Mad For Plaid (#TGIFC301)

I was intrigued by this week’s TGIF Challenge, “Mad For Plaid.” Stesha Bloodhart from Stampin’ Hoot! is challenging us to make a card using plaid. Here is the challenge banner.

I made my plaid using the background stamp, Buffalo Check, with Flirty Flamingo ink. To make it more “plaid” than “check”, I drew vertical and horizontal lines with my Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Blend marker.

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Once I got the background stamped and mounted onto a piece of Cherry Cobbler cardstock, I had to decide what to do with it. Hearts won out! It is February, after all!

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My hearts are compliments of the Stitched Be Mine Dies, part of the Meant To Be Bundle. I mounted them over a 1-1/2″ strip of Basic White that I texturized with the Subtle 3D Embossing Folder.

My Heart Belongs To You seemed an appropriate sentiment. It’s from My Favorite Things. I heat embossed it with Versamark and black embossing powder.

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My inside hearts and sentiment are from Meant To Be, stamped again in Cherry Cobbler and Flirty Flamingo. The silver foil hearts were some that fell out of the front piece.

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Click HERE to go over to the TGIF Challenge board. You can see what the designers made, then see all the entries at the bottom. You can even make one and enter in too!

Wonder what I used to make my card? Everything Stampin’ Up! is listed below and linked to my online store.

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Product List

Meant To Be Cling Bundle [150587] $53.00	Buffalo Check Cling-Mount Stamp Set [151372] $16.00	Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Pad [147083] $7.50
Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin’ Pad [147052] $7.50	Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack [144598] $9.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $9.50
Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053] $30.00	Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock [159229] $8.25	Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [119685] $8.75
Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [159276] $9.75	Silver Foil Sheets [132178] $5.00	Subtle 3D Embossing Folder [151775] $10.00
Brights 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [152487] $11.50	Basic White Medium Envelopes [159236] $7.50	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $4.00