Wednesday, 7 August 2024

Gold Medal Thank You

Hello.
Ooh, I DO love a card challenge. So, I'm excited about the new, monthly one at

  Seven Hills Crafts

For their first challenge, they would like to see cards inspired by the Paris Olympics.
'Don't panic Captain Mainwaring' - if, like me, you have no 'sporty' stamps there is a hole host of things to be inspired by... the colours, the team kits, the places, etc. Check out the blog, and the photo below for ideas.


I took inspiration from the colours of the Olympic rings. The blue, yellow, black, green and red were chosen because they were the colours of all the flags of the nations at that time.

I covered a piece of card with ds tape and stuck my narrow strips of coloured card on top. Then I die cut the letters with stitched alphabet dies, and used foam tape to attach them.
Tip: lining up the letters so they are perfectly straight can be tricky, so give yourself a break and slightly stagger them!

The medal is gold card, die cut with a circle, with a gold No1 added, and some pieces of black striped ribbon.
I also made a coloured strip to go behind my panel, to try and pull everything together.


Challenge





  • lawn fawn stitched rectangle die
  • my favorite things - in and out stitched rectangle / stitched alphabet dies
  • sizzix circle die
  • memory box number die
  • ribbon


2 comments:

Seven Hills Crafts Challenge said...

Such a great way to interpret the challenge Caroline - and great to show you don't need to take the theme to sports. Thanks so much for playing along with your fab card!

Marlena M. said...

Such fabulous creations and I LOVE your gold medal!!! Have you tried Brutus Monroe Raven ink? It's great for details, but I haven't tried it on a blended scene (I haven't created one recently). I do like it in my arsenal though!