The Yin and Yang of the dark weathered wood and the beautiful delicate flowers and tulle was everything needed to create my Classy and Elegant wedding/anniversary card. (I have not decided yet which it will be). I used Heidi Swapp's Woodgrain Stamp Block to stamp gray card stock in black ink. The panels/boards are 1and 1/4" wide by 5 and 1/8" long. They are mounted and popped up onto a gray panel and then onto a pale gray card base. I tied the tulle around the panel first before mounting onto card base. The roses are die cut with a Sizzix 3-D rose and Tim Holts tattered pine cone dies. The foliage includes; punch bunch fern, impression obsession hollyhock tops and memory box 'fresh foliage dies. The pearls embellishment is from the wedding section at Michaels Craft Store. 
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| Products Used: Tim Holtz 'Doily' die by Sizzix, Elizabeth 'Curvy' leaves die, ek daisy punch, Sizzlits Flowers die (blue flowers), Marvy and Punch Bunch daisy punches, peacock and buttercup liquid pearls, Verve sentiment, K&Co. designer paper. |
What a pretty package all tied up with ribbon and string! The Card Concept has a delightful inspirational photo this week and you must check it out! The combination of colors with some kind of stripe was inspiring for my Classy & Elegant card for Mother's Day. I hope you will join us and let us see how you are inspired too!
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| Products used: Momenta tree branch, Spellbinders/Hero Arts stamp & die-cut set, taylored expression banner, Lil' Inker stitched anytime tag die, vellum, Verve sentiment, Lifestyle crafts embossing folder. |
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There are so many possibilities with the beautiful inspiration photo at The Card Concept this week! Easter is near so I wanted to show the cracked egg in a different way. I used Spellbinder s Ric Rac Scalloped Border die to display the blessings inside the egg and to say that spring is here! (for some of us). I die cut out of watercolor paper the Sizzlits Cherry Blossom branch and flowers and colored with Distress Inks, markers and stains in the colors in the inspiration photo.
Who can resist Chocolate birthday cakes and cup cakes with pink buttercream frosting? Not I! For my elegant and classy card I wanted to share a delicious treat (at least on paper) I can't bake. It's free style this week at The Card Concept. Create any kind of card you want to. I was in need of a birthday card. Please stop by to see what the design team is cookin' up!
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This week at AAA Cards we want to do a rain dance to bring on Spring and warmer weather and flowers! For my card I used a stencil and Distress Stain in tumbled glass to create the look of a down pour. The Magenta wood stamp "Tall Solid Flowers" was inked up with DI peeled paint, spiced marmalade and wild honey and spritzed with water. I added dots/rain drops along the stems with Stickles "waterfall".  |
| Products used: Distress Inks, Lil' Inker stitched circle die, taylored expression banner die, Spellbinders Long Classic Rectangle die, aqua brush |
It's Tall and Skinny Day at Mojo Monday and I wanted to finally use my Framed Florals from Verve. I stamp the lilies onto watercolor paper in distress ink forest moss and peeled paint and watercolored in some watered down DI seedless preserves. The designer papers are from memory box 'gossamer' 6x6 paper collection. 
For Classy & Elegant this week - Bird & Cage and Soft Flora are my ingredients. I painted a wood cage with Annie Sloan chalk paint, added corrugated cardboard to back and arrangement on front and some repurposed raffia. The roses and leaves were touched up with a white marker for a little shabby chicness. I hope you will join us and create with the wonderful inspiration at The Card Concept!