Journey

 

  

I live in an apartment and am fortunate to have a garage that comes with it.  Out side the door to the garage are Morning Glory plants that are about 6 feet high I think.  I grew up with Morning Glories so this is a pleasant memory. 

When I received my Frantic Stamper Vine Card Panel Die, I was so excited! First of all, I love these panel dies.  They are so versatile.  You can use them as overlays (which I did in this card), by themselves, in pieces on cards, as photo mounts for scrapbook pages.  the uses are endless!

Anyway, back to my story!  The Vine Card Panel die reminded me of those Morning Glories.  So, I made a card that reminds me of the leaves and vines.

 

As you can see, I used the panel as an overlay.  I chose one of those papers that you do't know what to do with that has a pretty design in one corner.  The vine panel is open enough so that you can clearly see the paper design underneath.  I left in a few of the leaf solids (Is that what we call them? LOL) and added some flowers and a touch of pearls.

I hope that you have a chance to get one of these card panels!  They are just so much fun!

 

Thanks for stopping by!
Lis

Four Panel Card: French Boudoir

Today is my second four panel card.  I think I am getting addicted to these, they are so easy to make!   A you know I love all things French, so this card is full of "Frenchness"! LOL

The dies for the Eiffel Tower and the shield come from Sizzix/Tim Holtz Movers and Shapers dies. I used an embossing folder from Cuttlebug for the embossing on the shield.

I decided to make this card one color on the outside (silver) and pink shimmer in the inside. (I once saw a movie in high school that was from France and I remember all the decoration wallpaper in the apartment.)

Anyway, this is the outside.  I used a Frantic Stamper precision Die (its a half panel die - Shell Half Panel Die).  I cut out the half panels in plain white card stock and sandwiched them between the silver and pink shimmer card stock.  I used Jewel Border Dazzles for both sides of my card.  Silver on the outside...

 

...gold for the inside.  You will note that the first panel is rubber stamped rather than being a die cut panel like the rest.  I got the stamp from Frantic Stamper.  It is a stamp from France (how appropriate!) La Blanche Rubber Stamps.

 



 

This is the inside of my four panel card.

 

 

Now for something really CUTE!

Do you see the little charms that I have hanging from the gold punched design?  They are Dazzle CHARMS!  These things are just the cats meow!  They are Dazzle stickers and come on a sheet. You get a pair of each design.  You lace one of the stickers on one side of a piece of plastic and the other on the other side and then you can cut them out.  OR, you can just attach the stickers to each other. Each charm already has a little hole.  They come in gold and silver and I LOVE THEM! (Remember that you can color the silver ones any color you want with alcohol ink pens.)

Pearl Silver Dazzle Charms - Hot Off the Press

Pearl Gold Dazzle Charms - Hot off the Press

I hope you enjoyed my four panel French Boudoir card.  I am sure that I will make more four panel cards so stay tuned!

Lis