Saturday, December 5, 2009

What Should I Do?

Should I risk adding a sentiment or not?




This card demonstrates the beauty that is a stamp positioner because no WAY could those SU woodmounted snowflakes be all lined up so perfectly without one. But now I'm afraid to stamp a sentiment on it because I stupidly assembled the card (the white panel is up on dimensionals and each snowflake has a gemstone). What if I ruin it? I suppose I could lift the panel off and use it on another card, but it'll proably get wrinkled and not look as pristine if I do.

Indecision, once again, may or may not be my problem.

What do you think? Would a nice Christmas sentiment inside the card suffice? Or does the front need a focal point, which a sentiment would provide? I just can't tell.

BTW, today's card reminds me of Nordic sweaters, which do not have sentiments. Three quarters of DH's ancestry comes from Finland, Norway, and Sweden, so I want to send it to someone in his family.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Supplies
stamps: SU Snowflake Spot
ink: real red
paper: SU real red, PTI white
accessories: gemstones, dimensionals

38 comments:

  1. adding a sentiment is too scarry!!!
    but just like you let what's inside convey the message
    oh! reread the comment and you're not scarry...LOL
    it is like you to let what is inside of you speak loudly
    blessings
    patti moffett

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  2. My opinion is to leave it off, and include it inside. This is beautiful just the way it is!

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  3. I was leaning towards sentiment on the front until you mentioned Nordic sweaters. Now I think it should go on the inside only. This card is absolutely perfect as is for that Nordic look! Again, I love your style.

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  4. This card is so lovely just the way it is... But, contrary to what SU has labeled these, they cannot be snowflakes as they have more than 6 points. This is just the way the Creator made them. Sorry to add baggage to any perfectionist reading this... I have been trying to educate SU for years to no avail...
    ~ Carol G.

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  5. This is a lovely card as is. I
    think a sentiment inside would be
    just fine. Thanks for the inspiration-- I love your style!!

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  6. How PRETTY! I usally always put my sentiments on the inside...I think this looks great as is! But if you feel it needs something and you dont want to mess it up maybe try adding a tag just out of the white card stock and tuck it lightly into the top right or left of the panel....Not sure what it will do but it wont mess it up to try...I do think I like it just like it is though....Have a Great Day!!

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  7. I agree with everyone else - leave the front as is, put the sentiment inside. I like it just the way it is - simple and perfect.

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  8. NO. NO. NO SENTIMENT on the front. this card is striking and perfect, as is!! what is it about red and white? stunning combo.
    marty ferraro

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  9. Susan, the card is perfection as it is - add the sentiment inside. And whether they are "politically correct" snowflakes or not, this card says Nordic!
    Have a great week-end,

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  10. What a beautiful card. Just put the sentiment on the inside.

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  11. I vote on leaving it that way it is. Nice card that you can use as a thank you, holiday birthday or anything the happens in the winter.

    Lisa

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  12. I vote "no" for adding a sentiment. I think it might be overkill to a lovely, simple card. This leaves the snowflakes as the focal point. Besides......where would you put it? There's not enough room to put it under the panel. And putting it above the panel would so dilute the snowflakes it would be a pity. So just leave it; it's perfect as is!

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  13. Because if it were me, the whole card would get ruined by adding a sentiment, I say leave it as it is. I think it's perfect. If you add one, I ant to see the end result, without any photoshopping ;)

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  14. I would leave off a sentiment but if you feel it is missing something - maybe a skinny ribbon tied right above the design. And the bonus - if it looks bad...cut it off! Nothing ruined. Great designs!

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  15. Either way it will be stunning. I think I'd add a ribbon above the panel with a tag, but I'm no design genius. The good thing is that you can wrap the ribbon, make the tag and just see how it looks without wrecking the card...

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  16. Oooh, pretty....I have that stamp and never particularly liked that image, but shown like this, I love it!
    I sometimes stamp a sentiment on a scrap, punch it out and tuck it in above one of the images, behind the panel (or just trim it if the panel is securely fastened)....but the general consensus is to put the sentiment on the inside. Either way, it's a beauty of a card!

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  17. The first thing I thought of when I saw the card was "thick and warm winter sweater". The card is perfect the way it is!

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  18. I agree with everyone else, leave it off. I would be afraid of messing up an already perfect card.

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  19. Oh this is so beautiful the way it is I would not add anything more. A sentiment inside would be perfect.

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  20. You could try stamping a teeny tiny little sentiment on a piece of acetate and maybe seeing how it looks in the bottom left hand corner? Maybe? Personally, I love the card the way it is, but if you don't try, you'll always wonder.

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  21. I like the card without any sentiment. Keep it simple :)

    One question - where did you get your stamp positioner? I've never used one before, but it sounds like it would be helpful.

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  22. Beautiful card without the sentiment. I would leave it as is.

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  23. I love it -- and I'm of Nordic ancestry too! Probably why I like it :-D. Anyway I think a sentiment inside would be sufficient.
    Deb

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  24. Don't add a sentiment. This is perfect as is.

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  25. You could wrap the top with a beautiful, wide satin ribbon . . . red, to match the ink you used . . . I think it would set the flakes off beautifully . . .

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  26. I love how you force us to think right along with you!!! You are dragging me kicking and screaming into the CAS world and it is great!

    I really like this card and would not add a sentiment to the outside. I do feel as if I want my eye to zoom-in on a focal point though, and in that regard I wonder... What if you made the second from the right snowflake a little bigger? or popped up? or had some other image that could help your eye stay weighted on the page?

    I'm learning the "why" of card making along with the how... so just take my thoughts with a grain of salt!! And thank you, thank you, thank you for teaching the "why"!!

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  27. Oh no, I have just such a card sitting on my work table, without the panel glued down because for a week I've been moving that panel around, wondering if it's enough and exactly where it should go.

    I'm putting it where you put yours and calling it "done" because YOUR card looks perfect.

    Snowflakes can't have more than six points? I love learning tidbits like that. Spiders can't have more than 8 legs. "Several" means 8 or more.

    Some quirky brains here! :-)

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  28. No sentiment required. This is just beautiful as is. A true CAS card.

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  29. Oh, I think I'd just stamp a sentiment on the inside. I think it's beautiful on the front, as is.

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  30. I would leave it as is . . . a sentiment on the inside and any personal handwritten message is perfect.

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  31. The Beatles said it best.....let it be...........

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  32. I would definitely leave it as is! :)

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  33. Simplicity RULES! No sentiment needed on this lovely card front.

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  34. I would stamp the desired sentement on a scrap white paper and carefully trim it out -but make sure it's from an acrylic set. Then place it where you think you may want it. Step back and see how it looks (ignore the obvious cutting outline).

    If you decide you want the sentiment, you place the sentiment carefully on your block at the very edge, so it won't bump the raised panel and stamp.

    I do this all the time, cause like you, I get all excited and start adding panels before I am done!!

    Good luck!

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  35. Ah the age old dilemma... trying to figure out when something is done enough. I think either way you go is fine. This says "Christmas" without actually having a sentiment on it. But there is also enough space to add some wording without having it look overdone. It does remind me of the nordic sweaters my mother used to knit for me.

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  36. The card is beautiful with or without a sentiment on the outside. I would just use a rub-on on the front.

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  37. Either way would be great!! However, if you do decide to add the sentiment stamp it on a scrap piece of white cardstock, trim it so that there is a bit more cs below the sentiment and tuck it under the pane. I've used this technique to rescue me a few times in the past!!

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  38. I love what you do with your cards. I always open your emails first because you inspire me with the simplicity of each of your cards. I also love your comments..
    I would leave it as is..so you.
    Just keep giving us more of the same.
    Claudia

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