Card Club - February - Gold Glitter Celebrate

I started with left over invites which featured polka dots in black, a couple of other colors and gold glitter.  I chose to cut it down leaving only the sentiment.  I used my Creative Memories cutter with the medium oval template and the red knife.
I found organza ribbon in ivory and gold which repeated the colors in the glitter layer.  I wrapped it around, knotted it to the front and trimmed the ends.
This was adhered to the black layer which was embossed with the Stampin Up Polka Dot Textured Impressions folder.  This layer leaves a small border on the warm taupe colored card which coordinated with some of the dots in the accent layer.

Mosaic Monday - This Week

This is a tablescape for breast cancer awareness month.  I selected a pink silk flower in a glass vase.

The Sadler tea pot and Raspberry Thriller tea in a porcelain white cup from Stokes.
The pink shoelaces from the Race for the Cure.

A special butter tart from my friend Cheryl served up on a clear glass plate with a fluted edge with a white round doily under it.

Mom is done her treatments today and we are celebrating.

This book was a bit slow at the beginning but ended wonderfully.




Sharing with Maggie at Normandy Life who hosts Mosaic Monday.

Decorative Paper - Set 1

Today, I'm delivering some cards made with my own decorative paper to add to my inventory at gallery gift shop.

I've always loved these rounded squares and now that I have a Creative Memories punch which makes the sizes perfect it makes it a joy to make these cards.  I punched the smaller 1.25" squares from mauve/turquoise decorative paper. I punched the larger 1.5" squares from turquoise card stock.  These all had 2 corners rounded with a punch. The decorative ones were adhered to the solids tightly aligning one of the corners.  I color printed the large greeting on white in a coordinating color.  The white greeting layer was adhered to the card front. The 4 squares were then adhered with the tight corners all aligned to the center of the cross.  It gives the effect of a graphic flower.






Here's another using the same decorative paper and the same squares.  This time I left the square corners.  I mounted the decorative ones onto turquoise solid.  These were then adhered to a 3.25" square of textured white card stock.  The square was then adhered to the card front leaving about the same margin top and bottom.  I stamped the greeting with one of the stamps from the Good Greetings Stamp set in Tempting Turquoise.  I flagged the ends with the corner of the square punch as it was handy.   Celebrate allows the card to be used for birthdays, anniversary, graduation, or any other celebration.

I changed the orientation on this one to landscape/wide.  The greeting layer was printed with Garden Green and just one line with the greeting blocked onto it.  I used a ink background decorative paper with yellow and green.  The solid is Mexican Poppy Bazzil card stock.  These again are layered then placed along the line.  The whole layer is then adhered to a kelly green card.

Bright Colors Birthday

I made this card for someone celebrating a birthday this month.  I chose a Kelly green card based on the ink background decorative paper I selected which featured yellows and green.  I cut the background paper to leave a medium border around the edge of the card and adhered it to the card front.  I stamped the Watercolor Daisy from Hampton Art in Paprika Versacolor ink on vellum and clear embossed it.  I ripped both sides then placed it on the front of the card, folded the ends to the inside and taped them down to the inside of the card.  I put a mini yellow brad in the center of the flower by making a hole with a push pin, inserting the prongs through and pressing them apart on the inside of the card.  I added a Stampin Up Word Window sentiment in green.  The word is from a small clear stamp set I bought at Michaels a long time ago.

Submitting to the Come and Get It Card Challenge - Bright Colors.

Gift Card

Here's another card.  I created the gift rectangles of solid card stock in blue and white with accents of Designer Paper. The designer paper is from Michaels Recollection paper.  The green card stock is from a value pack, interesting how they coordinate.  I cut narrow strips of DSP paper to add to the gift as ribbon.  The Gift Bow Topper die is from Lil Inkers which I cut in white. I placed the vellum greeting between the bow and the gift and trimmed it to the card edge on the right. Being a gift it can be customized to many occasions and seasons by changing the designer paper.  Versatile design. Love those.  Might work well as a gift card holder.

Decorative Paper - Card Set 2

This decorative paper was done with liquid acrylic paint applied to a piece of acrylic board. I then picked it up with a 4x6 photo paper.  This features a warm yellow with deep blue and where they merged a deep green.  I trimmed the decorative paper to leave a small border.  I adhered it to the front of a dark green card.  The greeting was color printed in navy on vellum and clear embossed.  It was trimmed and placed in the bottom third of the card and held in place with tiny navy brads.  I added green sequins onto the brads then added a few more held in place with Bling Zots.





This card features letterpress decorative paper in pink and navy.  I added a piece of navy crisp ribbon across the bottom third of the card.  I added a white and blue silk flowers and a white sequin all held in place with a tiny navy brad.  This accent was placed on the right hand side and is offset with a scallop oval greeting in the top left corner.

This paper was created with watercolor onto heavy bond paper.  It features teal and purple colors in a very diluted colors.  I cut the paper to leave a small border. I ripped the top and bottom edges of the vellum greeting.  I placed the heart to the left then put adhesive under it and added it to the card front. I cut the wedding couple with the Cricut and the Stretch Your Imagination cartridge.  It was cut at 4 inches with the silhouette option.  I cut it from brushed white card stock.  I used quick dry adhesive applied with a very narrow tip to get the glue only where I wanted. it.

Challenge - Pink Clock

Here's another card for the Home Card challenge at CST which is a card with a clock on it. I printed them on vellum.
This clock has the circle separated into wedges of color for each number. The hands of the clock are black and quite dainty. It has red second hand.
For this card I chose a dark brown card with a red tone to it.  I mounted a piece of salmon colored polka dot designer paper leaving a large border.  I then cut the vellum to smaller than the DP so it would leave a border as well.  I put a tiny black brad in the center of the clock and some vellum adhesive under the greeting.

Challenge - Card with clock

The Home Card challenge at CST is a card with a clock on it.  I searched the web for some pretty clock faces and selected four. I placed them on a quarter sheet and added a greeting and printed them on vellum.

The one on the left here has roman numerals and some hints of blue on the background.  I selected a turquoise card and added a warm yellow green designer paper with a pattern that was not too busy.  I cut the designer paper to leave a good border of the blue and then trimmed the vellum to be smaller than the DP. I placed a tiny black brad in the center of the clock and some vellum adhesive under the greeting and the top of the clock.