Sunday, January 30, 2011

When you don't have the right stamp...

One of the cards in the custom order I'm working on is a housewarming card for my customer's son.  She wanted brown and yellow, masculine, something with a house, and a specific greeting: "good times, noodle salad".  She said it is from a movie and that it is a common phrase she and her son use.

Well, I don't have a stamp that says "good times, noodle salad" so I had to improvise.  I opened up my word processor, typed it up, picked a color close to the soft suede ink that I was using, and stuck a piece of card stock in the printer.  I then used the curly label punch to cut out the words, distressed the edges a bit, and voila!  I think it turned out really cute!








What do you think?  Next time you need a specific greeting and can't find the right stamp, improvise!  Computers come in so handy, don't you think?

3 comments:

Sheena said...

came out great! love those and I'm sure your customer will, too. =)

Amy Marshall said...

Very smart! I will have to remember that trick.

anglouise said...

Sheena - Thanks! I think my customer will like it :)

Amy - Yes! Its a good trick to have up your sleeve. I learned that one when I first started stamping and had only a couple of stamp sets. I really had to be creative!