This is a card whose color palette is different for me. I started with the DSP paper Berry Blossom and then went to my Color Coach to coordinate some card stock. The colors used are Calypso Coral, Baja Breeze and Daffodil Delight along with the basic Whisper White. I think it's a happy card! A customer of mine, Kimberley, gave me a subscription to Better Homes and Gardens Magazine this past Christmas. After making this card, I realized that the color combo is used in the magazine as a room makeover! How cool is that! This will be my order thank you card for August. I thought it would be a quicker card, but it took me and my daughter, Olivia, some time to run all the pieces through the Big Shot and to punch the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch for each. There is a learning curve on that punch--at least for me. :-) The original design came from a convention card swap made by Arlene. (Her last name has been smudged, and I cannot read it! No blog address to refer you to. Sorry.)
One of the reasons I decided to CASE this card is the use of the Ornament Punch used as the vase. I have seen this idea before, but I have not used it. If you look closely at the flower, you will see that it has been run through the Polka Dot Embossing Folder. First I adhered the flower pieces together and then ran them through together. The littlest part of the flower, punched out in the Baja Breeze, is the flower punch found in the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack. The card also uses one of the new triple punches Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch. Finally, the sentiment is from the set Curly Cute. I masked the thank you to make it run vertical rather than horizontal.
Next up is a card we did at the class I held on August 13th to show how to convert wood mount sets to the clear mount style. Man, did we get sticky! This is a card that came from Convention, too. Stampin' Up in their +One program gave each convention attendee not only the Make and Takes that we could complete during a workshop time there, but also gave us a gift bag filled with materials to do a workshop at home, including a hostess gift, a demonstration card, and 10 make and takes. We did the make and takes at the class. I think they're pretty cute! Very simple, but I like that.
What I like about the whole thing is the use of the open envelope with the circle cut out of it. I also like the ribbon tied around the envelope and not the card. Makes it feel like a present! One of the new items SU will have available in the new Holiday Mini Catalog is dazzling diamonds in a little bottle. I love adding shimmer and bling to cards, but it can get messy. This new product works like stickles and putting it on a card ain't nothin' but a thing! Can you see that the frosting is glittery as well as the pompoms on the platter? The coloring of the image was done with a blender pen and classic inks. One thing I have to mention is that this stamp set is really a great one. It is called Easy Events and it was one of the FREE sets given to convention attendees. (Aside: One thing I really like about SU is that there are always opportunities to get free things as a demonstrator. Since I joined SU I have received more than 100 sets free. That's a conservative guess. It could be more than that. Isn't that cool?!) If you want to buy one stamp set that will cover many occasions, put your money in Easy Events. It's worth your money.
Alrighty all. I should be back to my weekly postings now. Thanks for sharing some of your time with me.
Kristine
