Birthday Wishes XV & XVI

Hello everyone,

These cards, numbers fifteen and sixteen, are the last two cards in this particular one sheet wonder series.  I always find it amazing just how many cards you can craft from one sheet of patterned paper.  Talk about value.

The card bases are Recollections. The printed paper is Scenic Route Sonomoa Melody Lane. The solid papers are Stampin' Up Ruby Red and Lucky Limeade and Close To My Heart Colonial White.

The sentiment is Stampin' Up Curly Cute.  The ribbon is of unknown origin.  The embellishments are Stampin' Up Basic Pearl Jewels.

The sentiment is from Magenta.  The embellishments are Close To My Heart Bitty Sparkles.

I've particularly enjoyed this series.  I love this paper.  While I kept the coordinating solid papers to a minimum (red and green), there are any number of other colours that I could have used, coral and yellow come to mind.  I took the opportunity to use up some scraps of Ruby Red, Lucky Limeade and Colonial White because that is, to my mind, part of the fun of one sheet wonders.   I also tried to keep to the same embellishments.  I'm not crazy about the Stampin' Up Pearls and Rhinestones so I really wanted to work on using up these products.  I made a good dent in the pearls.

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

Gisèle

Birthday Wishes XIII & XIV

Hello everyone,

Today's cards are numbers thirteen and fourteen in this feminine birthday one sheet wonder series for the Fall card sale at the office.

The card bases are Recollections. The printed paper is Scenic Route Sonomoa Melody Lane. The solid papers are Stampin' Up Ruby Red and Lucky Limeade and Close To My Heart Colonial White.

The Ruby Red layer is textured with Couture Creations Entangle embossing folder which was then highlighted with Sakura Clear Star Gelly Roll pen.  The sentiment is Gina K Framed Greetings.  The embellishments are Stampin' Up Basic Rhinestone Jewels.

The sentiment is Waltzingmouse Say It With Style.  The embellishments are Stampin' Up Basic Pearl Jewels.

I love these two cards.  My favourite Sakura Clear Star pen works wonderfully on the Entangle embossing folder.  It really turns this card into something special especially with such a simple layout.  The second layout, one I've used before, is also very simple.  Adding the embellishments just gives it that extra little something.

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

Gisèle

Birthday Wishes XI & XII

Hello everyone,

Today are cards eleven and twelve in this latest one sheet wonder series.

The card bases are Recollections. The printed paper is Scenic Route Sonomoa Melody Lane. The solid papers are Stampin' Up Ruby Red and Lucky Limeade and Close To My Heart Colonial White.

The sentiment is Hero Arts Friends Are Treasures.  The embellishments are Stampin' Up Basic Pearl Jewels.

The Ruby Red layer is textured with Sizzix Floral Flourish embossing folder and highlighted with LuminArte Coral Berry Twinkling H2Os.  The sentiment is Gina K Fanciful Tags.  The embellishments are Stampin' Up Basic Pearl Jewels.

These two cards are all about the horizontal in terms of paper layout and sentiments.  I love the great big sentiment of the first card with the teeny, tiny pearls on the scalloped edge.  I debated using the Twinkling H2Os on the second card, it can be time consuming and not the greatest value for cards which are going to be sold at the lowest possible price point.  Still, I just love the technique and couldn't help myself.

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

Gisèle

Birthday Wishes IX & X

Hello everyone,

Today's card are numbers nine and ten in this feminine one sheet wonder series.

The card bases are Recollections. The printed paper is Scenic Route Sonomoa Melody Lane. The solid papers are Stampin' Up Ruby Red and Lucky Limeade and Close To My Heart Colonial White.

The sentiment is Gina K Garden Silhouettes.  The embellishments are Stampin' Up Basic Pearl Jewels.

The sentiment is Lizzie Anne Say It In Script.  The embellishments are Stampin' Up Basic Pearl Jewels.

I think these are another couple of great cards.  I love these blocks of patterned paper in a layout.  It is especially nice when I can get the images to line up, forming a larger image with breaks of colour.  A great 'technique', one which I use often, so you'd think I'd do more paper piecing...

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

Gisèle

Birthday Wishes VII & VIII

Hello everyone,

Today's cards are number seven and eight is this feminine one sheet wonder series for the Fall office card sale.

The card bases are Recollections. The printed paper is Scenic Route Sonomoa Melody Lane. The solid papers are Stampin' Up Ruby Red and Lucky Limeade and Close To My Heart Colonial White.

The card base is stamped with Stampin' Up Mixed Bunch and Itty Bitty Buds in Cameo Coral and Wild Wasabi inks.  The butterfly is cut from a piece of Calypso Coral paper covered with Crystal Glitter Ritz Warm Highlight microfine glitter and cut with a Spellbinders die.  The sentiment is Bonnidee French Wording #1 stamped in Cameo Coral on Colonial White and layered on Lucky Limeade.  The embellishments are TPC Studio Timeless Christmas jewels.

The sentiment is Penny Black Special Time.  The embellishments are brads of unknown origin, likely Making Memories.

Another couple of beautiful cards.  The first card is likely a little busy but I had to do a cover up on a mis-stamped image in the bottom right corner.  No matter, this butterfly is fantastic!  The second card took me forever to do, I just couldn't come up with a layout that was pleasing.  Thank goodness I solved that issue.

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

Gisèle

Best Wishes V & VI

Hello everyone,

Today's post includes cards five and six.

The card bases are all Recollections. The printed paper is Scenic Route Sonomoa Melody Lane. The solid papers are Stampin' Up Ruby Red and Lucky Limeade and Close To My Heart Colonial White.

The sentiment is Inkadinkado Expressions.  The entire card is highlighted with Sakura Gold Shadow Gelly Roll pen.

The sentiment is Annabelle Stamps Sentimental Bluebells.  The embellishments are Oregon Raindrops.

Both cards are just lovely!  I played with embellishments for the first card for hour but just couldn't come up with something that looked right.  I thought of using my favourite Clear Star pen but then remembered the Gold Shadow pen.  It's not a really obvious highlight until you hold the card up to the light.  I also played with the embellishments for a long while on the second card.  I ended up with this simple layout using the 'KISS' principle because simpler is, sometimes, the only way to go.

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

Gisèle

Birthday Wishes III & IV

Hello everyone,

Today's cards are numbers three and four in this latest feminine one sheet wonder series.

All the card bases are all Recollections. All the printed paper is Scenic Route Sonomoa Melody Lane. The solid papers are Stampin' Up Ruby Red and Lucky Limeade and Close To My Heart Colonial White.

The sentiment is Verve.  The embellishments are Stampin' Up Basic Pearl Jewels.

The sentiment is Hero Arts Thoughtful Messages.  The embellishments are Stampin' Up Basic Pearl Jewels.

I realized as I was falling asleep last night that I had forgotten to add comments to yesterday's post.  It was late, and I was running out of steam.

I love, love, love this paper.  It is perfect for this one sheet wonder.  Though the flowers are on the large scale, because it has a busy background and is a random pattern, it works.  It would be an entirely different story if the pattern was uniform.  I also find this paper really pretty.  The pinks, reds, yellows and greens are just lovely together and so girly!

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

Gisèle

Birthday Wishes I & II

Hello everyone,

I'm bringing back the one sheet wonder!  Fair warning folks, I'm crafting for the Fall card sale at the office so you're going to be seeing a whole lot of one sheet wonder cards over the next month or so.  I've got a feminine series, a masculine series, a traditional Christmas series, a non-traditional Christmas series and possibly a kid series (I'm still mulling that one over).  Some cards will be english and some will be french.  I'll also have a bunch of tags at some point.

All the card bases are all Recollections.  All the printed paper is Scenic Route Sonomoa Melody Lane.  The solid papers are Stampin' Up Ruby Red and Lucky Limeade and Close To My Heart Colonial White.

The background stamp is Heartfelt Creations Large Elegant Words stamped in Stampin' Up River Rock.  The sentiment is Papertrey Ink Signature Greeting stamped in Ruby Red ink.  The embellishments are Stampin' Up Basic Pearl Jewels.

The Ruby Red background layer is textured with Spellbinders M-Bossabilities Whimsy.  The sentiment is Verve Amazing Wishes stamped in Ruby Red ink.  The embellishments are Stampin' Up Basic Pearl Jewels.

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

Gisèle