Bathing Beauty

Happy Saturday everyone!
I wanted to show you all a quick technique to tone down really loud and busy papers.

I am using a large flowery paper with bright roses.  I am also using a beige striped paper. 

I punched a pattern strip using a Martha Stewart Deep Edger Punch.  This type of punch doesn't cut a design into the paper, it actually cuts the design from the paper. You end up with a separate strip border.  This is really nice because you can make it as long or short as you want.  I added one strip at a time to my card mat.  I trimmed everything once I covered the front.

The effect is pretty cool.  The patterned paper is really toned down but I can still see the colors.  The punched design reminds me of wicker for some reason.  It makes me think of the beach.

I added a dark pink ribbon and a brass heart charm to finish off my card.

Here is a close up of the pattern I punched.

Thanks for stopping by!

Lis

Bon Voyage Card

 

Hi everyone!  Today I want to share with you a card I made with some of the new 7 Gypsies items!  I wanted to do a theme card. Its almost summer and time to think about traveling.  So, I imagined a trip aboard a steamship…

I wanted to use some half-rosettes in my card. I chose three papers from Gypsy Market (Isn’t that a great name?). The papers are full of rusts and muted colors which ties in perfectly with a mysterious cruise…

I cut a little more than half of a rosette using the regular sized Tim Holtz die.  I added some 7 Gypsies paper tape to each of the die cuts before I folded my rosettes.  I was able to create a two-layered effect.  After I folded them, I glued them with hot glue and added a 7 Gypsies brad to each.  I cut off the fastener parts on the back and used a pop dot to attach each brad.

I really like the black and white striped paper so I made a banner (Tim Holtz) using it.  The letters are from the Tim Holtz Typeset alphabet. I mounted the banner to the card with mounting tape.

I had a lot of fun choosing some pretty tags for my card.  7 Gypsies has quite a few.  I found one with a steamship and another that looks like it could be from a ship schedule.  I decorated with a gear (its got bling in the middle!). (Gotta have some steampunk!)

Thanks for stopping by!

Lis

Alice - An Old Fashioned Card

Hello and Happy Friday everyone!  I have taken today off and am working on some cards to share with you this weekend.

Today I'd like to share with you "Alice".

I have several CD's filled with clip art showing old victorian images and photos of people.  I often wonder what their lives were like, who they were and what became of them.  In some way we are immortalizing them by using them in art such as the piece below.  I do my best to use these images respectfully.

The background of this card was done with the new 7 Gypsies Tissue Paper. There are several choices and all are beautiful.  The tissue paper I chose is a collage of birds and bird cages mixed with postage cancellations and music.

I ran the front of my card base through my Xyron, laying down an even layer of glue.  It was very easy to add the tissue by tearing pieces off and applying them to my card.

The frames and the picture were cut from one of the Spellbinders Labels. (I love the labels they have!  There are a number of styles and you get 5-8 sizes of one style in each package which is great for layering.)

I added ivory beading around the edge of the largest frame and four pearls as accents.

I love this green ribbon.  The colors of the card are browns/blacks. The green ribbon really shows through the monochromatic color scheme.

I hope you enjoyed today's card.  See you again soon!

Lis