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Don’t You Just Love Weddings?

January 23, 2016 Filed Under: Gallery, Project Gallery

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This card for weddings features the new Shine On Specialty paper from Occasions and the Botanical Gardens Vellum Stack from Sale-A-Bration.  I loved the look of the silver foil pin dots on the kraft paper against the dainty printed vellum.  I think the combination of mediums and textures makes for a nice juxtaposition of the dainty and the sturdy.  And “blinged” up a little with the silver cording trim, silver foil paper and rhinestones makes it perfect for weddings!  Or even a shower card or engagement card.

To anchor the vellum paper, I added a little strip of silver foil paper at the top.  I mean who doesn’t have the problem of how to adhere velum to a card without it shown?  I know I am always looking for creative ways to make this work.  And I have tried every type of “no show vellum adhesive” there is.  But news flash…they all show.  So the trip at the top is the main anchor for the paper and the silver cording at the bottom is another.  You could also use the silver metallic ribbon. The white edges on that ribbon would be perfect. There is adhesive behind the flowers as well.  I worked on this card at a retreat and someone who was there working on a wedding scrapbook loved the look and borrowed my framelits to make a ton of these flowers for her pages.  The frilly flowers matched the look of the bride’s dress.  Her pages turned out really beautiful!  So, this paper can work for many uses, not just cards!

Recipe 

Papers: Shine On Specialty Paper, Botanical Garden Designer Vellum Stack, Silver Foil Paper
Stamps: Rose Wonder
Inks:Black
Tools: Botanical Builder Framelits, Big Shot
Accessories: Silver Cording Trim, Rhinestones


Groovy Love, Baby!

January 21, 2016 Filed Under: Gallery, Project Gallery

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Today’s card definitely has a groovy vibe to it.  I love the 60’s look and colors.  And call me crazy, call me immature, call me whatever, but I love Austin Powers movies!  And since I was in a “Valentine’s Day” design mode, I just had to use the Groovy Love set!

But,  oh to find a paper.  I thought I wanted to use the Wild at Heart paper stack.  And while I love the paper and the neutral colors, I really needed some “groovy”.  So, I took out my brayer and changed the look of the paper with some Melon Mambo ink.  Yeah, baby!

The black ribbon was a must and the rhinestones added some much needed bling.  So, here we have it, a really mod look for Valentine’s Day.

Recipe

Papers: Wild at Heart Paper Stack, Melon Mambo, Black
Stamps: Groovy Love
Inks: Black, Melon Mambo
Tools: Heart Punch, Brayer
Accessories: Black Stitched Satin Ribbon, Rhinestones


Loved So Much #GDP019

January 18, 2016 Filed Under: Gallery, Project Gallery

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I absolutely loved this week’s theme for Global Design Project – #GDP019 The theme is love. I had made this card over the weekend and it is perfect for my entry this week! How wonderful is that?

I was fortunate enough to spend an entire weekend with other Stampin’ friends, all just doing what we love! I am part of a group here in St Louis that sneaks off a few times a year to an undisclosed location where we have the luxury of a great big house with a huge room to stamp in.  It is a great get away.  We simply laugh, eat and stamp.  What could be better than that?  And this weekend could not have come at a better time.  I was so happy to leave the stress of work and the holidays behind and just create art for a few days.  It was a fun getaway.

For this card, I wanted to center it around the flocked specialty paper and the Watermelon Wonder ribbon. I loved the look of this design from the Shine On Specialty Paper.  I also felt the paper was a perfect backdrop to the 3-D look of the Botanical Builder Framelits. But I was undecided about what “kind” of card to make it in terms of the sentiment.  A good thing about being with other stamping friends is that we all borrow from each other!  Once I voiced my confusion over a sentiment in a style that would work with this card,   my friend Sally pulled her set from the Watercolor Wishes kit and once I looked at it, I knew what I wanted the card to say. It was a special card and deserved to be given to someone with love!  And so it was a happy accident that this card became the perfect entry for #GDP019 this week!

Recipe

Papers: Shine On Specialty Paper, Watermelon Wonder, Crumb Cake
Stamps: Watercolor Wishes. Botanical Blooms
Tools: Botanical Builder Framlits Dies, Big Shot
Accessories: Watermelon Wishes 1″ Stitched Satin Ribbon, Rhinestones


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