Hi all, it's my monthly post featuring cards with the amazing stamps at CASual Fridays Stamps!
This one is the more traditional card. It uses the sentiments and flourish from Frankly, each embossed in a different color. I think that helps it balance my crazy retro bird! He's cut from a rather wild ribbon I got at a flea market from the 1970s. If you don't look at the colors, it would be right in style today with those chevrons! Everything comes back in various forms, right? I cut another bird from chipboard to give him some weight.
The next card uses Houndstooth, but it's not traditional. In fact, it's a little out there.
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Right? Can you see it? Too much of a stretch? The large houndstooth totally reminded me of the aliens from Space Invaders.
Stamping just one column of the border stamp gives you houndstooth in a row, like Space Invaders, instead of the typical staggered pattern. I thought this would make a great older male birthday card (not too many of those in my stash!) Excited to see that it went so well with the "Blow It Up!" sentiment from Ka-boom!
Thanks so much for looking!
-Kelly
Space invaders RULED! I wish I could get all my quarters back too! Thanks for the walk down memory lane! Great cards as always!!!!!!!
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You are sooooooo creative, Miss Lady!! Awesome cards as usual!! Good ole Space Invaders....when video games were video games...lol!!
ReplyDeleteThese are so clever. I think I want to climb inside your brain for a little bit. It would seem to be a fun and action-packed space.
ReplyDeleteYour chevron bird is awesome! I love how you accentuated his beak. And Space Invaders from a houndstooth pattern? Fun, fun, fun!
ReplyDeleteThat bird really caught my eye, love unusual things like that! As for the second card...wow! It is just SO CoOL and so perfectly executed!! And I agree, the sentiment is perfect!
ReplyDeleteOnly you my dear, would see Space Invaders in houndstooth. Of course now it seems obvious to the rest of us! Great card - I love that you coloured the white embossing (at least I think that's what you did!) Clever, clever, clever!
ReplyDeleteThe houndstooth aliens are the best!! Love that funky ribbon bird too!
ReplyDeleteQueen of versatility is a t it again:) brilliant use of the stamps, and that bird is just fabulous, love his retro colors,love all the embossing, thanks for sharing your brilliants my dear, have a wonderful day..
ReplyDeleteMy mouth is dry from hanging open for so long! Your brain is the best. I can't believe that you found the right spot in the ribbon to make a perfect black face on your bird. Talk about attending to details. And the space invaders! You are fabulous at making those 'electronic gizmo' cards. Where we just see lines and chevrons, you see bar-codes and arcade games. Once more - thanks for making my day!
ReplyDeleteCool aliens, Kelly, so so creative! The ribbon bird really is wild ... we have birds just like it (ok, maybe not chevrons, but the colours!) ... fabulous! Anita :)
ReplyDeleteYou are over the top creative...love them both! I just ordered that Frank set:)
ReplyDeleteCheck out your video game card...I LOVE it....good grief woman, you're so very clever!
Genius! Seriously! Space invaders as houndstooth, I LOVE!!! And that first card is just so cool, I love the pattern of the bird and all the orange!
ReplyDeleteYou are one clever lady Kelly! Your space invaders card is brilliant. You are so gifted in the craft room.
ReplyDeleteI love the way your eye sees so many differnet things in stmaps. You ROCK Kelly!
ReplyDeleteThat space invader card is my favorite...soooo fun with the perfect sentiment!
ReplyDeleteSpace Invaders from houndstooth? Only you would think of that. Or at least think to do it on a great card! And I think your bird looks like the colored feathers of a sparrow.
ReplyDeleteSuch a creative mind you have Kelly! Brilliant cards! Love the gold embossing on the first one.
ReplyDeleteBRILLIANT cards Kelly - your retro ribbon bird is FABULOUS & LOVE, LOVE your houndstooth Space Invaders!!!
ReplyDeleteOkay, that chevron bird is fabulous! What a great idea to use ribbon that way!
ReplyDeleteAnd your second card is so creative! We had space invaders on our Atari.... good times, good times.
Haha Kelly I just love the space invaders idea... They really do look like alien craft!!!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous pattern ribbon, never thought of using it for a die-cut :0)
Jenny x
Love your birdie card and it does have a 70's look that is very hip right now ;-)
ReplyDeleteYou crack me up, you always seem to see things that noone else would. Yet, when you mention them, I always feel like "but of course"....that's how I feel about your houndstooth/aliens theory and the card you made is just fantastic! ;o)
Thank you Kelly!
You are a gem amongst card makers Kelly! I wish I could bottle your creativity!
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