Country Flowers in Mason Jar

 

My daughter asked me to make a card for a shower that she was attending.  She said the bride-to-be was having baby's breath in mason jars for the table centerpieces and this was the card I created for her to give with the gift.  The shower was a couple of weeks ago and I remembered that I hadn't posted the card yet. 

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Perfectly Preserved
Paper:  Natural Ivory, Crumb Cake, Vellum, Kiwi Kiss
Ink:  Black, Versa Mark
Accessories:  Cannery Set Framelits, White Embossing Powder, Dots Embossing Folder, 1" Circle Punch, Linen Thread, Crochet Trim, Mini Glue Dots

Music Speaks

HYCCT Challenge Dated October 7th - Music Soothes the Soul

For this challenge we needed to use the color pink and any music related stamp or paper.  I actually had both and they worked well together.  The stamp image looks aged and worn so I wanted to incorporate that look for the entire card so I distressed the paper to make it look aged and worn and sponged it to give an even more aged look. 

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Musical Manuscript
Paper: Whisper White, Rose Romance, Basic Black, DCWV Background Stack #5
Ink: Versa Mark, Barely Banana, Rose Romance, Crumb Cake
Accessories: Swirls Sizzlits, Black Embossing Powder, Dew Drops

Shabby Chic Cupcake

This was the card I sent to my daughter for her birthday this year. She seems to like the "shabby chic" look and even requested a shabby chic Christmas card this year. Her favorite color is purple so I combined her favorite color with the shabby chic look.


Supplies Used:
Stamps: Vintage Labels
Paper: Whisper White, Wisteria Wonder, DCWV Metallics Pad, Paper Pizazz DSP
Ink: Black
Accessories: Paper Doily, Cupcake Punch, 3/4" x 15/16" Oval Punch, 1" Round Punch, Lace, Wisteria Wonder Ruffled Ribbon, Scribbles Swirls Embosslit, Beautiful Wings Embosslit, Rhinestone Brad, Pearls, Rhinestones, Dew Drops, Crystal Effects, Dimensionals

Shabby Chic Flower

The challenge: A Costume Party - "disguise" yourself in a stamping style that is not your own.

I've always liked the look of the shabby chic/vintage type cards but shabby chic is not my style and since it took me three days to complete this card that more than proved it to me. I really stepped out of my comfort zone for this challenge, guess that's why its called a challenge. All of the layers were distressed using the distressing tool that comes with the portable cutter from SU. Once I had all of the layers distressed I used crumb cake ink to give it more depth and to add to the distressed/worn look. The flower was created using vellum that was folded into multiple layers so it was easier to punch and I only had to punch out the flowers twice to give me enough layers. I used the fancy flower punch for the main flower and the 5 petal flower punch for the leaves. The flowers were inked with so saffron and the leaves were inked with old olive. Once the vellum was dry each piece was crumpled to give it a worn/aged look, layered and held together with a small brad. I tied a linen thread bow to the button and attached it to the flower using mini glue dots. Most of the cards that I've seen in the shabby chic style have some sort of lace or ribbon but I didn't have anything that looked right so I created my own lace look using some punches and very vanilla card stock. I started laying things out and felt that something was missing so I cut some swirls out of so saffron card stock using the scribbles/swirls die and added them to my layout until I was satisfied with how it looked and then I began adhering the elements together. The card base is a standard A2 card in so saffron card stock layered with bashful blue and Le Jardin DSP. The medallion chain (lace) was added to the top and bottom edges of so saffron card stock with the abstract flower chain (lace) layered on top. The sentiment was stamped in black ink on very vanilla card stock, layered on bashful blue card stock and attached with dimensionals and then the entire piece was attached to the card base. The swirls were glued under the lace edges and the flower was attached with dimensionals. I attached the leaf straight pin making sure that the sharp end was pierced through the dimensional and added the pearls.

Supplies Used: Paper: Very Vanilla, So Saffron, Bashful Blue, Le Jardin DSP, White Vellum; Ink: Black, So Saffron, Old Olive, Crumb Cake; Stamps: Ageless Adornment; Other: Fancy Flower Punch, 5 Petal Flower Punch, EK Success Medallion Chain and Abstract Flower Chain Punches, Sizzix Sizzlits Scribbles/Swirls Die, Distressing Tool, Linen Thread, Soft Subtles Button, Leaf Straight Pin, Pearls, Brad, Mini Glue Dots, Dimensionals

Elegant Embossed Ornament

I saw this card on splitcoast and liked the antique elegance of it. This is my creation of the card that inspired me.

Here are the measurements for the card:

Card Base Very Vanilla - 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

Crumb Cake Layer - 4" x 5 1/4"

Cherry Cobble Layer - 3 3/4" x 5"

Very Vanilla Stamped Layer - 3 1/2" x 4 3/4"

Cherry Cobbler Punched Border Layer - 1 3/4" x 3 3/4"

The very vanilla layer was stamped using the french script background stamp inked with crumb cake and then stamped with baroque motifs inked with cherry cobbler. I sponged all the edges with crumb cake and adhered this layer to the cherry cobbler layer and then added the cherry cobbler punched border and attached vanilla satin ribbon around the punched border piece. This layer was attached to the crumb cake layer and then adhered to the very vanilla card base. The ornament was inked with versa mark ink and then cherry cobbler ink and stamped on very vanilla card stock and embossed with clear embossing powder. Using the ornament punch the image was punched out and adhered to the card with tombow adhesive. The ornament hanger was drawn with an Atyou Spica gold glitter pen and then the gold bow and pearls were attached.

Supplies Used: Paper: Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake; Ink: Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Versa Mark; Stamps: French Script, Baroque Motifs, Tags 'Til Christmas; Other: Clear Embossing Powder, Fleur-Di-Lis Border Punch, Ornament Punch, Vanilla Satin Ribbon, Gold Satin Ribbon, Atyou Spica Gold Glitter Pen, Tombow Adhesive, Half Pearls, Mini Glue Dots