This is my second post for the day. Please scroll down one post to see my Framed Butterfly card.
I was inspired by this SIMPLE Verve sketch at Viva La Verve (hooray!)...
....and the color story at CR84FN:
My new Market Street Stamps (Gingham, Grace) were calling to me, so I put them to work on this card.
I stamped "Grace" in London Fog (it's Memento ink, and isn't that the greatest ink name??), and "Gingham" in Scattered Straw Distress ink. I am LOVING these stamps!
See the bit of lace where the two patterns meet?
The little panel features a Hero Arts script stamp, and three images from Stampin' Up!'s Artistic Etchings set. Behind it, I used a Parisian Motif Spellbinders die cut, made with Crumb Cake cardstock, cut in half and adhered to the panel.
I just couldn't find a home for a sentiment on this card, but I intend for it to be a sympathy card for a friend who is far away.
Thanks for popping by!
Stamps: Artistic Etchings - SU; Gingham, Grace backgrounds - Market Street Stamps; Old French Script - Hero Arts
Paper: white, Crumb Cake - SU
Ink: London Fog Memento, Versafine Onyx Black - Tsukineko; Scattered Straw Distress - Ranger; Crumb Cake - SU
Other: pearls - Queen & Co.; Big Shot; Parisian Motifs die - Spellbinders
Fibers: twine - Creative Impressions; white lace - Simplicity
Dimensions: 4.25" x 5.5"
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27 comments:
Wow Colleen!! I LOVE everything about this card!! The colors and the design work perfectly. I love the Eiffel Tower and I wish I was in Paris right now! You're making want to book a trip :)
This is lovely Colleen, I love the softness of your card and the romance of Paris...so pretty.
This card screams elegance Colleen! Your stamped background looks so pretty and I love the Eiffel Tower image! Thanks for joining along with CR84FN :)
Everything about your card flows together beautifully Colleen. Love your perfectly placed pearls!
Oh, the softness of this is just amazing! LOVE the pearls and lace! :)
Great double challenge card, Colleen! Love the nestie in the BG and the script on the panel.
Looks fabulous!!
Oh my Colleen! This is so gorgeous!! I love your stamped panel. It flows perfectly with the BG papers.
hugs,
Ellen
Wow! Colleen, such an elegant and stylish sympathy card. I really like the pearl accents on the diecut. Thanks for playing along with CR84FN!
Gorgeous.....just gorgeous!
This is just beautiful, the design, the colours, the fact that it's got a Parisian theme (I LOOOOOVE Paris!!!) You always make me want to stamp my own backgrounds, you must nag me lol
What a gorgeous card - and the Eiffel Tower is just the right touch.
This is gorgeous, Colleen! I love this color combo, and you did a fabulous job mixing so many different stamps for this. Beautiful! I think it will be wonderful sympathy card.
OH MY! This is so elegant! LOOOOOOOVE your stamping and layering! BEAUTIFULLY done:)
Hi Colleen! This card is absolutely GORGEOUS! LOVE it. :)
So beautiful!!!!!!
gorgeous card...love how you used that die cut and love background stamps..
Your card looks wonderful. I love those soft yellow colors. Goes so well with the kraft color.
Hugs, Linda
Absolutely gorgeous Colleen! I love that Eiffel Tower image, and paired with the damask, it makes for a very elegant card!
I really must shut down the computer by my eye caught your post and I could not resist :)
My oh my am I happy I opened this blogpost :) Woohoo!!! I think I see a winner. And you deserve to win!
Your take on the challenge is amazing. I love the combo of gingham and damask patterns. ( Fab idea to use scattered straw!)
But there is so much more to beauty to look at. I love that Parisian Motif die and that yellow flower (am i right? is it a flower?) is priceless.
And this card does not need a sentiment. It's the kind of beauty thhat makes you smile the moment you look at it...
XXX
And now; I am off to bed :)
So, so, so, so soft and lovely. Love how you worked the kraft into your card.
Another beauty showcasing your amazing stamping skills! I always love your paris cards too! Love how you used the diecut too!
This card doesn't need a sentiment! It's gorgeous as it is!
I love the color combo here and the gorgeous die cut. So pretty what you did with this sketch.
This is absolutely beautiful, girl! So much to love, but I especially LOVE all that stampy goodness!
This is a wonderful sympathy card, Colleen. Love the colors you used and the awesome stamps. Wow, girl!
What a lovely palette of colors...and your take on Amber's design is fabulous! The frame really stands out wonderfully!
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