Making a "Scene!"

Here's another card I made to swap at Convention. I masked off a square area on a piece of Whisper White and sponged a "Scenery Background" with Pool Party, Certainly Celery and Lucky Limeade. Then in Early Espresso I stamped the silhouette image from the Forever Young set.

I got the idea from some of the Sponged Background cards I've made a while ago, but I just wanted to incorporate new colors and a new set.

I kept the rest of the details of the card pretty simple and subtle. I added the Polka Dot Embossing Folder for the base of the card, added a White Organza Knot to the side, and the thank you saying (from Short & Sweet) is punched from the Word Window and layered onto a Modern Label piece.

Check back soon - I'll be posting some of the awesome cards I got in return for all my swapping efforts!


Thanks for stopping by,


Julie

A little bit of Sweetness!

Here's a quick card I made the other day (inspired by one I saw made by Dawn Griffith). It's just a little 3" x 3" card, but I love it - super easy!! And sometimes all you need is a little note!

I used a small strip of Sweet & Sour Specialty paper layered onto a piece of Rose Red. I also used the "love you" from the Short & Sweet set. - Doubly sweet there!! And then I added a punched flower from the new Triple Layer Blossom Bouquet punch.

And here's a little tip for centering the brad (I used the Circle Fire Rhinestone brad) on these flowers - use your Paper Piercer! I've made a few of these punched flowers before and I've used my 1/16" punch. But with the punch, sometimes it's hard to see that it's really going into the center - so I've found the Paper Piercer easier to "aim" at the center!


Hope you've had a Happy Sunday,


Julie