I’ve been trying to avoid the pun that it’s my head, but it’s no use! I have to say that it took a while for me to get off the ground with this stamp set. There. I said it! 🙂 The Sky is the Limit set is one of the Sale-a-bration sets that was guaranteed until February 15th but it’s still available as of the time of writing. I wouldn’t wait much longer if you want it though – it’s free with an order of $50 (not including postage and tax).

I love the typeface of the sentiments (although I didn’t use them here – they didn’t fit) but I wasn’t expecting to use the plane much. But the stamp has been used quite a few times. I was inspired by the sketch challenge at CAS on Sundays and I actually had a totally different plan, but the plane insisted that it be used again.  Especially as I wanted a male birthday card. Here’s the sketch banner:

I started by selecting the DSP which is from Sweet Li’l Things and cut it to the right shape and then stamped out the aeroplane in basic black. This seemed to harsh so I tried early espresso which was much better. The sentiment needed to be fairly concise and that’s the beauty of the Endless Birthday Wishes – you can mix and match and fill all sorts of different spaces. I stamped this in early espresso and then snipped out my plane. It’s not a big deal but I wouldn’t fancy making a dozen of this design! I originally intended to use a very vanilla card base but, as I usually do, I tested a few more colours and early espresso was the clear winner. I decided to match the envelope liner to the pool party colour of the DSP.

I rather like this sketch and definitely intend to go back to my original idea – as long as the plane doesn’t get pushy again!

See you tomorrow,

Liz