stamp #120 brings us to SPRING (I wish)

Thought process:  Use some of that coral colored cardstock that I have a whole lot of, saw a video with flowers in a jar and my poor jar sits unused so much of the time and I had this thin black frame from cutting out a BIG rectangle and I thought it would make a perfect faux mat. those three thoughts created this card

Now, I’m gonna go and get all analytical on ya.   Why does this work?  It wasn’t my favorite card causing oohs and ahhs when I plopped that big ol’ oval on there.   hmmmm….So I sponged the blue on half the card, that brings the eye towards the right which is a natural reaction for us here in the U.S.  Then just the slightest hint of Victorian Pink on the left to bring the eye up to the flowers and to the right.  More natural instinct.  Still looked like a big white oval,  break it up by adding the coral with white stitching ribbon.   Using the rule of threes I made three and then off centered the oval to bring the ribbons onto the base.  I like that so it must be pleasing.    The white on the ribbon ties in with the white oval.  Now the sentiment.  It looked rather “stamped” when I tried to add it straight across.  Love those cling stamps that allow you to curve them to follow the curve of the oval.  That works to keep things all going in the same direction.  More smoothness for the eyeballs.  Now, it looks okay but not grounded.  I added that teeny little banner flag and the black brad ties in with the sentiment.  It creates the rectangle with the top of the flowers and the ribbons and all the “rules” have been followed to create a delicate pleasing to the eye card.   (the little viva pearls just seemed the right thing to do)  actually, it too follows the rule of three’s and creates the triangle with the flowers and ribbons.  So there ya have it, eyeball therapy 101!  Thanks for stopping.  I do hope some of my little tips will help someone along the way.  Google rule of threes in card making and you will be surprised at all a person can learn.

I did the marker to stamp technique on the flowers and then colored the jar ever so softly with Copics.

SUPPLIES:

Images: Gina K Designs- Spring Time Silhouette Kit~Judith Stamp E-50 jar

Sentiment: Mark’s Finest Papers

Dies: MFT Oval Stax, Blue Prints 1

Embossing Folder:  Paper Studios

Ribbon: Stampin Up

Miscellaneous: Brad unknown, Viva Pearl Pen in Salmon, Tiny Attacher-Tim Holtz

Inks:  SU and Copics

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