Thursday, April 25, 2013

Papertrey April Blog Hop Challenge

Hello! I am participating in Papertrey's April Blog Hop Challenge today. Nicole challenged us to create a TILTED design on a card. You can read more about the challenge over on Nicole's blog here.
Blog-hop-inspiration
I received my April Papertrey order a couple days ago and decided to use 7th Inning Stretch for my card. I stamped the bat repeatedly on an angle on the background with Versamark Ink.
Then I pulled out every circle punch I own and stamped the baseball stitching stamp on them to create increasingly smaller baseballs. Except for the largest ball which was 1 3/4", I just stamped one side of the stitching at a time so I could space them correctly on the smaller balls. I think the balls really come alive once you swipe the edges with the tea dye duo - I used Chamomile on mine. I popped a few of the balls up with foam to give some dimension. I wanted to convey hitting the ball out of the park. The bat was cut out of some cherry veneer and wrapped with 1/8" silk ribbon at the handle. The sentiment is also from 7th Inning Stretch. I have a 10 year old grandson who will be getting this card for his birthday. Hope you enjoy the blog hop - I'm anxious to see what others come up with! Thanks for any comments you leave - they are appreciated! Have a great blog hop day!

15 comments:

  1. So fun! My nephew would love a card like this. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  2. Wow this is so cute. Great job. I just got this set yesterday.

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  3. Oh so cute! Love those ever-flying baseballs!

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  4. Oh, this is fabulous! I love the bat stamped at an angle and the decreasing size of balls!

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  5. Love this set and awesome card design Susan.

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  6. What a great idea to make those baseballs just come right at you!! Fantastic effect, Susan. The bat background makes for a nice, graphic pattern too!

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  7. Crazy cute!!! With 3 boys, we love some baseball around here!

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  8. WHat a fun card. So cute! - Irma

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  9. What an awesome card Susan. Love the balls and the way you stamped the bats! It's very creative!

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  10. Great card. Love how you created the background of bats.
    Love how you laid out the baseballs.

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  11. What a fun card!! Love the movement and the stamped background is fabulous!!

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  12. This is terrific! I love all the balls - the inked edges do make them come to life!

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  13. A really great look with all those balls. You have created a great sense of motion. This would be a great card for any all American male.

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  14. What a fun idea - love the way you stacked the different size balls!

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  15. Wow, this is just so fun! I love baseball and your take on this months blog hop!

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