More Fall Leaves

Hello everyone,

Today's post is another wonderful autumn birthday card.

The card base is Craft Smith.  The printed paper is of unknown origin layered on Stampin' Up Pumpkin Pie and Always Artichoke.  The sentiment is Flonz Happy Birthday stamped in Always Artichoke on Recollections Vanilla and layered on more Pumpkin Pie.  The leaf was cut with Docrafts Xcut Leaves die from a piece of watercolour paper that was sprinkled with a variety of Brusho pigment powders.

This is another wonderful piece of printed paper!  I was so happy with the leaves on yesterday's card I couldn't resist using them again.  The leave on the printed paper are blended with multiple colours so I thought using Brusho pigments would somewhat help me replicate the colours.  I've not really had a lot of success with Brusho with this particular leaf taking multiple attempts as I either use to much pigment and it gets muddy or not enough water so it turns out splotchy.  I think I'm going to need a lot of practice before I get to a point where I'm happy with the results.

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

Gisèle

Lovely Leaves

Hello everyone,

Today's post is a wonderful autumn birthday card.

The card base is Craft Smith.  The printed paper is of unknown origin layered on Stampin' Up Always Artichoke.  The leaves were cut from Stampin' Up Always Artichoke, More Mustard and Really Rust with Docrafts Xcut Leaves die.  The sentiment is Creative Expressions Amazing Sentiments stamped in Stampin' Up Early Espresso ink.

I couldn't resist crafting a fall birthday card using this wonderful plaid.  I was inspired by all the beautiful fall colours in Ottawa right now.  Our neighbor's maple tree is a thing of beauty right now!  The colours of the leaves coordinated with the colours in the plaid paper.  The sentiment is in the design 'sweet spot' and is highlighted even more by the leaves.  This is one of my favourite cards in this series of commissioned birthday cards.

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

Gisèle

Grand Nana's Birthday

Hello everyone,

Today's post is a very special birthday card.

The card base is Studio G.  The printed papers are Stamperia Lilac Flowers.  The sentiment is Denami Design Upright Happy Birthday stamped in Stampin' Up Early Espresso on Recollections Vanilla.  The card is highlighted with White Opal Liquid Pearls.

This card was crafted for my husband's grandmother who will be turning 101 in a couple of days.  She is the sweetest woman ever so had to have a very special birthday card.  I love the softness of these images and the colours are so beautiful.  I think the scalloped card base suits the vintage style of the card.  Grand Nana loves getting handmade cards so I know she'll love this one.

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

Gisèle

A Pink and Grey Floral

Hello everyone,

Today's post is another lovely floral birthday card.

The card base is Stampin' Up Basic Grey.  The printed paper is of unknown origin layered on Recollections White.  The sentiment is Penny Black Happy Happy stamped in Versafine Onyx Black on Recollections White and layered on more Basic Grey.  The ribbon is American Crafts.

I've always loved a pink and grey colour combination.  The scale of the images is perfect for a card.  The layout is simple and one I've used often.  The ribbon, a simple grey and white check, suits the card wonderfully.

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

Gisèle

Grey and Yellow Floral

Hello everyone,

Today's post is a wonderful grey and yellow birthday card.

The card base is Stampin' Up Basic Grey.  The printed paper is of unknown origin layered on Recollections Black and White and Close To My Heart Canary.  The sentiment is Creative Expressions Petite Scribbled Sentiments 'Everyday' stamped in Versafine Onyx Black.  The card is highlighted with Diamond Stickles.

I love this card!  The grey and yellow colour combination is so appealing.  The scale of the floral is also the perfect scale for a card.  The sentiment was placed in the design 'sweet spot', slightly overlapping the edge of the panel.  The Stickles adds just that extra little bit of sparkle to an already beautiful card.

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

Gisèle

A Birthday Bouquet

Hello everyone,

Today's post is another lovely feminine birthday card.

The card base is Stampin' Up Perfect Plum.  The printed paper is of unknown origin layered on Recollections White.  The sentiment is Creative Expressions Scribbled Sentiments stamped in Altenew Olive on more Recollections White.  The embellishments are Close To My Heart sparkles.

I wish I remembered the origin of this printed paper.  I've crafted quite a few cards from the original 12 X 12 sheet and have been pretty pleased with each and every one.  The outlines of the flowers are purple thus the purple card base.  There are a wide variety of coordinating colour options and I've probably used them all.  I particularly like the bright green for the font.  The embellishments add just a little bit of sparkle.

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

Gisèle

For The Birds

Hello everyone,

Today's post is a sweet bird birthday card.

The card base is The Paper Studio.  The printed paper is of unknown origin layered on Close To My Heart Indian Corn Blue and Pear.  The sentiment is Hero Arts Say It All stamped in Versafine Onyx Black on Recollections White.  The embellishment is Stampin' Up Petal Passion.

I always love a piece of paper with smaller scale images because they generally work quite well on cards.  In this case, the scale of the images is great but the space between the images is more significant thus making it a little more challenging to use.  I discovered that angling the sentiment worked well to balance the 'blank' space between the images.  I've still not figured out how to center an angled sentiment so added this simple metal embellishment.  It's a surprisingly pleasing result.

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

Gisèle