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Happy Friday! This week's Blogger's Challenge is a color combo: Really Rust, Sahara Sand, Blue Bayou and Regal Rose. It's an unusual color combo, but I like it!
Continuing with my "Parade of Retiring Stamp Sets", I decided to use Year After Year for the challenge. This card is inspired by my own card that I made a few years ago (see it here).
Year After Year was one of the sets on the Retiring List that surprised me. It's a great versatile set and covers every occasion!
I cut out each elephant and sponged it with the same ink color as card stock. Once I adhered the train cars, I added the Really Rust eyelets. I made sure the wheels were even by using the grid template in the Crafter's Tool Kit. Then I used one of the needles to "sew" the connecting ropes with Linen Thread.
Card Details:
Stamp Sets: Year After Year, Holidays & Wishes, Celebrate Everything
Inks: Basic Black, Blue Bayou, Sahara Sand, Regal Rose
Card Stock: Blue Bayou, Really Rust, Sahara Sand
Accessories: Earth Element Brads, Linen Thread, Sponge Daubers, Stampin' Dimensionals
Check back again later this afternoon! I have a sneak peek of one of the projects from the Decor Element Monogram Class. I'm so excited to share this sneak peek!
This is super cute! I couldn't believe this one was retiring either! What a bummer! Great job this week! {SMILE}
Posted by: Nikki | July 18, 2008 at 06:58 AM
WHAT! No mellow moss, you are disqualified, lol. (just kidding of course) Your card is adorable! I love those little elephants and that was a great way to incorporate the colors. Just darling.
Posted by: Mary Jo Price-Williams | July 18, 2008 at 07:25 AM
Darling card Sheryl. So sad to see some better stamps retire. Hope their replacements are worth the loss. Love your little train of cute elephants...great job...
Posted by: Barb Hardeman | July 18, 2008 at 08:29 AM
I love how you made the little train with the eyelets. Very cute!!
Posted by: Patti Chesky | July 18, 2008 at 08:31 AM
VERY, VERY cute! I love it!
Posted by: Claudia | July 18, 2008 at 08:43 AM
Sheryl- This is FABULOUS. I love how you incorporated the colors for the challenge into your elephant train. FABULOUS card! TFS!
Posted by: Chris Dickinson | July 18, 2008 at 08:57 AM
Very cute - great way to work in this weeks colors!
Posted by: Lisa Somerville | July 18, 2008 at 11:10 AM
Inspiring yourself, that is awesome!!! I love that you can go back and make a whole different card based off a previous card.
Posted by: Kim Howard | July 18, 2008 at 01:15 PM
What a cute idea! I wouldn't have even noticed the missing color! Great job!
Posted by: Shona Watson | July 18, 2008 at 01:18 PM
Such a cute and fun card. The little train of elephants is adorable.
Posted by: Ida | July 18, 2008 at 03:19 PM
Oh, what a great card! Love it! (But 30 lashes with a wet noodle for no Mellow Moss...just kidding!) lol!
Posted by: Connie | July 18, 2008 at 05:34 PM
How cute Sheryl! What a wonderful layout! Your original card is adorable too! :D
Posted by: Kimberly Gajewski | July 18, 2008 at 07:56 PM
Very cute!
Posted by: Suzanne | July 18, 2008 at 08:06 PM
Oh, very cute, love these elephants and love how you have made them travelling on a train. Very nicely done.
Posted by: Marcia | July 18, 2008 at 09:52 PM
So much cuteness going on here. Love the elephant train...so original!
Posted by: Tara Kieninger | July 18, 2008 at 10:43 PM
This is adorable. I really like how you used the linen thread to connect the cars on your "train"--what a fun detail!
Posted by: Lori | July 18, 2008 at 11:56 PM
I was also surprised and bummed out that Y-a-Y was retiring! This is an adorable card! Love the idea of how your incorporated all of the color with different colors of elephants!
Posted by: Lisa B | July 19, 2008 at 06:43 AM
What a cute and fun card....and it carries all these colors very well! Fabulous job!
Posted by: BarbaraD | July 20, 2008 at 08:53 PM
I love the little train of elephants. I hope you don't mind, I have linked to this card on my blog as my card of the week! TFS, Michelle
Posted by: Michelle | July 21, 2008 at 05:16 PM