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Sunday, February 22, 2015

Sympathy Card



hi everyone!

I bought some of the Tim Holtz color vellum and wanted to use it in a card this weekend.  Oh! It is SO lovely!
I chose a pattern with two birds on it.

I have a small xyron (5 inch) so I was able to cut my vellum to A2 size and put it through the machine to cover the back with adhesive. I added this to a white card stock which I then trimmed to size and mounted onto a dark brown card base.  The white card really brought out the colors of the vellum, don't you think?  I'm going to try ivory next to see what I get. Stay tuned!

I added some plum netting ribbon and some blue satin ribbon (I wish I had embossed it. I think the plain ribbon is just a bit too strong).  I made a bow out of pink organza with white dots.

Now, for the pearls.  Do you see those three pearl pins at the bottom?  What a story I have about them!  First they are made by Oasis...and Oasis doesn't make them anymore.  I saw some pictures of these pins on ebay (of course) and thought they would be nice to have for decoration.  So, I ordered some white and lo and behold I was told not only did the seller not have any, the company didn't make them any more. Do you know how you can get caught up in finding an item?....

I went to amazon to see if I could find any. I found a seller who made them (China). And I sent an email asking for a box of this and  a box of that.  Never got a response. So I emailed again - and again no response. NOW I read the amazon ad a little more closely.  Apparently the minimum order is 200 boxes with delivery of 1,000,000 pins per month. ACKKK!!  I laugh now...

Onward and upward!  I finally found a seller who actually had some and ordered.  I continued looking and found some others that had some and got that too (Australia).  So now I have my pins and you'll see more of them.

I think Im in a pin phase.  I've started making some really nice pin decorations with pearls and misc stiff that I have in my stash. I'll be sharing that with you too! So, come back soon!



Thanks for stopping by!

Lis







 

Thursday, February 12, 2015

Two Hearts Valentine's Day Card

Hi Everyone!

I wanted to share this Valentine's Day card that I made for my sister.  It's been a bit of a long road for us with my dad's passing.  But we have each other still and that helps.

 
 
For my card I used the latest Anna Griffin embossing folders and her heart die.  She made an embossing folder to emboss the pattern once the die cut was made.  Its very pretty. I like her style.  It's very Victorian French if there is such a thing).

I used shimmer papers in pink and red (quite suitable for the holiday!).  I did add a one inch strip of white shimmer paper with an embossed design on it. I decorated the edges with silver glitter border dazzles (Hot off the press).

I thought that the top heart needed a little dimension so I adhered it with foam tape after I edged it with a silver paint pen.

I added the triple pearl head pins as a finishing touch.

I've been looking on the web lately for more ideas for hat pins and corsage pins.  So, in the coming weeks, you will see what I've found!  So stay tuned!

Take care, Lis