Card No. 5

Okay, I am at the half way mark - so here is card no. 5 of my gift set:

This is probably my favourite of the set - it took hours to make, but I love adding all the little details! First I used Pure Poppy card for my base and a layer of Kraft on top. For my main layer I used Rustic Cream cardstock and created my own background with stamps from Papertrey Ink's Round and Round Anniversary set and Beautiful Blooms II. I used Kraft, Old Olive and Real Red ink which I stamped off in each set of three flowers to get some variation in colour. Once I had finished my background I cut a circle out of the centre using my nesties and then cut a frame from Kraft cardstock again using nesties to edge the cut out circle. I cut some more Rustic Cream cardstock and stamped my sentiment from Inside and Out: Birthday in Old Olive ink and then adhered this behind the circle.

I used my scallop border punch to edge a thin strip of Kraft cardstock and adhered this at the bottom of my circle and added some Ripe Avocado ribbon on top. Finally I stamped three flowers from Beautiful Blooms II in Real Red ink, cut them out and then added some sparkle with my Red Atyou Spica glitter pen. These were added to the edge of the frame and the centre one popped up on dimensionals.

For the inside, I created the same background as a border and added a sentiment from Inside and Out: Birthday in Old Olive ink.

See you tomorrow!!!

Supplies
Stamps: Inside and Out: Birthday, Beautiful Blooms II, Round and Round Anniversary set (PTI)
Cardstock: Rustic Cream, Kraft, Pure Poppy (PTI)
Ink: Kraft, Old Olive, Real Red (SU)
Accessories: Ripe Avocado ribbon (PTI); Red Atyou Spica glitter pen; Circle nestabilities (Spellbinders); dimensionals, Scallop border punch (SU)

Card No.s 3 and 4

Back again with two more cards from my gift card set for Christmas. The first card uses a very simple black and white colour scheme with lots of embossing:

I used some True Black cardstock for my mat on top of my white base and then another layer of white that was edged with my Apron Lace border. Above the border I added a strip of glitter and then my black spotted ribbon. I stamped the flower stems from Blooming Button Bits and the flowers from Beautiful Blooms II. The sentiment was from Daily Design Sentiments. All the stamping involved using Versamark first, then stamping in Basic Black ink, followed by clear embossing powder.

On the inside I used a flower image from Imaginisce and a sentiment from Inside and Out: Birthday. Both of these were embossed also.

My next card involved a lot of background stamping to create my background paper.

To start with I stamped the dotted Argyle motif from A Little Argyle on my white cardstock with Kraft ink. I then stamped different images from the Basic Grey Blossom stamp set using Certainly Celery, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Pretty In Pink and Melon Mambo ink. Some Hibiscus Burst ribbon was tied around the centre and then this was matted on some Pretty in Pink cardstock and then on to my card base.

I die cut a small circle, then stamped my sentiment from Inside and Out Birthday ink Old Olive ink. This was then matted on a Pretty in Pink die cut using my Blossoms 3 die set. Finally some pink rhinestones were added below the sentiment.

The inside was kept very simple, just stamping another sentiment from Inside and Out: Birthday in Old Olive ink.

So that's it for cards 3 and 4. Back tomorrow with more!!!

Supplies


Stamps: Beautiful Blooms II, Blooming Button Bits, Daily Design Sentiments(PTI); Flower Snag 'em (Imaginisce)
Cardstock: Stampers Select White, True Black (PTI)
Ink: Basic Black (SU); Versamark
Accessories: Apron Lace border punch (Fiskars); Dazzling Diamonds glitter, Clear embossing powder (SU); black polka dot ribbon

Stamps: Inside and Out: Birthday, A Little Argyle (PTI); Blossom (Basic Grey)
Cardstock: StampersSelect White (PTI); Pretty In Pink (SU)
Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Melon Mambo, Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery, Kraft (SU)
Accessories: Hibiscus Burst ribbon (PTI); pink rhinestones (Kaisercraft); Circle nestabilities, Blossom 3 nestabilities (Spellbinders)

Make It Monday #39

Hi,
I am back today with an entry for Papertrey Ink's current Make It Monday challenge #39 - Multi Step Background Building. I have always been a huge fan of creating my own backgrounds and with Papertrey's fabulous background stamps, I find I am using designer paper less and less. (I still try and make cards every now and then with the beautiful papers out there though, as I can't resist constantly buying more!)

I have kept my card quite simple, opting to use my background as just a focal strip along the bottom. First I cut, scored and edged my white base with my Apron Lace punch. I then used a separate piece of white card to stamp my background. I stamped my main flowers in plum using a small flower from Beautiful Blooms II. In the centre of each I stamped a small circle  from the same set using Baja Breeze ink. I then stamped my leaf image from Blooming Button Bits in New Leaf ink. Finally I stamped the tiny flower from Beautiful Blooms II in Baja Breeze ink. I covered an entire piece of cardstock with this background, but just cut a small portion to place on my card above a thin strip of New Leaf cardstock.

I tied some satin Plum Pudding ribbon around the join and stamped my sentiment from Acacia in Plum ink. Finally I added some green rhinestones to enhance the sentiment.

Back soon with a few more cards this week!

Supplies
Stamps: Beautiful Blooms II, Blooming Button Bits (PTI); Acacia (AnnaBelle Stamps)
Cardstock: Stampers Select White, New Leaf (PTI)
Ink: New Leaf (PTI); Baja Breeze (SU); Sweet Plum (Memento)
Accessories: Plum Pudding ribbon (PTI); Apron Lace border punch (Fiskars); green rhinestones (Kaiserccraft)