A Special Blessing - My Favorite Things Sketch #146

I'm getting in on this week's My Favorite Things Sketch Challenge as is usually the case. What's unusual is that I really found myself struggling with this card. I was in the half done stage for at least an hour and couldn't make the pieces work no matter what I did, so I took it apart and started again. I'm still not totally sure about it though I can't exactly put my finger on what's missing or what should have been eliminated to make it work better. Yes, you read that right, eliminated. Typically when we have a design we feel doesn't work most people are inclined to add something, but sometimes the key is eliminating something instead.

I think it might be an issue of balance and it's ironic that Balance is this month's topic for OWH Bootcamp. In hindsight I'm wondering if the background colors would have been better switched. The green in the upper left feels a bit heavier than the yellow and the eye would probably be more comfortable with the heavier weight near the bottom. 

Happy Crafting!

SUPPLIES USED: 

STAMPS: Cheerful Blessings (My Favorite Things)

INKS: Licorice Black (My Favorite Things)

PAPER: Grade School Mat Pack (DCWV), Recollections (Michael's)

DIES/PUNCHES: Flag Stax, Sunflower, Pierced Circled (My Favorite Things), Turning a New Leaf (Papertrey Ink)

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