When my sister decided to have her DNA tested through Ancestry.com we were not surprised by the results in general, but we did learn that we are 37% Irish. Of one thing we are certain, part of our family came from Northern Ireland, which does not recognize St. Patrick's Day with a celebration of green, but rather with the color orange, as a tribute to King William III of Orange, who was a Protestant.
History lesson aside, I always include orange on my St. Pat cards. I decided to use some challenges, including two similar sketches, to make a few cards for family.
A panel of patterned shamrock paper was adhered to the card base of white. On a panel of white cardstock, a diagonal stripe was stamped to look a bit distressed. Two strips of orange patterned paper were adhered. The two shamrocks were die cut and edged with clear glitter glue. The sentiment was stamped and die cut, backed with paper, edged with glitter glue and decorated with four-leaf clovers punched from glitter paper. The sentiment and two shamrocks were backed with foam tape and popped up for dimension. The inside was stamped with "Happy St. Patrick's Day" and decorated with a strip of patterned paper and a punched four-leaf clover.
This card is being submitted to:
1.
Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #201
2.
The Paper Players Sketch Challenge #333
3.
Paper Smooches March Challenge
(Theme: Green + use one PS product)
4.
Happy Little Stampers March Challenge
(Theme: Anything Goes with Dies)
Techniques: Stamping, die cutting, punch cutting
Size: A2 (4.25" x 5.5")
Materials
Stamps: Newton's Nook "Pot of Gold" & Stamp of Approval "Candy Cane Lane"
Ink:
Stampin' Up! Certainly Celery, Memento Tuxedo Black
Cardstock: Stampin' Up! Whisper White, Garden Green
DSP: The Paper Studio (light green glitter), Darice (orange plaid), K Foster Designs (shamrocks)
Dies: Stampin' Up! "Deco Labels" &
Paper Smooches "Spring Dies"
Punch: Stampin' Up! "Itty Bitty Accents" three pack
Misc. : Stampin' Up! Dimensionals foam; Studio G Glitter Glue (clear)
1. Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #201
Fantastic St Patrick's Day card! Love the addition of the orange...thanks for the details about why you add it. Great design! :)
ReplyDeleteSuch a fun St. Paddy's Day card, Melanie. I love the idea of adding some orange! Thanks for the lesson :)
ReplyDeleteI am happy to see orange on anything, it's one of my favorite shades! Thanks for the history lesson too....I knew it was kind of an anti-Irish thing but never knew why! Thanks for playing with my PP sketch this week! Very pretty creation!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the history lesson the other day...the orange did not surprise me and it really looks great against the greens. Thanks for sharing this with us at Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge.
ReplyDeleteAdorable, absolutely adorable! How fun to hear about your ancestry. Love the addition of the orange too. Thanks for joining us at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.
ReplyDeleteLinda
neat fact about the orange! thanks for sharing with us at Atlantic Heart Sketch Challenge!
ReplyDeleteAlicia
I learned something new today! Thanks for the history lesson! I really like this card. Thanks for joining us at AHSC!
ReplyDeleteOoh my! Love those backgrounds you created! Can't wait to use my stamp... and very cool... orange... love orange! Thanks so much for playing along at Atlantic Hearts!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun post! I enjoyed the history lesson and I love this card, it really pops! I like the patterned paper you used but I love the background you created, I enjoy doing that too. Thanks for sharing with us this week at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.
ReplyDeleteLOVE this card--- Paper Smooches is lucky to have you join in our challenges:) Great patterned paper! THANKS for joining in the fun for the March challenge! Hope you join in our April SHOWERS challenge <3
ReplyDeleteps... sorry I'm late in leaving comments- I didn't realize I was on vacation for the first week of April! LOL!