Encore Challenge

 

Today I am a few days late, but I am posting my card for the The Encore Challenge!  This is a monthly challenge to be posted on the 25th with a group of friends from my April Retreat.  Some may post on their blog and I will note those with blogs at the end of this post.  And, some might post on other social media. Darlene came up with this challenge and these are her words:  Go and grab a stamp set, stencil or dies--your choice, that you have used once before and have always wanted to revisit it and use it again.  However, despite your best intentions, you have yet to use it!  Now's your chance! Go dig it out and have fun with it once again.  Create anything you like, a card, gift card holder, decorate a gift bag, make a refrigerator magnet...whatever lights up your creative juices! So--Encore Challenge! 

My plan is to pick a different company each month to highlight and maybe even a different product than the month before.  For May,  I picked a stamp from Taylored Expressions called Patriotic Prose-Brave as I am making 22 invites for our 4th of July party. 

I have lots and lots of 4th of July/Patriotic patterned paper, so I picked the background out first.  I thought the fireworks pattern would not complete with the stamped sentiment.  I used Taylored Expressions Watermelon ink and also a layer of cardstock behind the patterned paper.  I added some red and blue enamel dots around the sentiment as my only embellishment.  21 more to go!!!!!!

I am not sure who will post each month on their blog, but this is a list of the other ladies who do have blogs.  Jeanette, Terry, Darlene.  Be sure to come back on June 25th to see another fun card for The Encore Challenge!


Image/Sentiment: Taylored Expressions Patriotic Prose-Brave Stamp 

Cardstock/Patterned Paper: The Paper Cut 100# Cougar Opaque White; Taylored Expressions Watermelon; Masterpiece Studio Patriotic Stars Patterned Paper

Ink:  Taylored Expressions Watermelon

Accessories:  Enamel Stars