The Crafty Cardmakers challenge to you for the next month is to take inspiration from the song lyrics of 'Time In A Bottle' written and performed by Jim Croce. As this is a month long challenge the whole team will be voting on whose entries they want to win or take out top spots, if there are enough entrants we may have a Top Ten instead of a Top Five.
When we first discussed the challenge I was a bit stumped, but then decided to just take it literally - and for my card, I chose to take the title, Time in a bottle.
I used a plain white 5" x 7" card base, and layered it with some backing paper from my stash. I then printed off a white wine bottle from the wine buffs cd, and stamped it with a fob watch and chain stamp (sorry - no idea whose it is).
I used some leftover ribbon folded in half to make the backing for my image, which, as this card is for a Senor Simone loving Strictly fan, is of Flavia and Vincent.
The word sentiment is a Barbara Gray clarity stamp and all was distressed at the edges with Vintage Photo distress ink. The swirly die was a die lite, Fantastic Flourish 3.
It was quite nice to do something other than a Christmas card for a change (I am still behind with those - eep!!) and I hope everyone else enjoys the challenge too.
And if you want to know the lyrics....
If I could save time in a bottle
The first thing that I'd like to do
Is to save every day
Till Eternity passes away
Just to spend them with you
If I could make days last forever
If words could make wishes come true
I'd save every day like a treasure and then,
Again, I would spend them with you
But there never seems to be enough time
To do the things you want to do
Once you find them
I've looked around enough to know
That you're the one I want to go
Through time with
If I had a box just for wishes
And dreams that had never come true
The box would be empty
Except for the memory
Of how they were answered by you
But there never seems to be enough time
To do the things you want to do
Once you find them
I've looked around enough to know
That you're the one I want to go
Through time with
The first thing that I'd like to do
Is to save every day
Till Eternity passes away
Just to spend them with you
If I could make days last forever
If words could make wishes come true
I'd save every day like a treasure and then,
Again, I would spend them with you
But there never seems to be enough time
To do the things you want to do
Once you find them
I've looked around enough to know
That you're the one I want to go
Through time with
If I had a box just for wishes
And dreams that had never come true
The box would be empty
Except for the memory
Of how they were answered by you
But there never seems to be enough time
To do the things you want to do
Once you find them
I've looked around enough to know
That you're the one I want to go
Through time with
I love this - that paper is gorgeous, and it gives the whole creation such a warm feeling. Love the time-stamped bottle too, and that sentiment is just perfect!
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