Summer has HIT Arizona. It is H-O-T! We are over 110 today and I find myself dreaming about the ocean and the cool breeze that comes along with it!
I have had some fancy washi tape I purchased about two years ago at a convention sitting around taunting me. I felt like the washi tape has been saying, “I’m too pretty to use.” When I pulled out my Spellbinders Seahorse Garden my brain said, “Use that washi.” I knew it would be a perfect coupling.
I added it to my card, and it was not showing up very well, so I added a white strip of cardstock behind the washi. It was a great way to add some pop to the washi and finally get it off my “to use” list.
Enjoy your weekend friends, I will be busy working hard to try and get a video out.
Let me know what you are up to this summer. Creating? Traveling? Just relaxing.
Erika Hayes
Crafter her entire life Erika spends hours creating every day. She loves the crafting community and all the humans that are a part of expressing themselves in creative ways. She has been lucky enough to work in the industry as a concept designer and is a multiple-time published artist. Encouraging crafters to take part in education to better their craft is her passion.
“Practice makes progress, perfection is unattainable.”
Great card, and I love that you found the perfect use for your washi!
It is July, so I have begun the tags for my “traditional” Christmas hot drink mixes – that go to friends, neighbors, family and church folk. This year the tags will have little penguins on them wearing sweaters and bobble hats. Last year I made 72 tags (half of the drink mixes went to the Foster Grandparents Program, in which my hubs is a participant). It is a multi-stage process, so I try to do one part and then make time for something different before returning to the tags.
This is fantastic! I love that you used some of the great washi tape, too. Love the texture.