O Holy Night

Hello everyone,

Sometimes, when a card just isn't working, the best thing to do is put it aside. Today's card is such a card. I just couldn't get it to work last night. I had all kinds of bits and pieces but it just wasn't coming together. That certainly changed today thanks in part to Just Add Ink which provided the sketch, today's Winter Wonderland was looking for a Christmas Carol card, and yesterday's Cute Card Thursday asked for a project with vellum.

The background paper is BoBunny Snowy Serenade Concerto. The image, stamped on vellum, is Stampin' Up Holy Triptych which is heat embossed with Close To My Heart gold embossing powder. The image is layered on a piece of Stampin' Up Very Vanilla. The sentiment is Cornish Heritage Farms Christmas Expressions also stamped on Very Vanilla, heat embossed in gold and layered on a piece of gold paper of unknown origin. The ribbon is Wrights Matte Gold. The embellishments are also of unknown origin.

I'm so glad I didn't force this card last night. It turned out so beautifully and is absolutely what I pictured in my mind. I've coveted this stamp set from the moment my Stampin' Up demonstrator first showed it to me. I'm glad I finally picked it up. I love the effect of heat embossing on vellum as it adds a certain depth to the card that you just don't get when stamping directly on paper.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Thinking of You

Hello everyone,

Today's card is for a colleague who is undergoing prostate cancer treatment. He is halfway through treatment and I thought he could you a bright, yet masculine card pick-me-up from the gang at the office. I used Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge as a starting point and incorporating a tree fits today's Cute Card Thursday challenge.

The background layer and horizontal strip is Stampin' Up Certainly Celery. The remaining paper is Martha Stewart Playful Blue and Stampin' Up Whisper White. The blue layer and green strip were textured with Cuttlebug's Leafy Branch embossing folder. The embellishments are Peggy's Pretties. The image is Gina K Tree Silhouettes. The sentiment is Annabelle Sentimental Bluebells.

I love this card. I think it will be perfect for my colleague and I hope it will brighten his day. I just love the tree image, I've not used it before but I will certainly use it more often now.

I hope you enjoy this sketch and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Incredible Heart

Hello everyone,

This week I received an order from the Paper Garden Projects store and it was filled with some incredible Impression Obsession stamps. I started playing around with them and put together this amazing card. It actually works for two challenges; this week's Cute Card Thursday was an anything goes challenge and the Frosted Designs challenge which was to celebrate life.

The card base is Recollections. The image is Impression Obsession Garden Heart Two. The image was stamped in VersaFine Black Onyx and heat embossed with Stampin' Up clear embossing powder after which it was coloured with Sakura Gold Shadow pens. It is highlighted with Platinum Stickles. The sentiment is Stampin' Up Live Like You Mean It on Very Vanilla and layered on a piece of gold of unknown origin from the scrap bin. The embellishments are Crafts from the dollar store.

I just love this card. It is very elegant and simple. While I'm using it as a celebration card, it could be used for just about anything. The image certainly didn't disappoint me. This new batch of stamps is really going to force me to get colouring which I hope will improve with practise.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Pink and Grey Thank You

Hello everyone,

Well I thought my mojo would be gone after the four card marathon last night but it's still there thanks to challenges from Cute Card Thursday, Eat Sleep Stamp and Lili of the Valley. The challenges were 'pink and grey', sketch and 'thank you', respectively.


The background is a combination of Stampin' Up Going Grey and Tea Party. The focal element is DCWV All Dressed Up and Stampin' Up Whisper White. The ribbon is Offray. The small flowers are Stampin' Up Short & Sweet highlighted with Diamond Stickles. The sentiment is Stampin' Up Wow Flowers.

I just love a pink and grey combination and this was a great sketch!

I hope you enjoy and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle