Thursday, April 21, 2011

My Mat stack 5 period

You know how Pablo Picasso had a blue period where all of his paintings were done in shades of blue, and then he had a rose period then cubism. Well, I had what I would like to refer to as a "Mat Stack 5 period". You see it started out innocently enough with this cupcake birthday card.


 I loved how it turned out, I proudly showed Mr. Sunny and basically stood there and waited for him to tell me how great my creation was. I even ask my 6 year old son what he thought of it, his response was that it was "pretty" (he really is such a sweet little  boy).

Then the next card I made was this.


Again I followed the same basic design, Mat stack 5- check, image in the center- check, sentiment across the image- check, limitless layers die- check. I added a bit of detail across the center and some twine this time which made it look completely different, yes?

For the next card I decided I would change things up a bit more. 


See doesn't it look completely different from the first too, maybe you can't quite put your finger on what exactly what is different- it's the oval and the image is off to the side. I'm tricky. I even tried to do the whole "create a pattern paper by stamp a single image in different color", oh where have I done this before.

Well, there you have it, my "Mat stack 5 period".  After lining them all up to take pictures I wasn't buying what I was selling, they all looked the same. So I have decided to step away from the Mat stack 5 die for a bit of time. I'm going to try to create cards without it.

12 comments:

  1. they all look pretty great to me but i must say that i really love the colours and 'theme' of the cupcake card.

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  2. LOL... your post is so cute! I love all the cards, and MS5 is one of my favorites too. Great job!

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  3. Love your mat stack 5 collection! My husband would have had the same response...good thing we have blog friends!

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  4. Ooooohhhh! My favorite is the cherries, polka dots and green gingham! It just screams summer!

    Very cute! I agree... These mat stacks are so versatile!

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  5. They don't look the same, Tricia--they prove that you are versatile! Very nice cards, well-made! My fav is the cute cupcake one!

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  6. When you find something that works, Tricia, why ruin it?! The design is so versatile that you made it look different in each of these cards. Each has its own unique charm, which is noted by the variety of favorites listed above. Mine is the cherry card.

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  7. Your post totally makes me smile as do your cards!! I love how you used the Mat Stack...makes me want to get mine out and play! Thanks for the inspiration!

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  8. Beautiful cards! The colors are wonderful! I love the Mat Stack!

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  9. Your post totally makes me smile and it reminds me of my own mat stack 4 period. I just love that die.
    I really like your cards, they are beautiful in their own way. happy easter

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  10. Wow, you've been busy. I like them all , star ,cherry and cupcake. The star is my favorite though because I love polka dots.

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  11. I really love all your background stamping to make your own patterned paper...instead of using patterned paper like some of us no-talent schmucks - LOL! So fun and cheery....that cupcake one is adorable!

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  12. Love the mat stack period! All the cards are adorable, especially the cupcake one!

    Linda

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