In Teal & Gold

Hello everyone,

Today's post is a French birthday card commissioned by a colleague for his mother.

The images are Altenew Frosted Garden stamped in VersaMark on Recollections Vanilla and heat embossed with Close To My Heart gold embossing embossing powder.  The sentiment is Bonnidee French Wording #1 stamped in Stampin' Up Taken With Teal on Recollections Vanilla and layered on more Taken With Teal.  The image and sentiment are layered on a printed paper of unknown origin and gold of unknown origin.  The embellishments are Crystal Stickers Teal Elements.

I didn't have much to go on when crafting this card so I started with this great piece of printed paper.  I love the design and the teal and gold elements are beautiful together.  This is a card from a son so I didn't want to be too overly feminine so even though this is definitely a floral, it's still most appropriate.  I love the angled images and sentiment, it's a design element that I've been drawn to the last little while that seems to be working.

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

Gisèle

Asian Congratulations

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Today's post is a retirement card I crafted for one of our neighbors.

The card base is Craft Smith. The image is Stampin' Up Artistically Asian stamped in Versafine Onyx Black on a specialty paper of unknown origin and layered on Recollections White.  The sentiment is Stampin' Up Curly Cute stamped in Versafine Onyx Black on Recollections White.  The embellishments are from Fabricland.

 Our neighbor has an affinity for Asia so I thought using rice paper and a bamboo image would be perfect for his retirement card.  I love this piece of rice paper (you need a sharp, sharp blade to cut it nicely) with it's gold and black flakes.  I love the angled sentiment and the gold embellishments add just the right amount of shine.  It's a nicely masculine card.

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

Gisèle

A Winged Wish

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Today's post is a birthday card that uses leftover printed paper from yesterday's sympathy card.

The card base is Recollections.  The printed paper is Kaisercraft "Enchanted Garden" Fly layered on Stampin' Up Soft Suede and Groovy Guava.  The sentiment is Stampin' Up Small Script stamped in Soft Suede on Recollections Vanilla.  The embellishment is Close To My Heart Gold Bling Gems.

This card uses a few leftover bits from earlier cards that were on my desk.  It seemed easier to make a card than actually put them away!  I love the angled sentiment from this very old Stampin' Up set.  I was quite pleased with this Groovy Guava banner which couldn't coordinate any better with the printed paper. I actually think I brought the leftovers together into a lovely card. 

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

Gisèle

Butterflies of Sympathy

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Today's post is a sympathy card I crafted for a friend whose mother passed away.

The card base is The Paper Studio.  The printed paper is Kaisercraft "Enchanted Garden" Fly.  The sentiment is Verve Forever In Our Hearts stamped in Stampin' Up Soft Suede on Recollections Vanilla and layered on more Soft Suede.  The butterfly is Joy Crafts Vintage Flourishes 6003/0023 cut from a shimmery vanilla of unknown origin.

It's one thing to craft sympathy cards for my office stash but much more sentimental to craft one for a friend.  I was really drawn to this paper, loving the colours and style of the butterflies and all the glitter is perfect for my girlfriend even in sympathy.  This is a favourite sentiment for sympathy cards because it is so very heartfelt.

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

Gisèle

A Musical Birthday

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Today's post is a card that I crafted for a girlfriend a couple of months back.

The printed paper is Forever In Time layered on Paper Accents Glossy Gold and Stampin' Up Early Espresso.  The sentiment is Crafter's Companion Happy Birthday Die'sire cut from more gold and layered on a Bazzill Vanilla that was textured with Crafts-Too Musical Notes embossing folder.  The ribbon is Offray.  The '50' is a Making Memories Sticker.

My girlfriend wanted a special 50th birthday card for a musical friend.  I love making musical cards!  The colours in this printed paper offer wonderful coordinating options.  Having a chance to use this musical notes embossing folder just makes me happy!  She loved the results as much as I did!

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

Gisèle

A Painted Poppy

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Today's post is a simple poppy birthday card.

The card base is The Paper Studio.  The image is Altenew Painted Poppy stamped in StazOn Jet Black and Altenew Deep Iris, Midnight Violet, Frayed Leaf, Forest Glades and Evergreen on Recollections White.  The sentiment is Close To My Heart Happy Birthday stamped in Versafine Onyx Black.  The card is highlighted with Diamond Stickles.

I'm not certain if poppies are suppose to be purple but I love the purple/green colour combination.  I chose this poppy because it works so wonderfully with a vertical sentiment.  This is the final birthday card in this commission.  I have had so much crafting these cards.  Some came together more easily than others but I'm so pleased with all the results.

I hope you enjoy this card, and have enjoyed this series, and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Two Blooms And A Butterfly

Hello everyone,

Today's post is another favourite birthday card in this commission.

The card base is The Paper Studio.  The images are Altenew Wild Hibiscus stamped in StazOn Jet Black on Recollections White and coloured with a variety of Stampin' Up watercolour crayons and cut with the coordinating die.  The sentiment is Stampin' Up Curly Cute also stamped in StazOn Jet Black on Recollections White.  The card is highlighted with Platinum Liquid Pearls.

Every time I use this Altenew set, I love it even more.  The image are fairly simple to colour, not requiring any perfection and the dies are easy to center.  I chose paler shades of blue because I wanted to use a blue card base (there are a lot of pinks and oranges).  I think I was a bit too generous with the Liquid Pearls but as the images are a fairly good size, it's okay.

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

Gisèle