Blue Paris

Hi everyone and Happy First Monday in June!  WOW!  I cannot believe that half the year is gone already.  The same thing happened to me last year and I swore that I would enjoy these days more...but it has snuck up on me again!

Today I would like to share my Blue Paris card with you.  I love Paris and hope to someday visit.  Just the word is magical.  It conjures images of arty places, elegance and mystery.

My Blue Paris card started with a white card base, blue glitter card stock and a Paris collage sheet by Graphic 45 papers.  I added these really pretty deep blue acrylic gems.

Two special items:

1. The was seal that you see on my card is actually a faux wax seal that I made. There is this great place online (see my places to shop list, its there!) where you can buy faux wax sticks.  This is not colored hot glue.  After the seals are made they are flexible and realistic looking.  I used a regular seal to get my rose.  I added gold rubbing wax to bring out the image of the rose in my finished seal.

2.  The second item that I want to share with you is the pretty paper that I used on the right side of the card.  It looks a little purplish which it is.  It looks a little glittery and it is - but has no glitter on it.  This is a special paper that is made by Graphic Products Corp.  This company finds and distributes all kinds of handmade papers from all over the world.  They also have a scrapbooking section where this particular paper is found.

Here's a close up of my seal.

 I hope that you enjoyed this card as much as I did making it.  Thanks for stopping by.

Lis

Leaf and Bird Card

Hi everyone!  Well, today is the third and final card in my Leaf Motif card series.

I really love collage and the old fashioned style so this card reflects that.  I used Graphic 45 paper and paced strips of Tim Holtz Tissue Tape over it.  As you can see, the leaves (in gold) are showing from the tape.

I like the way that the tissue tape toned down the bright colors and design of the paper.  When you look at the card, the focal point is the bird, not the paper pattern.

I really love the rosettes I can make using the Sizzix dies available.  The dies make it very easy to create these wonderful embellishments!    The bird is a die cut from 7 Gypsies (another favorite of mine).  I added a bow around his neck and some white pearls.  I attached him to the rosette with glue dots.  Then I attached the bird and rosette to my card with more glue dots.

Close Up!

I really love the way that this card came out.  The colors and design all blend so nicely. (I really love the little birdie!)

Thanks for stopping by!

Lis