Here is the featured stamper for this week: Michelle, aka sf9erfan.
I actually made 2 cards. Why, because when I made the first one - I hated it. Then I made a second card. I hated that one too. I know I am my own worst critic. Maybe I am in a mo-jo -less slump. Maybe I am just in a funk!
On to the cards:
Card One was based on Michelle's card: HERE
The changes:
stamp sets, colors, ribbon, buttons
Michelle used pink and brown, I used celery and black. WOW I love that color combo. Michelle used Shades of Nature, I used Always. I love the new Kitchen Sink Stamp set "Whole Family". It let me make a custom sentiment which was perfect for this card. Here is my recipe: I started with a white base, then added a layer of basic black. Atop that layer, a piece of celery cardstock, which was dry pressure embossed with birds and swirls (Cuttlebug/epaperie). I sewed a black/celery layer together with my janome sew mini. The sentiment and the branch were stamped on the celery layer. The sentiment in basic black, the branch in old olive ink. I stamped the bird (always) with celery ink on whisper white and carefully trimmed it out, adhered it with dimensionals. The black ribbon (mayarts/Starlitstudio) is a beautiful embossed satin ribbon. I love using this ribbon, it makes my projects look so formal. The ribbon replaced the burlap string and my Target Dollar spot pearls replaced the buttons which Michelle used on her card. I used a little sakura stardust on the branch to bling it up!
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Supplies:
stamps: whole family (Kitchen Sink Stamps), Always (SU)
paper: whisper white, basic black, certainly celery
ink: celery, black, old olive
misc: Black satin embossed ribbon (mayarts/starlitstudio), dimensionals, T$S pearls,
cuttlebug folder (Birds & swirls/Eclectic Paperie), sewing machine (janome), sakura stardust
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Card two (because card one did not thrill me) was based on Michelle's card HERE
I changed the colors (from pink to lilac), the stamp set (I used Whole Family/KSS) and the ribbon (I used stitched black)
I started with a white card base, added a layer of black, then the purple (lovely lilac) layer. I used my stampin up Rub-ons from Sale-a-bration. Why not - I have TO USE THEM! Right? They are so easy and clean and fun to use! I rubbed those babies on - then stamped the sentiment (from Kitchen Sink Stamps - Whole Family). I used a white gel pen to add some dots and doodles here and there. A little bling here and there on the sentiment with my sakura stardust pen. The ribbon (mayarts/starlitstudio) is a great black stitched edge. Then I used my new quickie glue pen (Eclectic Paperie) to adhere the purple baubles to the bottom corner. SUCH an easy card.
Who has two thumbs and is not happy with their card --- THIS GIRL!
(points to self with her two thumbs)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I actually made 2 cards. Why, because when I made the first one - I hated it. Then I made a second card. I hated that one too. I know I am my own worst critic. Maybe I am in a mo-jo -less slump. Maybe I am just in a funk!
On to the cards:
Card One was based on Michelle's card: HERE
The changes:
stamp sets, colors, ribbon, buttons
Michelle used pink and brown, I used celery and black. WOW I love that color combo. Michelle used Shades of Nature, I used Always. I love the new Kitchen Sink Stamp set "Whole Family". It let me make a custom sentiment which was perfect for this card. Here is my recipe: I started with a white base, then added a layer of basic black. Atop that layer, a piece of celery cardstock, which was dry pressure embossed with birds and swirls (Cuttlebug/epaperie). I sewed a black/celery layer together with my janome sew mini. The sentiment and the branch were stamped on the celery layer. The sentiment in basic black, the branch in old olive ink. I stamped the bird (always) with celery ink on whisper white and carefully trimmed it out, adhered it with dimensionals. The black ribbon (mayarts/Starlitstudio) is a beautiful embossed satin ribbon. I love using this ribbon, it makes my projects look so formal. The ribbon replaced the burlap string and my Target Dollar spot pearls replaced the buttons which Michelle used on her card. I used a little sakura stardust on the branch to bling it up!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Supplies:
stamps: whole family (Kitchen Sink Stamps), Always (SU)
paper: whisper white, basic black, certainly celery
ink: celery, black, old olive
misc: Black satin embossed ribbon (mayarts/starlitstudio), dimensionals, T$S pearls,
cuttlebug folder (Birds & swirls/Eclectic Paperie), sewing machine (janome), sakura stardust
*************************************************************************************
Card two (because card one did not thrill me) was based on Michelle's card HERE
I changed the colors (from pink to lilac), the stamp set (I used Whole Family/KSS) and the ribbon (I used stitched black)
I started with a white card base, added a layer of black, then the purple (lovely lilac) layer. I used my stampin up Rub-ons from Sale-a-bration. Why not - I have TO USE THEM! Right? They are so easy and clean and fun to use! I rubbed those babies on - then stamped the sentiment (from Kitchen Sink Stamps - Whole Family). I used a white gel pen to add some dots and doodles here and there. A little bling here and there on the sentiment with my sakura stardust pen. The ribbon (mayarts/starlitstudio) is a great black stitched edge. Then I used my new quickie glue pen (Eclectic Paperie) to adhere the purple baubles to the bottom corner. SUCH an easy card.
Who has two thumbs and is not happy with their card --- THIS GIRL!
(points to self with her two thumbs)
supplies:
Stamp sets: Whole Family/Kitchen Sink Stamps
paper: whisper white, basic black, lovely lilac
ink: basic black
misc: SU! rub ons, Mayarts Ribbon/starlitstudio, SU! white gel pen, sakura stardust
2 comments:
I don't know WHAT you are talkin' about!! These cards are FREAKIN' BEAUTIFUL! You are the Austin Powers of card making! LOTS OF MOJO!!! ;)
I really like the black and purple. Very elegant.
Bela
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