Amazingly, recently I had some time to sit and play with my schtuff. This is the card that was produced out of that play. I used the designer paper Lap of Luxury which has a Pretty in pink sheet with the words, Life is Beautiful in this glorious script. I wanted to use the paper, but I didn't want the card to be pink. Oh what to do? So, I stamped the Medallion background stamp in Versamark onto the DSP. Then I embossed using clear embossing powder. THEN...oh then, I brayered Basic Gray ink over the DSP. Waalaa! Not so much pink! The DSP when heated turned more of a blush color. I likie! I wiped the gray ink off of the medallion (the embossing powder lets you wipe off the ink and lets the words show through. It's magic!)
I added some Basic Pearls around the center of the Medallion and larger ones down the side. And of course one in the very center of the Medallion. Some Gray Satin Ribbon adhered in a wave of glory and a Styled Silver Hodgepodge piece adds some class. The sentiment is from a set out of the Occasions Mini Catalog called You're a Gem. I used this same set on my last project too. I thought the script of the E in "enjoy" was so similar to the script of the DSP. Do ya think SU did that on purpose? Hmmm.
Next are the cards that my club made for January. They are wonderful, no? YES! I cannot take any of the credit for their design. Mary Fish is the creator of all three cards. So pretty, clean and simple. Valentines is not my favorite holiday. I'll eat the chocolate that is in abundant supply around Valentines, but the rest of the holiday leaves me feeling...ehhhhh. Even with all that said, I really liked these cards. So I had my club make them! The card with the trio of flowers could easily be made into a birthday card. Just switch out the sentiment. My favorite thing about all of the cards is the scrunched ribbon on the bottom card. Love it, baby! The bottom card is actually a "clear" card, meaning that the main card is made from mid weight Window sheets. Very cool. All of the stamps are from the Filled with Love set available until January 24th as a Promotion from SU. I made 36 cards from the paper that comes in the bundle, and I still have three FULL sheets left!! That's a heck of a good deal. If you would like to purchase the Filled with Love Bundle, which comes with free Bitty Buttons, shoot me an email. I can help you order what you need.
It's time to sign off. I have other projects to share, but they will have to post next time.
Take care, be kind to yourself, and smile.
Kristine
