A Smile That You Send Out - Guest Designer Tosh Leyendekker

Hello friends!  Tosha Leyendekker here today as guest designer with a Shabby card to share. 

I chose to feature the Quietfire sentiment “A smile that you send out returns to you.”  I find that sentiment so true time and time again.  And isn’t it so beautifully written? 

 One of the most fun parts of working with Quietfire’s beautifully handwritten sentiments is finding the perfect dies, papers, and embellishments to compliment them. 

I chose Prima’s Debutante decorative paper along with Marianne Design dies, some vintage flowers, and a few other fun little extras.  I diecut the frames, embossed them and then sanded them a bit to give a distressed look.  I also sewed some random zig-zagging around the border to add to the distressed feel.  And what’s a “shabby” card without some lace? 

That’s it for my project.  I hope I’ve inspired you to share some smiles today.

Happy Stamping!

 

Please visit Tosha's blog at Stamp Talk with Tosh!

Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful projects with us Tosh!

Love Where You're At - Tosha Leyendekker, Guest Designer

Hello fellow paper artists.  Tosha Leyendekker here, and I have the honor of being the guest designer for Quietfire Design this month.   

Before I share my card, I have to tell you, I had the pleasure of meeting Suzanne at CHA in January, and not only are her designs and calligraphy exquisite, she is the absolute sweetest person!  What a delight to get to meet her.  And now I get to work with these beautifully written sentiments.  What a treat.

 Now, for my card.   The sentiment, “Love where you’re at and believe life will lead you where you wish to be” by Joanne A Ross, really spoke to me.  So often we’re striving for something more, and forget to enjoy the place where we’re at, no matter the situation.   I try to focus more on my blessings instead of the complications I’m experiencing, or something that I may be missing.  And this sentiment is just the perfect reminder.

I stamped it with Smokey Grey Versafine directly onto some Nature Garden Patterned Papers by Prima.  I then diecut it using Petra’s Birds die 351 by Marianne Designs.  After that, I ink distressed the edges with Pumice Stone Ranger Distress Ink, added some Sheer Metallic Ribbon and a Rose I made using the Spiral Blossom One die by Spellbinders.  Lastly, I added a bit of sparkle to the rose with some Stardust Stickles.

That about sums up my card for today.  It really came together quite quickly.

Happy Stamping!

{You may see more of Tosha's creations on her blog Stamp Talk with Tosh}