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Recently, I was challenged to create a St. Patrick's Day card. At first, I panicked because I'm not Irish, I don't have any St. Patty's Day stamps and I almost always scoff at the day being a holiday. Green beer and Corn Beef and Cabbage anyone? (Sorry, I used to work in a restaurant and would stink after working all day on St. Patty's Day...the stench was awful and almost always lingered for days.)
So, I had to put on my thinking cap...Hmmm...yup. I have lots of alphabet sets. Yup...I have a Scallop Circle Punch. That sort-of looks like it could be made into a four-leaf clover. I got to work.
Okay, so I have to admit...my first thought was to have the card say "Get Lucky". But, there just wasn't enough room on the Whisper White cardstock. (Perhaps it was Divine Intervention?)
For supplies, I used Kiwi Kiss and Whisper White cardstocks, Kiwi Kiss and Old Olive Classic Inks, Big Deal and Short Order alphabet sets, the Scallop Circle Punch, and the 1/2" Circle Punch.
To make the four-leaf clover, I simply used my Scallop Circle Punch with Kiwi Kiss cardstock. Then, I folded it in half and using my paper snips, I cut about one scallop out into the fold. I opened it, folded it the other way, and cut again. I decided that I wanted to cover the folds in the center of the clover, so I inked Kiwi Kiss and Old Olive directly onto a piece of Whisper White and used my 1/2" Circle punch to fill in that space.
Do you have any ideas for a St. Patty's Day card? If so, write a comment about it in this thread, email me your email address and phone number (so I can contact you if you win) and I'll put you into my March giveaway drawing!
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