I made a beeline for Terri's post when I saw the thumbnail of what she had done with PTI's 'Get to the Point' arrow dies You can see her inspiring post here. Once I saw her card, it was imperitive to make my own using all the arrow shapes on one card.
I used PTI's 'pure poppy' and 'raspberry fizz' cardstock, with a variety of scraps (including paint chips), to fill out my color palette. The 'u' is from PTI's Block Alphabet Dies. To give it some depth, I embossed half the arrows and mounted the top layer on foam tape. (A black marker on the sides of that tape, helped conceal the bright white foam.)
In addition to using the black background and arrow dies, I wanted to make a clever Valentine.
Here is where I fell down. :(
I presented this card to my husband (like a five year old, proudly showing their mother a picture drawn in school). Upon opening the card, he pronounced, "I don't get it. Where's the 'u'?". So much for the emphatic 'u' on the face of my card. (By the way, the 'i' is made from the 'l' in the same font as the 'u', which allowed me to match the size to the 'Heart 2 Heart' die, and use a very small heart for the dot .)
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Very cool! I love arrows!
ReplyDeleteLove how the beginning of the sentiment is on the inside! LOVE the arrows!
ReplyDeleteSo very clever! LOVE IT!!!!
ReplyDeleteHow great inside and out.
ReplyDeleteI am digging all of your arrows! Great job on the PTI blog hop challenge.
ReplyDeleteIt's a good life!
Terri E.
Use of paint chips to complete your color pallet? Brilliant! Great look on the black.
ReplyDeleteLove the arrangement and colour variations of the arrow. Such a fun card!!
ReplyDeleteYes, I get it! I think it's very clever.
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