When I saw this week's Paper Craft Crew card map challenge I knew immediately what I wanted to use for colors, but that puzzle piece puzzled me (pun intended!).
I love the simplicity of this map, and the slight angle on the layer - this adds visual interest to your card.
I knew that I wanted to use a designer paper pattern as a large background layer. So I dug through my stash (isn't it fun to have a crafting stash!) and decided on a piece of Mosaic Mood. I love the colors and patterns in this paper:
After I chose my patterned layer I then chose my card base: Blushing Bride. For the banner layer I decided on a bolder color, Garden Green, because the pattern in the paper is quite bold and a softer color might fade into the background.
My next design decision was the top layer. I decide to create a phrase layer instead of an image. I looked through my stamp sets for a phrase that is larger and will stand out against the bold patterned paper. Enter
and a phrase that could be used for many different occasions:
Can you tell that I am still avoiding that puzzle piece? After thinking for a few minutes I finally decided what to do: I cut out a butterfly from the same piece of Mosaic Mood paper to use as the 'puzzle' layer. Issue resolved!
Here's my card:
The one final detail added was two Basic Pearl Jewels. I had considered not adding anything because of the bold paper pattern but in the end I added the pearls and am happy that they are noticed easily. I did decide not to use ribbon on my card because I didn't have a coordinating color on hand.
Now it's your turn: what will you create using this card map challenge? To see what the other design crew members made, click here.
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