Hello … bonjour! Welcome to June’s Twofer Card Challenge … this month, our theme will open up all kinds of possibilities for your cards … it’s …
… and here’s where my imagination took me …
The stamp that appears on both cards here is the tall tree from Simon Says Stamp’s One With Nature set … used conventionally on the first and unconventionally on the second. Let’s start with a closer look at how it’s expected to be seen …
… yep, as a tree … or rather a trio of trees. A one layer Christmas card with the trees heat embossed in silver and the backgrounds offset stamped in a contemporary colour palette. The miniscule stars were cut from silver foil card with a Simon Says Stamp die and adhered to the branches … they almost twinkle like Christmas lights! The sentiment is from Neat & Tangled, also embossed in silver … and I added some cross stitch detailing each side with a Lawn Fawn border die.
My twofer …
… spot the tree? This time, for my fun birthday card, I turned the tree (and it’s accompanying images in the set) into a school of tropical fish. The images were white heat embossed … and I added the tails using a versamark pen so they could also be white embossed. Everything was coloured with Zigs, I stamped a sentiment from Simply Graphic (‘it’s your day’), added googly eyes/an enamel accent eye to the fish … and finished off with some Glossy Accent bubbles.
Voilà … my two distinctly different designs … for two distinctly different occasions … using the same stamp!
Where will our ‘Tree’ prompt take you this time around? We’d love to see you in our gallery with your two distinctly different cards … for two distinctly different occasions … using the same stamps or dies! All the details you need are over at the Twofer blog … along with plenty of delicious ideas from the DT to spark your imagination. We’re delighted to have the winner of our April challenge with us this month … welcome to Maria from Swim, Bike, Run and Stamp! Do go and have a visit with Maria … not only will you find her fabulous Twofer cards, you’ll also enjoy a whole heap of wonderful inspiration to meander through and enjoy!
My Christmas card is getting festive at …
Happy Little Stampers Christmas – Anything Goes … no joy option
Simon Says Stamp Monday – All Things Bright and Beautiful
ETA: CAS Christmas – Masculine … thanks to Loll for the prompt 🙂
… and my birthday card will be celebrating with …
Happy Little Stampers Watercolour – Anything Goes … no smile option (unless it’s your own!)
Simon Says Stamp Monday – All Things Bright and Beautiful
Simon Says Stamp Work It Wednesday – Sunshine and Summer (how summery are those fish!)
Thanks so much for coming by, your visits and comments are always a joy! Anita 🙂