Hello … bonjour! Welcome to our fun new challenge at Twofer, where we’re inviting you to brighten your already bright day with our prompt for June …
I chose to make both my cards conventional this month … one for a birthday, the other to give someone a smile (encouragement/friendship). My common image is a fun sun from Simon Says Stamp’s Happy & Smile stamp set. Here’s a closer look at each one …
This used to be one of my favourite designs … a strip of colour along the lower third line of my card, with an image and sentiment over it … though it’s been a while since I used it. The fresh stripes of sponged blue put me in mind of a summer sky or ocean … and with the sun (in his cool, shiny shades) taking the place of the ‘a’ in the stacked, die cut ‘hooray’ (from Neat and Tangled), I’m thinking beach party! That’s a birthday beach party by the way … thanks to the white heat embossed secondary sentiment from Simon Says Stamp. Want to see how shiny those cool shades really are …
My second card has me smiling every time I look at it …
The window design lent itself to an unconventionally sized slimline card … it’s 21 x 7.5 cm (roughly 8 x 3 inches) … half an A4 sheet folded across the long edge. I cut the windows individually using a die from Concord & 9th, marked the card base where the openings were and stamped the happy sun gradually rising through the morning. Each sun was masked so that the sky behind them could be sponged with distress inks … and when that was done, I added a good dose of sparkle to them (see below for a little more detail). The Avery Elle sentiment was stamped onto the window panel before I popped it up on craft foam onto the card base.
How about lighting up our gallery with some sunshine of your own … we’d love to see you and your two distinctly different designs there! Details of how to play along, including rules and FAQs are over at the Twofer blog … together with loads of delicious inspiration from the DT. We’re delighted to have two wonderful Guest Designers joining us this month … Veana and Daphne … welcome ladies! Do go and enjoy a visit with these talented artists … and let yourself be inspired. You can always say hello while you’re there too!
My birthday card is heading to …
Happy Little Stampers Dies – Anything Goes
Less is More – Favourite Technique … I love to use stacked die cuts
NBUS – Anything Goes … first trip out for that fabulous scripty hooray
… and those sun filled windows are joining in at …
Papercraft Challenges – Anything Goes
Retro Rubber – Summer Breeze … the sun image is at least four years old
Uniko – Anything Goes … with the die cuts option
Thanks so much for coming by, your visits and comments are always a joy! Anita 
