Grandma's Dove

When I saw the challenge from Color My Heart, I couldn't help but think of my Grandma.  Grandma's favorite color was blue.  At Christmas she set the table with fine china and crystal, and the centerpiece would almost always have a lovely bird in it!

As I was looking through my stamps, I found the CTMH "Blessings of Peace" Stamp and knew that was going to be the theme!

A few weeks ago I was watching a YouTube tutorial on using dryer sheets on projects and decided this is the time to try it!  So, I quickly did some laundry because I needed a used laundry sheet.  Then I heated up the iron.  This about gave my poor husband a heart attack!  Anyway, I ironed the dryer sheet and ran up to the craft room.

I cut my card base from CTMH Daisy White and stamped the dove and Peace in CTMH Twilight ink using the "Blessings of Peace" stamp.  I set that aside to dry.  I then used the Crystal Blue ink to dye some CTMH Color-Ready Seam Binding Ribbon.  I set that aside to dry and cut some CTMH Crystal Blue cardstock and embossed it with a Swirls Cuttlebug folder.  I then inked that in Crystal Blue ink.

Here is the cool part!  I then cut the dryer sheet to size, sprayed it with Elmer's Spray Adhesive, and sprinkled Glitter over the wet sheet.  Then I turned it over and sprayed the under side of the sheet.  Next, I placed the dryer sheet over the stamped section of the card!

I wrapped the ribbon around the blue cardstock and glued it on the back with Liquid Glass.  I then tied a bow around the ribbon.  I glued that onto the card base.

I wanted my little dove to have a 3-dimensional eye, so I used the smallest cream-colored gem from the Mocha Gems and colored it with Twilight ink!  That seemed to be the finishing touch.

Thanks for this challenge; it really brought back some wonderful memories for me!  Ok, I'll stop reminiscing and go put away the laundry still in the dryer.

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