Just titled this post and then realized the irony of my choice...there is not a single shamrock in my project today! However, hopefully the project I am about to share gives you the illusion of lots of shamrocks!
While I have already come up with some St. Patrick's decor, I knew I wanted some more and this framed art is my latest creation. It was actually pretty quick to put together despite all the hearts that I punched out for this...pretty sure it was a full 8-1/2" x 11 sheet of card stock worth of them.
After punching out the hearts, I covered a piece of matching cardstock with glue (I used a Stampin' Up! Anywhere glue stick for this) and simply threw down the hearts and shook around. This was done very much in the way you'd put on embossing powder. I let the extra hearts fall off and then went and filled back in the empty spaces. As I went to cover the last of the holes, I put a little glue on the hearts and stuck down.
Now I suppose you could be really precise and take groups of three or four hearts and make perfectly formed shamrocks. If you have the time and patience to do this I give you two thumbs up! However, I can absolutely say it is not something I would do. The illusion and feel of shramrocks works just fine for me!
The sentiment on this piece comes from the Lucky Framable download for MDS. Look closely at the frame I shared the other week and you'll see the same verbage across the bottom:
Stampin' Up! released several new digital downloads yesterday and kicked off new weekly deals! Some great finds amongst both the downloads and the weekly deals! My hot picks are the Just Sayin' Stamp Brush Set and the Encore Metallic ink pad in gold...perfect for St. Paddy's Day projects!
And I have to share a little behind the scenes look at my work preparing today's post. There are Stampin' Up! demonstrators across the country who are fortunate to have assistants to help them with various aspects of their business. While there are no paid assistants for me, I have two very sweet and charming helpers who literally had a hand in photographing today's project...
Truly love them! As for the big yellow blur you see above, here is Brooklyn's latest project for here on Peonies and Paper Chains:
She did a great job creating this family sign! I especially love the hearts in all of our names and her use of the Retro Fresh Washi Tape! Equally as adorable as this project is when Britt (2-1/2 going on 3) asks me for Washi tape...perhaps I'll catch her on video asking for it one of these days.
I'm so curious to hear what projects my frame from today inspires you to create. I have visions of...
- a project with blue circles to form the backdrop for a nautical stamped image
- a bright orange background framing an inspiring sentiment
- hearts in red and pink for a Valentine's piece of art...clearly some time to wait for that creation, and
- all white hearts or circles to make number signs for tables at a wedding.
Today's project has given me lots of inspiration for others -- hope it has done the same for you!
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