From One to Another

This week I created a sympathy card for a friend using SU's Thoughts and Prayers set and the Top Note die. I love this flower branch image and had wanted to try this soft looking color combo (kraft, vanilla, perfect plum, and regal rose), so I put them together to come up with the first card you see. The layout is similar to one I had been looking to try for a few days, so after I finished the first card and liked the colors so much, I created the next card using the single flower image from SU's Embrace Life set and the sentiment from Sincere Salutations. The kraft layer was embossed with an SU texture plate and a rhinestone brad added to the sentiment for interest. Then this card led me to create the last card pictured because the layout was so easy (love how that works sometimes :0). I used some old colors for this one, purely pomegranate and bermuda bay, and some glitter along with the balloon from Crazy for Cupcakes and a sentiment from For A Friend.

Thanks for stopping by!

Throwdown

This weekend I played along with Color Throwdown's challenge (colorthrowdown.blogspot.com). Their combo was Ballet Blue, light green and dark green (CTD129). I used the Embrace Life set for my images and then Verve's Big Wish set for the sentiment. The flowers were colored in using blender pens and pastels, and then I added some Crystal Effects to the central flowers for some dimension. Also, I used some spray ink (Tattered Angels' coffee glimmer mist) on the background cardstock for interest.

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A Bit Behind

Hi everyone,

Sorry I've gotten a bit behind on my blogging. I created these a little while ago (right at the end of January) following the last two Viva la Verve sketches posted on their forum on Split Coast Stampers. For the first card, I used a flower from the Embrace Life set by Stampin' Up!. I haven't used this flower as the main feature before and I really like the way this one turned out :) The second card uses a cute turtle image from the set It's the Thought again by SU and some fun design paper from them as well. I love the colors in the paper; it gave the card a happy, more springy feel.

Enjoy :)