Our next major day of celebration is St. Patrick's Day especially if you're of Irish Origin - which a lot of the citizens of this town are.
In the 17th century, the founder of Peterborough was commissioned by the then Government of Upper Canada to bring a boatload of Irish citizens to settle in this area. Ireland at that time was in the middle of a potato famine.
The evidcence of their settlement can be seen by the names of communities near us e.g. Monaghan, Douro, and street names e.g. Dublin
Now I don't have a drop of Irish blook in me. My family emigrated from Holland, so my blood is totally Dutch. But that doesn't mean I can't celebrate with the Irish.
Today's card for Try Stampin' with Tuesday here is a St. Patrick's day card.
Here is the sketch:
Here is my card:
The Irish hat was made first, using the tab punch and the word window punch with Garden Green card stock I scooped the word window punch out with a 1 1/4" circle punch. A 5/8" piece of black grosgrain ribbon became the hat band. The shamrock on the hat was made using 3 punchies fromthe Heart to Heart punch (the smallest heart) and covering it with Dazzling details mixed with Olive glitter. The stem was cut freehand.
The hat was attached to a black shamrock which was made with 3 Scalloped Heart of Hearts - with dimensionals
Here's the recipe for the card:
Stamp: Teeny Tiny Wishes
Inks:Basic Black
Papers: Garden Green, Whisper White, Basic Black, Garden Green, Garden Green designer paper
Accessories: Punches: Tab, Word Window, Curly Label, Heart to Heart, 1 1/4" circle, Dazzliing details, Olive glitter, 5/8" Black grosgrain ribbon, 3/8" black dotted scalloped ribbon, Scalloped Heart to Hearts die, dimensionals