My Heart is Filled with Gratitude {Varada Sharma}

Have you ever make a card where everything you planned went wrong? Well, this is one of them for me! I was determined to make it work because I had colored it before checking to see if I sized the images correctly for my slimline die. So after many changes, I finished it as an A2 size card and I am so happy with the results!

I started by layering the deer from "Oh Deer" behind the "Mini Slimline Pumpkin Patch" image. Then I added a sentiment from the "Gather Here" kit. I printed the image on XPress-It cardstock. Then, I colored the images with Copics.

I went to die cut it with the slimline die and realized it was not the right size for the die. So I die cut it with  a smaller rectangle die.

As you can see, part of the sentiment was not cut off. So my next plan was to print the flower image from "Gather Here". I colored and fussy cut the image. Then I put it to the side. I printed the wood slice image from "Gather Here" on Kraft cardstock and cut it down to 5 1/2"x 4 1/4". Then I blended Gathered Twigs Distress Oxide around the edge.

Next, I used a rectangle die to cut out part of the wood slice image. I adhered the outside frame to a card base. Then I added foam tape to the center wood slice panel. I adhered the pumpkin patch panel on the wood slice panel. Then attached it to the card base with the foam tape. This is where my next issue arose. I accidentally got too close to the card base with the foam tape and it was not centered properly before it became attached. YIKES! So....to fix that, I decided to tie twine around the panel.

Once I had the twine tied, I added the floral image that I colored earlier on the top corner to cover what was left of the sentiment that wasn't cut off from the die. To finish the card, I printed a sentiment from the "Words of Thanks" kit on black cardstock and foiled it with gold foil. I cut it down to size and attached it to the card.

I am so happy that I didn't discard the image once I realized my original plan wasn't going to work. It was really fun to find ways to make it work and I love the outcome. 

Copics used:

Bird: R39, R29, R27, R24, E40, E41, E43 YR23 Deer: E30, E31, W0, W1, W3 Antlers: E57, E37

Pumpkins: Y38, Y36, y21, YR68, YR23 Stem: E59, E57, E35 Leaves:YG17, YG13 

Acorn: E57, E37, E31 tops E59, E37

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Kimberly