Bathing Beauty

Happy Saturday everyone!
I wanted to show you all a quick technique to tone down really loud and busy papers.

I am using a large flowery paper with bright roses.  I am also using a beige striped paper. 

I punched a pattern strip using a Martha Stewart Deep Edger Punch.  This type of punch doesn't cut a design into the paper, it actually cuts the design from the paper. You end up with a separate strip border.  This is really nice because you can make it as long or short as you want.  I added one strip at a time to my card mat.  I trimmed everything once I covered the front.

The effect is pretty cool.  The patterned paper is really toned down but I can still see the colors.  The punched design reminds me of wicker for some reason.  It makes me think of the beach.

I added a dark pink ribbon and a brass heart charm to finish off my card.

Here is a close up of the pattern I punched.

Thanks for stopping by!

Lis

Bon Voyage Card

 

Hi everyone!  Today I want to share with you a card I made with some of the new 7 Gypsies items!  I wanted to do a theme card. Its almost summer and time to think about traveling.  So, I imagined a trip aboard a steamship…

I wanted to use some half-rosettes in my card. I chose three papers from Gypsy Market (Isn’t that a great name?). The papers are full of rusts and muted colors which ties in perfectly with a mysterious cruise…

I cut a little more than half of a rosette using the regular sized Tim Holtz die.  I added some 7 Gypsies paper tape to each of the die cuts before I folded my rosettes.  I was able to create a two-layered effect.  After I folded them, I glued them with hot glue and added a 7 Gypsies brad to each.  I cut off the fastener parts on the back and used a pop dot to attach each brad.

I really like the black and white striped paper so I made a banner (Tim Holtz) using it.  The letters are from the Tim Holtz Typeset alphabet. I mounted the banner to the card with mounting tape.

I had a lot of fun choosing some pretty tags for my card.  7 Gypsies has quite a few.  I found one with a steamship and another that looks like it could be from a ship schedule.  I decorated with a gear (its got bling in the middle!). (Gotta have some steampunk!)

Thanks for stopping by!

Lis