A Little Bit of Everything Me: StrokeSpeak

Tuesday, February 7, 2017

CASology #235 HERO

Hello crafty friends! This week's CASology challenge is especially inspiring to me because I recently encountered this definition:

A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.

I have been going to a CrossFit-like gym regularly for the past year or so. CrossFit can be very intimidating, especially for someone who has never exercised regularly. I have made friends with a fabulous group of women and men of varying physical strength, abilities, and age who have overcome their fears and limits and work so hard to become strong and fit. They have inspired and pushed me to try things I never would have and proved that even I (the girl who got a C in gym in high school!) could be an athlete. Its literally changed my life in so many ways. They are my heroes.

So when Papertrey Ink came out with a line of fitness inspired stamps, I had to have them! I made two cards that I want to share with you today. Both cards uses the same images - a sentiment swoosh from Stroke Speak set and the running image from the She Moves set.

My first card is bold. I stamped the swoosh sentiment in Smokey Shadow using my MISTI to make it nice and dark. Then I stamped the running image in four bold rainbow colors.

Second card is more muted and monochromatic in color. I stamped the runner image in watermark ink on Lilac Grace card stock. I wanted a tone on tone look on my background. I stamped the swoosh in Royal Velvet.

Hope will check out the HERO inspired cards made by the rest of the Design Team and our guest team member this week Dena! They are sure to knock your socks off!