Bits for Baby

Hello everyone,

I looked over my list and decided it was time for a couple of really neutral baby cards.  My scrap bin yielded some really wonderful leftover baby paper.

The printed paper is Fancy Pants Baby Mine layered on Stampin' Up textured Crushed Curry and Soft Suede.  The sentiment is Inkadinkado Baby Animals stamped in Soft Suede on Recollections Vanilla and layered on more Crushed Curry and Soft Suede.  The Baby Mine paper and sentiment are highlighted with Sakura Clear Star Gelly Roll pen.  The brads are American Crafts Elements.

I didn't realize until I was writing this post just how well the sentiment and printed paper speak to each other.  The wonkiness of the letters works really well with the wonkiness of the images on the printed paper.  The hearts in the 'A' are very much like the hearts in the bibs.  I was going to add another baby animal stamped image but decided against it.  I thought this card would be great to give to a guy or from a guy so no extra fuss required.

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

Gisèle

Scrolls of Blue

Hello everyone,

I was still in the mood for a wedding card today even though I only needed the one.  That's the beauty of my list, I don't really have to follow it if I don't want to.

The printed paper is K&Company Wedding Blue layered on a shimmery blue of unknown origin.  The image is Hero Arts Fancy Hearts stamped in Close To My Heart Twilight on Recollections Vanilla, heat embossed with Silver Pearl embossing powder and layered on more shimmery blue as well as a shimmery vanilla of unknown origin.  The sentiment is Fiskars Just Married Quotes stamped in Twilight on Vanilla, layered on more shimmery blue and highlighted with Sakura Clear Star Gelly Roll pen.  The brads are of unknown origin.

When I pulled this printed paper from my stash I knew I wanted to stamp some swirls but I didn't have the kind of swirl stamped I was hoping for.  I think it was quite inspiring to use this heart swirl stamp without actually stamping the heart.  You'd probably never know if I hadn't told you!  I wish I'd had two shimmery blue metallic heart brads but that would just put my stash way over the top!

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

Gisèle

Wedding Wonderful

Hello everyone,

I'm slowly working on the list of cards for my stash.

The printed paper is BasicGrey Cappella layered on Stampin' Up Always Artichoke and River Rock.  The sentiment is Inkadinkado stamped in Always Artichoke on Recollections Vanilla and layered on more Always Artichoke.  The ribbon is Offray.  The embellishments are Mark Richards 3mm gold metals.

I was in the mood for something very traditional for this wedding card.  This is one of my favourite wedding sentiments and always a 'go to' when I'm thinking wedding.  I also used a favourite and very traditional ribbon and some simple gold embellishments.  I also kept to a straightforward and traditional layout.

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

Gisèle

Floral Sympathy

Hello everyone,

I had so much fun with yesterday's card that I decided to repeat the effort.

The image is Stampin' Up Bloom With Hope stamped in StazOn Timber Brown on Recollections Vanilla and coloured with a variety of Stampin' Up watercolour crayons.  The image element is layered on Stampin' Up Taken With Teal and Perfect Plum.  The sentiment is also Stampin' Up Bloom With Hope.  The butterfly is Stampin' Up Papillon Potpourri stamped in StazOn Timber Brown on vellum and heat embossed with Close To My Heart Silver Pearl embossing powder.  The embellishments are Close To My Heart Mocha Opaques.

After yesterday's super bright card I opted for something very, very different today.  I wanted to play with some of the other watercolor crayons.  It was actually colouring these images when I figured out that using a light hand and dry brush was key.  I'm very happy with the results.  The butterfly  was a last minute addition as I felt a little something extra was needed.  It turned out better than I anticipated.

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

Gisèle

Floral Birthday Greetings

Hello everyone,

On New Year's day I had so much fun painting some intricate images that I decided to take some time to play with some new stamps.

The images are Stampin' Up Bloom With Hope stamped in StazOn Timber Brown on Recollections Vanilla and coloured with a variety of Stampin' Up watercolour crayons.  The images are highlighted with Sakura Clear Star Gelly Roll pen.  The sentiment is Stampin' Up Wetlands also stamped in StazOn Timber Brown on Recollections Vanilla.  The image and sentiment elements are layered on Stampin' Up Calypso Coral and Apricot Appeal.  The embellishments are Doodlebug mini pearls.

This is one really bright card!  I actually didn't plan it to be quite so bright.  I think if I had flipped the coral and apricot the card wouldn't be quite so loud.  This was my second attempt to get these images looking decent.  The first time I coloured much too hard and used too wet a brush.  This second time, I used a very light touch with the crayons and a very dry brush.  It had been a while since I used watercolour crayons and I wish it hadn't because this card was a lot of fun to craft.

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

Gisèle

Perfectly Plaid

Hello everyone,

There's nothing like a bright bit of plaid on a cold and dreary winter day.

The printed papers are BasicGrey June Bug Vintage Plaid layered on Stampin' Up Basic Black.  The sentiment is Denami Design stamped in Versafine Onyx Black on Recollections Vanilla and layered on more Basic Black.  The ribbon is Multicrafts.  The embellishments are Close To My Heart Licorice Opaques and BoBunny Elf Magic Jewels.

I really love this very distinctive plaid paper.  In fact, I've had the funniest feeling that I've crafted a really similar card before but I've checked my files and couldn't find anything so I'm hoping I'm in the clear.  It's actually a really simple, simple card that, because of this great paper, really looks wonderful.  I really do love red, white and black together.

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

Gisèle

Happy 2015!

Hello everyone,

After a short break for New Year's Eve, it was wonderful to spend some time fussing to craft today's card.

The printed papers are Stampin' Up Paisley Petals.  The images are also Stampin' Up Paisley Petals stamped in StazOn Olive Green on Recollections Vanilla and painted with LuminArte Dreamsicle, Sage, Spiced Pumpkin Fresh Oregano, Bashful Blue and Bolivian Blue Twinkling H2Os.  The sentiment is Rubbernecker Beautiful Wishes stamped in StazOn Olive Green on Recollections Vanilla.  The embellishments are Want 2 Scrap LeCreme Say It With Pearls.

It's not often that I really take the time to stamp and paint such an intricate image.  It took me a couple of tries but I'm awfully pleased with the results.  I didn't really try to mimic the colours on the printed paper but I did want them to speak to one another.  I think I managed pretty well.  This has to be one of my favourite sentiments.  I think it is wonderfully eloquent.

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

Gisèle