Arches, Colour, Lines and Shapes

Hello everyone,

Today I'm posting the last of the French cards in the series I've crafted for the charity card sale at work.  I think I may be finished with the sale cards but I just may craft a couple of one sheet wonders to add to our stock if I have some time.

The printed paper is TaDa Creative Studios Moscow layered on Stampin' Up Whisper White and a textured atd card stock.  The sentiment is Bonnidee French Wording #1 stamped in Close To My Heart Outdoor Denim on Whisper White and layered on more textured atd.  The card has been highlighted with Star Dust Stickles.

I think I've done pretty well with this French series.  I've only the one set of French sentiments and, with all the other sentiment sets in my stash, it was pretty challenging to keep going with all the cards on the list.  I'd intended this last card to be a neutral anniversary card but I think it really is too feminine.  I really love the arches, colours, lines and shapes (per the blog title) on this paper.  Every time I look at this card, I see something else that appeals.

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

Gisèle

Birthday Squared

Hello everyone,

When I was crafting this series of French cards, I loosely followed a list of masculine, feminine and neutral cards that I wanted to make.  I'm coming to the end of this series and the mojo is starting to lag so I turned to the list to see what else was needed for the charity sale.

The printed paper is of unknown origin layered on DCWV Silky Smooth Stack and textured Bazzill.  The sentiment is Bonnidee French Wording #1 stamped in Versafine Onyx Black on Stampin' Up Whisper White and layered on more DCWV Silky Smooth Stack.  The embellishment are of unknown origin, likely Multicrafts.

This card is intended to be a masculine birthday card but it actually works well as a neutral card.  I love the different coloured squares.  Though virtually any colour could be used for layering, I stuck with a darker grey / lighter black to keep it more masculine.  It certainly makes the sentiment and layers pop!  The textured background layer adds even more interest to this card even though you don't necessarily get the sense of the texture from this photo.  Overall, a card well done!

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

Gisèle

Congratulation Stripes

Hello everyone,

I am almost finished posting the French card series I've crafted for the charity card sale at work.

The printed paper is My Mind's Eye Trés Jolie "Handsome Stripe".  The sentiment is Bonnidee French Wording #1 stamped in Stampin' Up Chocolate Chip on Very Vanilla and layered on more My Mind's Eye and Chocolate Chip.  The embellishments are Fabricland.

Neutral can have colour!  I know I've posted a fair number of neutral French cards in this series but I think this one has a much different feel.  It has a fair bit of colour and the stripes add a lot of interest.  By keeping the layout simple and the embellishments to a minimum, this card is a great example of colourfully neutral.

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

Gisèle

Peacock Pretty

Hello everyone,

Another pretty French card for the upcoming charity card sale at work.

The printed paper is Crate Paper Blue Hill Collection layered on Close To My Heart Juniper.  The image is Stampin' Up World Treasures Peacock stamped in Bronze Color Box ink on Recollections Vanilla.  The sentiment is Bonnidee French Wording #1 stamped in Juniper ink.  The embellishments are Forever In Time Diamond Gem Studs.  The card is highlighted with Sakura Clear Star Gelly Roll pen.

It is very rare for me to buy such a distinctive stamp but I fell in love with this pretty peacock and just couldn't resist.  I use it sparingly.  This photo doesn't do the card justice.  It really is quite lovely even with the peacock stamped in the neutral copper.  In hindsight, I should have stamped the peacock in the Juniper ink and used Early Espresso for the sentiment.  I also wish I had remembered to trim the corners of the bottom layers before I adhered them - it's just not something I think of until after the fact.  It would have provided a nice balance to this card.

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

Gisèle

Oh So Pretty!

Hello everyone,

I've had my fill of neutral cards!  I am more than ready and quite happy to put the somewhat blander paper scraps back in their assigned envelops and pull out pretty and colourful.

The printed paper is BasicGrey Sultry layered on Stampin' Up Lucky Limeade.  The images are Stampin' Up Pocket Silhouettes stamped in Stampin' Up Smoky Slate, Certainly Celery, Pear Pizzazz, Wild Wasabi, Melon Mambo, and Ranger Spun Sugar Distress ink on Whisper White and layered on more Whisper White.  The sentiment is Bonnidee French Wording #1 stamped in Early Espresso.  The butterflies are die cut from Close To My Heart Smoothie with Sizzix Embosslits Beautiful Wings.  The embellishments are pearls of unknown origin.

This card uses a stamped focal point that I've now repeated a couple of time with this card and this card because I like the effect so very much.  These butterflies have been lying around my desk for ages, I actually can't remember which card they were originally used for.  They work perfectly with the pink flowers on this printed paper.  I don't think all sympathy cards need to be somber.  Sometimes 'pretty' is just what's needed to raise spirits.

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

Gisèle

Neutral Pop

Hello everyone,

Back to the French charity cards today.

The printed paper is Stampin' Up To The Nines layered on Sage Shadow.  The sentiment is Bonnidee French Wording #1 stamped in Versafine Onyx Black on Whisper White and layered on a black of unknown origin that was textured with Cuttlebug's Oriental Weave embossing folder.  The embellishments are from Fabricland.

While I had the incredibly neutral To The Nines paper on my desk, I figured I should try to use as much of it as possible.  I really like the sage shadow/white pattern on this particular piece and I tried to mimic the pattern, as much as I could, with the embossing of the black scrap.  I'm quite pleased with the results.  I really like the pop of black against the green and white.  I think this is a great neutral thank you card.

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

Gisèle

Golfing Birthday

Hello everyone,

I'm interrupting the French cards series because today is hubby's birthday and I wanted to post the card I crafted for him.

The printed papers are Stampin' Up To The Nines.  The image is Stampin' Up On The Green stamped in Always Artichoke on textured Bazzill Vanilla.  The sentiment is Hero Arts Happy Birthday stamped in Always Artichoke on Recollections White.  The embellishments are Me And My Big Ideas Soft Spoken.

As those of you who follow my blog know, my husband is an avid golfer and I usually craft golf-themed cards for him.  This image was borrowed from a friend and I've a pretty decent stash of pre-stamped images.  I'm not quite sure how I'm going to use them all however I suspect I could craft a pile of cards for the charity sale.  Not the most sentimental of guys, hubby does keep all the cards I craft for him - it must be love!

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

Gisèle