Congratulations Card

Hi everyone!  Yes, it's me!  Ive been so busy at work lately.  I've neglected my cards terribly.  I may also have crafters block too! (Did I get it from the flu?)

 

I have a card today with a slight twist.  This is a Congrats card and the front off the card is the oval section.

 

 

 

 

You can see what I'm talking about below with the card opened.

I am going to do some more cards like this one.  I want to create some different constructions.

Items used:

• Spellbinders Ovals dies
• Hot off the Press Tiny Words and Phrases Dazzles
• Gold Raffia ribbon (Michaels)
• Various patterned papers

When I cut out this one oval mat I included the gold foil bird in it.

I colored this greetings dazzle with alcohol ink markers (Spectrum Noir)

Here's another look at the front.

Thanks for stopping by!
Lis

Love You Card

Happy Valentine's Day everyone! 

Today's card is al about the love!

 

Items used:

• Anna Griffin flower die cuts
• Tonic Art Nouveau oval die
• Couture Creations Swirly flower
• Bird punch by Tim Holtz and Sizzix
• Crinkle ribbon in rose
• Love you Tag - Kaiserkraft
• Papers Kaiserkraft
• Lavender and gold satin foil card
• Spectrum Noir Alcohol Pens in blue and pink
• Spectrum Noir Blending Ink and Pen

My card size is 5 1/8 x 6 7/8 inches.  I tend to have odd card sizes sometimes.  I will see a nice embellishment and make the card around it, adjusting the size.

To make the birds, I"

• :punched out two birds using silver glitter paper/card
• selected two alcohol pens - one in a darker blue and one in a pretty pink
• dabbed the pink color on first then the blue (I didn't use a stroke or brush stroke.)
• took the Spectrum Noir Blender pen and blended the two colors.

I used the blender pen and fiddled with the colors until I got what I wanted.

Thanks for stopping by, Lis