I found this layout in the current Idea Book & Catalog on page 209, and thought it would work well with my new Holiday Collection images on a 6″ x 3″ size card. I followed the Faux Metal technique instructions on SCS to make my big snowflake and punched it out with a 1-3/4″ circle […]
Entries from October 2008
Faux Metal Snowflake
October 11th, 2008 · 5 Comments
Tags: simply delicious
On Your Birthday…
October 8th, 2008 · 9 Comments
Lots of friends of mine have October birthdays, so I’ve been making lots of birthday cards lately. Here’s one that combines this week’s color (#187) and sketch (#197) challenges on SCS. I embossed the Pocket Silhouettes images in white on Very Vanilla card stock and stippled Tangerine Tango ink all over it. The Kiwi Kiss […]
Tags: simply delicious
Last WCMD Challenge
October 6th, 2008 · 3 Comments
So, I didn’t quite finish all of the challenges for World Card Making Day, but I got this last one in, for the TREE-mendous Challenge. I decided to use a technique called Magic Pastels that I saw on the Workshop Wow DVD I bought at Stampin’ Up!’s convention this summer. First I stamped the oak […]
Tags: clean & simple
New Year’s Toast
October 5th, 2008 · 4 Comments
This month, I decided to make 10 New Year’s cards for the 2008 Holiday Card Challenge on SCS. I just received the Cheers to You set and coordinating wheel on Friday, and I thought the champagne glasses were perfect for a holiday card. This card uses Beate’s 60th Weekend Sketch (turned on its side) and […]
Tags: clean & simple
Featured Stamper: Gwen (aka Love Stampin!!!!!!!!)
October 5th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Even though I am surrounded by brand-new Stampin’ Up! rubber, it felt good to pull out these old stamps and papers today. I was immediately drawn to Featured Stamper #87‘s Embossed Vintage Elegance card, because I love that silhouette image so much. The only things I changed were: Designer Series Paper instead of dry-embossed backgrounds, […]
Tags: truly elegant
