Brackets & Butterflies

Playing around with the bracket label punch, butterfly punch and some DSP!

A Perfect White Night Snowflake

 

This card is for the color challenge - A Perfect White Night (perfect plum, white & night of navy)

I also used some black.  A cute snowflake die cut (and boho blossom punch center) and lots of embossing!

 

This fun layout is from Technostamper.

New Queen... QFTD130

 

This card is for Queen Loll. 

I also combined a number of other challenges.

The colors are from The Paper Players - baja breeze, gray, black

Ways to Use challenge - markers

 

I used a die cut negative of a snowflake and popped it up overtop of another piece of white that I used markers to color in shades of blue and gray.

 

The middle piece is using the boho blossoms punch and I cut and crumpled it and used a mini brad.

 

I hope you come play at the Queen for the Day Challenge.

2 for Hand Stamped Sentiments

I made these two cards this morning for the Hand Stamped Sentiments blog.

They are having a design team tryout! I decided to try to make a fun shape using buttons! I added the sentiment "celebrate" with stamples. I thought this could be a fun card for many different occasions - wedding, birthday, or for any special day.

I embossed with stripes and dots.





This card is for their challenge "rainbows". I used 4 strips of DSP (I also used green DSP for the leaves), the embossed frame, bird punch and boho blossoms. Another generic card for many purposes! I added a pearl for the bird's eye and rhinestones on the flowers.

Combined Challenge Creativity

I combined 4 challenges today. All the ideas just came together and I invented this fun wreath and bow all on my own!



I started by punching pieces of always artichoke cardstock with my boho blossoms and my blossom bouquet triple layer punch. I embossed the pieces and glued them on a circle to make a wreath shape. I added some buttons (TLC354 - button art!)
For the ribbon and twine I wrapped the twine in about 4 loops, then looped one piece of the ribbon around it and glued it together. (CAS147 - ways to use twine!)
Also notice how I used the sentiment! I only inked the "Merry" with artichoke, then I cleaned the stamp and inked the "Christmas" with cherry and used the stamp-a-ma-jig to place it. This makes stamps a lot more versatile when you can use parts of the stamp or reposition parts of the stamp!



The layout is from Sketch Frenzy Friday - SFF120211.
The colors are from Pals Paper Arts - PPA122 - cherry cobbler, always artichoke, very vanilla.

Textured and stitched

Here's a card I made for a few challenges.



The colors are from a previous color challenge - CC301 - gray, marina mist (blue), and concord crush (dark purple). I love how these colors look together!



To add some texture I used basic gray textured cardstock! The white piece was stamped with blue and purple for the sentiment, then I textured it with an embossing folder in my Big Shot. I added some ribbon and a scallop trim edge to match. The technique lover's challenge today was to do stitching (or faux stitching!) Very easy to do. Just pierce holes and connect the dots with a pen.



The layout is from my favorite layout site - Clean & Simple Stamping. Fall-to-layout #121

I layered pieces from 2 different circle punches as well as the boho blossoms punch with a rhinestone in the center.

Simply black and white

Sorry I've been away for so long! My computer has been away for repairs. I still don't have it back. I'm finally venturing to try to use my husband's computer.

I was requested to make a black and white card for someone and wanted to try to keep it simple. The sentiment is from the new hostess set "Occasional Quotes"

The black background is embossed with the Big Shot and Vintage Wallpaper. The flowers are made by layering boho blossoms punch and brads or clear rhinestone in the center. I pierced a row alongside the sentiment.

I think I might try to make this card in different colors as well. I really like it!

Thanks for looking. I hope I get my computer back soon and will be back up and running as normal soon!

2 backgrounds 2 punches

Here's a fun Sunday afternoon card.

I got the idea of combining these two beautiful background stamps (medallion and french filigree) from someone here on the internet. I thought they made a beautiful combination. Here's my take on it.



I embossed the medallion with black, then versamarked the french filigree. I added ribbon, a sentiment punched out with modern label and I punched out some flowers from the boho blossoms punch, layered them and added a rhinestone.

Really simple card with a great WOW look! I LOVE it.