Inspired Designs

Soft Wishes From The Heart

Here is a sweet little square card for you!  I will dearly miss this awesome color combo - sniff, sniff.  It has to be one of my all time favorite ones. 

I think I am officially in love with the bride dp - what gorgeous dp and the fact that you can add color and the design resists the ink is truly an added bonus!  Once again, I am sorry for the brightness of my photo - the colors are a little washed out.  Anyhow...I used sponges to apply apricot appeal and regal rose ink to the bride dp - what a gorgeous effect this has for the card!  I layered this piece of dp on a regal rose mat and tied a length of whisper white satin around around it.  I added a matted stamped sentiment from the Watercolor Trio set and pulled some apricot appeal off the edge of the whisper white mat. 

The flower is created by running three punched scalloped circle images through a crimper and then pulling the seperating layers apart.  I saw this technique on another blog but I can't find it to give it proper credit.  Just know that I didn't come up with the idea for the flower on my own.  I love how the scalloped circle looks like a peony when it is layered and arranged.  I used a fire circle brad to hold my flower together and I love the touch of bling it adds to this card.  The leaves were created from running a punched 5 petal punch image through the crimper again to soft the texture of the cardstock.  I think the effect is stunning!

This card is like a breath of fresh air for me.  We came home from the SU! cruise to snow and rain - yuck!!!  At least this card reminds me that spring isn't too far off.  Have a great Wednesday!

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Stamps:  Watercolor Trio

Ink: Regal rose, apricot appeal

CS: Whisper white, regal rose, apricot appeal, bride dp

Accessories:  Big shot, scallop square die, sponges, crimper, fire circle brads, white satin ribbon, small oval punch, scallop oval punch, scallop circle punch, 5-petal flower punch, dimesionals

Elements of Life's Moments

I had made this card to use for a new mini catalogue swap but unfortunately my cards wouldn't have made it in time so I didn't get to participate.  It also matches the pyramid gift box that I made a couple of weeks ago.

I used Elements of Style on this card.  I absolutely love the hummingbird and floral/stem images from this set and I decided to use an old olive, always artichoke and rose red color scheme with them.

You will note that I only used about 3/4 of my top note on the cardfront and added a pierced border as well as ticket corner punched elements.  I also pulled a short length of the satin old olive ribbon through a punched slot on the edge of the top note.  I used some twine to secure the ends of my ribbon. I softened up the edge of the white top note mat by pulling old olive ink off the edges. 

Sorry if my picture is a little bright.  I am still playing around with our new camera and I haven't quite got the knack of adjusting the settings yet.  I am hoping it won't take to long to figure out what I am doing! LOL

Have a great Tuesday and thanks for stopping by my blog!

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Stamps:  Elements of Style

Ink: Old olive ink pad, markers - rose red, old olive, always artichoke 

CS:  Old olive, whisper white, rose red dp

Accessories:  Big shot, top note die, slot punch, 5/8" old olive satin ribbon, twine, paper piercer, mat, ticket corner punch, dimensionals

Paper Crafters Sampler - May Sneak Peek

June, one of the most sought after months for brides.  What better time than May to offer beautiful project ideas for this special event.

 

Our Together Forever, wedding issue offers ideas that are both charming and budget friendly.  Tap into your crafting supplies to create personalized invitation, favors and gifts for the bride and groom. 

 

As with each sampler issue, the projects can easily be used for various other functions such as birthdays, showers and gifts.  Our May issue offers a new template for subscribers.  The Pyramid Box offers great versatility as party favors, posey holder or table decor.

 

The "Together Forever" issue will be released May 10th for subscribers and May 11th for the single issue.  To purchase the single issue click here.  Previous monthly samples are available.  Purchasing the full year gives you access to all previous issue and templates for the year 2010.

 

Here is a sneak peek of my projects for the May publication:

 

 

 

 

Paper Crafters Sampler Pyramid Gift Box Blog Hop

Hi everyone!  Welcome to the next stop on the Paper Crafters Pyramid Gift Box Blog Hop. You just visited Andrea's amazing blog - isn't she talented!

I am in a spring mood today so I decided to use one of the new sets, Elements of Style, for my pyramid gift box.  I absolutely adore hummingbirds and this set is so beautiful.  I printed and cut out the gift box template on whisper white cardstock.  I used rose red and old olive markers to ink the floral/ leaves stamp and repeatedly stamped the image to create a beautiful background.

The hummingbird was colored with old olive, rose red and always artichoke markers.  I stamped it on scrap paper and cut it out.  I used dimensionals to pop it off the front of my gift box. 

The sentiment from this set was inked with rose red and olive markers.  It was punched with the large oval punch and I pulled rose red ink off the edges. I matted it on an old olive scallop oval and attached it just below the hummingbird. 

I printed the gift box template on old olive cardstock and cut a border for the top of my gift box.  I added some flat-backed white pearls from our Pretties kit to the border.  I also added a hat pin, clear bead and pearl bed to the bottom of my box.  I tied a piece of 5/8" old olive satin ribbon around the base of the hat pin.   

Please visit Melanie Schulenberg's blog to see her amazing creation.  I know you will enjoy your visit there!  Thanks for stopping by!

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Stamps:  Elements of Style

Ink: Rose red, old olive and always artichoke markers

CS: Whisper white, old olive

Accessories:  Old olive 5/8" satin ribbon, cropadile, pretties kit, sticky strip, dimensionals, sponge dauber