards with the same mindset one would apply to practicing the piano. In other words, every card I make doesn’t have to be the next best thing. Sometimes you just need to practice a piece of music over and over. 🙂
So today, I’m revisiting a card I made in July during the “Stretch Your Stamps” Online Card class. (A fabulous class by the way!)
Here’s the original card.
And here’s my remake, inspired by the fact that it’s a sunny day in the PNW and spring is around the corner!
The Die-Namics die has two sizes of hexagons. I used the larger one as a mat for the patterned paper as I thought that helped add some definition to the paper against the kraft background.
Supplies: Echo Park “Everyday Eclectic” paper; other “Echo Park” collection paper; Twinery twine; Copics: Y21, BG11, BG53 RV25, RV29, YG13
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lovely work!
If this is your version of practicing the piano then practice does make perfect, even if the first card didn’t need perfecting. Both cards are beautiful and I love that you can use the same layout and get a different look.
What a great idea, Jean! I love how the patterned paper looks against the Kraft cardstock, and you’re right ~ The large hexagon is a great way to mat the patterned papers! I think both cards are just beautiful, too!
The 2nd one definitely is my favourite! I can see you are practising for the patterned paper class, great use of all those colours.