Tree of Life Card

I seem to be in a philosophical state of mind of late.  I had this sticker of a tree and built the card around it.  I really like the way the border came out. I really like those bubbles.  The background was a green patterned paper.  I tried to keep with green and brown.
I did add a pink ribbon  :-)

You can see the layers here.

Close Up!

Here is my pretty pink ribbon.  When I tie a bow I never know where the ends are going to point.  I always cross my fingers and hope for the best (believe me I have taken classes bought machines and books....LOL)  I think I am bow challenged!

Thanks for stopping by!

Lis

Girl with Yin Yang

I wanted to do something a little out of the ordinary today (some folks say that most of my cards are out of the ordinary...LOL). I happened to be thinking of Peace at the time and decided to do a Yin Yang card.  Yin Yang is the symbol of balance really. It can mean good/bad, love/hate, me and my sister....LOL

Anyway, I decided to use some of the papers to create a card around this idea.

I used a spellbinders die to cut out two die cuts.  I then hand cut a wave to recreate the yin yang symbol (I think the next time. I may draw it on the back side first. This one was kind of wobbly.)

The background paper is actually gold glossy with a layer of gold mesh over it. I wanted some texture and didn't want to emboss. The gold glossy sometimes cracks and shows the white core.

The yin yang was also reflected in the border where I had one side with pearls and the other with crystals (fire and ice?).

You can get a better look at my card here from the side.  I took the leftover pieces and cut off the edges.  Then I layered these edges on top of the original so that I could get some dimension.

Close Up!

You can get a great view of how I cut and layered the edge.

 I decided on a double bow for this card out of ivory satin.

I don't know why I added this little girl.  The girl was cut using a tag die.  I applied rock candy crackle over the top (I really like this stuff!).

I hope you liked my card. Stop by again for more inspiration!

Lis