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Saturday, August 27, 2011

Blue Ribbon Wish Card

Hi everyone and Happy Weekend to you all!

Today's card uses the torn paper technique.  I love love love torn paper.  All you need to do it is your hands and some paper!  Normally the goal is to tear the paper so that you have a strip of white (if the paper is a white core paper - note that if you use core'dinations , the core can be different.  Also Bazzill cardstock has same core color).  Anyway, you color the white edge to add dimension to your project.

For today's card I chose to use torn pieces that had no white edge.  I chose several different patterned papers and tore the papers into strips. I adhered them with glue stick and then trimmed the edges.  My card is 5 x 5 inches.  I edged the square with distress ink and attached it to an ivory card base.



I added a pretty blue ribbon and a flower.  The leaves are from a punch set of dutch punches that punch and then emboss.  The leaves look great, don't you think?  I added the word WISH and done!




Close Up!

I had these really pretty alphabet stickers (dimensional) that I've been using.  After a while it's hard to come up with words that use what's left of the alphabet! LOL


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

Lis

Sunday, August 21, 2011

Double Tulip Card using Sizzix Flower Die

Hi everyone!

Well, the summer is winding down and kids will be going back to school soon.  My nephew is going to be in high school this year!  Can you imagine?  Wow...time flies!

Today's card uses a tulip die from Sizzix (Flower with Leaves and Stem #3).  I've had the die for a while but , as is my habit, I tend to look at them for a while before deciding what to do.

I decided to use patterned papers over chipboard.  This card has an Amish feel for me.



I decided to leave the mats and card plain so as not to detract from the flowers.




Close Up!

All the pearls are individually placed on the flowers.  I used 2mm white pearls which i thought went really well with the overall piece.  I used slightly larger pearls on the tulips.


I embossed the sentiment on the back of a majong tile with green pearl embossing powder.  I added pearls and edged the piece in gold.  I overlapped the gold on purpose.


I hope you enjoyed today's card!  Come back soon!

Lis