LSC194 - Sandy Pansies

I made this card for LSC194 where were only allowed to use acrylic stamps, so I knew I would go to my favorite company with acrilyics...kitchen sink!! I decided on one of the newer sets, 3 step pansies. The Pansies are stamped on Sahara Sand card stock in craft white, pale plum, perfect plum, bravo burgundy and then basic black. The leave are stamped in mellow moss, old olive and always artichoke.

I crated the burgundy panel by crumpling the paper and then I tore a very ruff circle for the pansies to be exposed. I then folded back the torn out portion and fastened it back with a stick pin from my SU pretties kit. I added the crystal brads in all corners except for the corner with the sentiment which was created with the designer label punch and the small and large oval punches. To finish off the card, I took my always artichoke ink pad and ink the edges of the card base with the direct to paper technique.

This was such a fun card to make...I love distressing cards like this...it is so fun to crumple up and tear paper and still get to use it! :)

Card Details:
Images: 3 step Pansies, Ready 4 Any Holiday - KSS
Paper: Always Artichoke, Bravo Burgundy, Sahara Sand
Inks: See Above
Accessories: Pretties Stick Pin and Crystal Brads, Punches

LSC186 - Lovin' the White Open Spaces!!

I made this card for LSC186 on SCS. We were to use white (or vanilla) as our main color, then you had a choice of either black, brown or gray, and then you could add one more accent color. So...I chose Whisper White, Basic Gray and Baja Breeze. Additionally, we could only use one image and one sentiment. Tough for me, but fun!


As you can see I used the SU scallop edge punch for the bottom of the card and added the strip of basic gray. Then I used both my circle nestabilities and my creative memories circle cutter to layer the pocket silhouette image which was stamped in basic gray. We were allowed to use any embellishments to I added both Baja breeze double stitched ribbon, and some gray taffeta ribbon. I finished off the card with a stick pin from my SU pretties kit.

I really do love the look of cards with a lot of white, but I rarely make them...maybe this will give me the boost I have been looking for! :)

Card Details:

Image: Pocket Silhouettes,

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Gray, Baja Breeze

Inks: Basic Gray, Baja Breeze

Accessories: Baja Breeze double stitched ribbon, Gray Taffeta, Pretties Stick pin