You Made My Day with Mojo Monday

This week’s Mojo Monday sketch is cute and simple – a lot of options for any card maker’s style.  I decided to go with cute and simple.  Here’s my card:

And here’s Julee Tilman’s sketch that inspired my card:Tips, Tricks and Reminders

• Groovy!  In addition to the groovy colors, there are three elements on this card that are super-groovy.  Let’s start with the Crushed Curry Designer Series Paper from Sweater Weather.  The white snowflake/floral patterns are straight out of a wallpaper from the ’70’s, don’t you think?  Then there’s the uber-groovy sentiment – it’s not that “you made my day” is attached to the era, but the way the letters are scripted is very true to that time.  And let’s not overlook the black eye susan – how many white dinner plates did you have with this image on it? 
• Tailored ribbon.  While Julee’s sketch calls for a big, pillowy bow, I decided to wrap Crushed Curry bakers twine around the base of the card piece several times.  I didn’t want a bow to take away from the featured flower.  No tie, no bow – just a tailored wrapping of twine to add an element to this card without creating a stink.
• Fixin’ it.  Before I added the strip of Designer Series Paper, I had a 2″ strip of Island Indigo running down the front of the card.  I thought the simplicity would be great, but the card really needed more.  A slightly thinner strip of DSP was the perfect fix.

Stamp sets:  Best of Greetings  Papers:  Early Espresso, Crushed Curry, Crumb Cake, Whisper White  Inks:  Early Espresso  Accessories:  Blossom Party Originalz, Crushed Curry Baker’s Twine (from the Tag a Bag Accessory Kit), Neutrals Candy Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

Brian

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