Happy Saturday.
I managed to get to play in my craft room again today …. and… finish a card! I did have two starts before I found the right direction, so am thinking that my mojo might not have gone walkabout, but it does appear to have developed a disappearing habit! Anyway, I found some inspiration across at As You See It. The team is asking you to share your favorite embossing folder. Mmmmm… Now, I have several that are my favorites, but this one holds a special place in my crafting stash. I mean, when you are married to a pasta-devouring-monster Italian, this embossing folder has significance.
To meet the challenge I had to make the embossing folder stand out as much as I could. Here’s a sneak peek:
And here’s the challenge badge from As You See It:
So.. my favorite embossing folder is Al Dente from Spellbinders. I am obsessed with the different types of pasta they managed to get onto this embossing folder. Macaroni, rigatoni, ravioli, farfalle, rigatoni, rotini, penne, rotelle, conchiglie, cavatappi… I think that’s all of them! Regardless, it’s pretty darned cool. And, if I didn’t know the names of all of these different pasta, I think Lou would divorce me 🙂
I began my card with the embossed base. I then colored it with red, orange and yellow inks as I really wanted the shapes on the base to stand out. I mean, they do an amazing job of standing out on their own, but a little color always helps!
I then die cut the pasta bowl, spaghetti, tomato sauce, fork and the single strand of spaghetto for the fork. I added stripes for the Italian flag and adhered everything together. The Concord and 9th Lotsa Pasta makes it so easy to create all of these things.
I added a sentiment from the Spellbinders Stay Saucy sentiment set. I embossed it with white on black as I needed something to ground the pasta bowl. Once everything was ready, I added the bowl, sentiment and fork to the card base and my card was complete.
Here’s my full card:
When I showed this card to Lou he looked at me as though I had lost my mind. “Are you kidding? Share pasta? NEVER!” He said. OK then. Note to self. Don’t come between Lou and his pasta. Mind you, I’ve already learned that lesson!
Now, I’m hungry! Off to make dinner. :-). I’ll be back tomorrow with my Paper Players card. In the meantime, warm hugs and prayers for those of you who need a little lift tonight.
Card recipe:
- Embossing folder: Al Dente – Spellbinders
- Dies: Lotsa Pasta – Concord & 9th
- Sentiment: Stay Saucy – Spellbinders
7 Responses
Haha this card and Lou’s reaction truly made me chuckle Jaydee – he is most definitely an Italian at heart! This EF is just fabulous though, especially with the graduated colour to bring out the detail; you have made some great pasta cards in recent months and I am inspired; I think I need to go shopping!! Thanks for sharing with us over at As You See It!
Oh. My. Gosh. A pasta EF – so brilliant! Totally love this fun card – made me laugh out loud! Adorable! Thanks so much for playing at As You See It!
Darn it, Jaydee, look what you did – I loved this card so much and laughed so hard that I had to go get my own, lol. Gee, thanks, lol. Anyway, still love it!
Amazing! I don’t know how you make a great card, and inspire ALL of us to go eat! lol I think it’s great and I love the colors you’ve inked which really represent the pasta and sauce too — you’ve covered it all, Jaydee.
I can see why you love this EF….and the dies to go with it! SO stinkin’ clever and cute! Love your blending too—totally seamless! A fun card for sure! Thanks for playing with our embossing folder challenge at As You See It this week!
Jaydee, this is sooo cute, whether or not you have an Italian husband! I want the EF, the dies and the stamp set, the whole macaroni! You’ve inspired a whole new pasta trend! Thanks for filling in our blank at As You See It Challenges!
Jaydee, this is another great show of these products. I love the way you’ve created an ombre sunset background with the folder. The pasta looks so tasty that I want some of it! Cute idea to add the Italian flag stripes to the bowl – you’re so clever at adding details to create a magnificent whole. Thanks for sharing with us at As You See It. 🙂