Colored Plates - an embossed and inked card

Hi everyone!  Today's card is one that I've been planning on making for a while.  I have this embossing folder with a really pretty design in it.  I didn't really know what to do with it so Ive been looking at it for a while.  I decided to just make it the focal (I know that this is probably easy for many of you but for me this was hard to see the vision for some reason - could be that my muse took a vacation and didn't tell me! LOL)

 

I used some distress inks (wild honey, burgundy and black I think) to color in the edges.  Th paper is ivory cardstock.  The embossing is colored with Archival ink in black.

Here's a nice close up of the embossed image and coloring.  I added some water droplets for aging.  That always looks nice for the old fashioned look.

I also added some gold vellum.  (I have had this vellum for years and years. I'm so glad that I saved it!  I love the transluscent gold color.  It reminds me very much of the gold shimmer paper from the Stardream brand (is that Neenah? I can't remember)  Anyway I embossed the vellum and added it to the corner.

I added brown grosgrain ribbon and a little metal key with a garment pin at the top and also down the right side of the card (that covers a line). 
You will also notice that the background is done in canvas. Its a natural fiber. Its nice seeing these on the market now.

Thanks for stopping by.
Lis

Happy Easter Card

hi everyone!  I made an Easter card for my sister in New York and wanted to share it with you today.

 

I've had these Mylar flowers in my stash for years (I'm embarrassed to admit it!).  You know, I sometimes buy something and save it until just the right moment.  Today was that day for these flowers. (I do plan on adding a tag sentiment to the front of my card...just haven't gotten to it yet)

The colors are vibrant and best of all they are mostly flat.  There is SOME dimension on them and they have some embossing too as you can see.  I think my sister will enjoy this card.

 

I actually have some translucent flowers too.  The orange layered flower has one in it.

 

 

 

I added some white pearls for centers and a few to accent the curve of the embossed pink shimmer cardstock beneath.

 

 

Did you know that you can make these pretty flowers? Paper Wishes sells the mylar material (Called Shimmer Sheetz ) that you can use to cut out flowers.  A few embossed lines and you will have a great set of flowers.  In fact, I may do that myself.

Have a Happy Easter!

Lis