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Good Luck, Bad Luck

January 10, 2019 2 Comments

I thought I’d have a simple start to my day. I pulled out the Amazing Life Stamp Set and settled on the good luck sentiment. I’d use a limited colour palette and a little Designer Series Paper and that would be it. No stress.

Well that’s what I planned anyway…

Good luck card created using the Amazing Life Stamp Set from Stampin' Up!

GOOD LUCK

It all started fine. I used Call Me Clover ink to stamp the ‘good luck’ sentiment onto some Thick Very Vanilla Card. Then set it aside.

Next I used Tuxedo Black ink to stamp the clover image onto some Call Me Clover Card (what else?). Then I used Paper Snips to fussy cut the image. So far so good.

I’d already decided to use the clover image as my coordinating feature on the project, so next I stamped it in the centre of the flap on a Very Vanilla Medium Envelope. Then I stamped it again in the bottom right corner of a layer of Very Vanilla Card. All I needed to do was colour the images using the Call Me Clover Stampin’ Write Marker from the 2018-2020 In Color collection.

Now I needed a subtle background, preferably in green tones. I found what I was looking for in the Tranquil Textures Designer Series Paper (DSP) pack. It was actually an off-cut and all I needed to do was trim the length. Once that was done I mounted the DSP onto a layer of Call Me Clover Card using Multipurpose Liquid Glue (Tombow).

BAD LUCK

Putting everything together shouldn’t have been an issue.

I started by cutting and scoring a piece of Thick Very Vanilla Card on my Stampin’ Trimmer. Then I folded it along the scored line and sharpened the crease with a Bone Folder.

Using liquid glue I then fixed the Very Vanilla layer with the coloured clover inside the card base. So far, so good.

Then I decided to cut the stamped sentiment on my Big Shot using a die. It shouldn’t have been hard. From the Stitched Shapes Framelits I chose the #2 square (counting from the smallest up). Then with the sentiment on the Magnetic Platform I put the die in place with a cutting pad on top. All I had to do was roll it through the Big Shot.

Except when I’d lined up the die I wasn’t paying attention and I’d cut it crooked. It’s not obvious when you look at the left and right edges, but at the bottom? Oh boy!

QUICK THINKING

So I had two choices, I could stamp and die-cut another sentiment, or I could use the one I had. I decided not to waste the crooked sentiment.

Close up of simple good luck card created using the Amazing Life Stamp Set from Stampin' Up!

So I used Stampin’ Dimensionals to attach the layered DSP to the front of the card tilted over to the right. Then I added the sentiment tilted over to the left. This time I was watching that the bottom of my stamped sentiment was level with the bottom of the card.

Finally I added the fussy-cut clover to the corner of the sentiment with liquid glue and a piece of Stampin’ Dimensional.

Talk about a save!

Now I know I hadn’t intended to stamp the sentiment crooked and then use angled layers to hide it. I know you won’t tell anyone, so we’re all good. I think I may need a coffee. Or chocolate. Or both.

I think that the Amazing Life Stamp Set is, well, amazing. You can see another project I made using this set in my blog post Amazing Life Sneak Peek.

Product List
Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock
Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock
Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock
Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock
Call Me Clover 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Call Me Clover 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Tranquil Textures Designer Series Paper
Tranquil Textures Designer Series Paper
Medium Very Vanilla Envelopes
Medium Very Vanilla Envelopes
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad
Call Me Clover Stampin' Pad
Call Me Clover Stampin' Pad
In Color 2018–2020 Stampin' Write Markers
In Color 2018–2020 Stampin' Write Markers
Amazing Life Photopolymer Stamp Set
Amazing Life Photopolymer Stamp Set
Big Shot
Big Shot
Big Shot Magnetic Platform
Big Shot Magnetic Platform
Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies
Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies
Paper Snips Scissors
Paper Snips Scissors
Stampin' Trimmer
Stampin' Trimmer
Bone Folder
Bone Folder
Liquid Multipurpose Glue
Liquid Multipurpose Glue
Stampin' Dimensionals
Stampin' Dimensionals

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Filed Under: Cards, Sentiment Cards (miscellaneous), Simple Cards Tagged With: Amazing Life, good luck, markers, Stitched Shapes Dies, Tranquil Textures DSP

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  1. geraldine says

    January 10, 2019 at 11:52 am

    Perfect! Looks completely planned, Tracy! There’s where your creativity came into play and ‘saved the day’ … or at least, saved the card! Love it!

    Reply
    • Tracy Elsom says

      January 10, 2019 at 1:06 pm

      Thank you Geraldine. The more I craft the more tricks I learn.

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