Wedding & Cards of Love 2

Stampin Up Hearts Collection Framelits 125599 are a must to add to your die collection.  I was asked to make wedding card samples and hearts are generally used on Cards of Love, so I saw this as a great opportunity to use the SU heart collection framelits and experiment with colour.

Black and white with the shimmer of silver was the basic idea, but then I added some colour with the pink - Melon Mambo.  The greeting is embossed using white embossing powder.  How I love SU embossing powders simply because of how fine they are, just look at the detail!


SU Rhinestones balance the card out nicely.

and a little closer too see the detail in the flowers

and a little closer there...detail of the butterfly and flowers again

So then my attention turned to the Dress Up framelits 130101 and I began to play again, keeping in with the Black, White and Silver...


The background is embossed with the Stripes EF 123128

 

A closer look at the ticket dress cut and pearls, just LOVE that silver glimmer paper 124005!

Last but not least, I've gone to purple;  you can of course use any colour you wish,  but I used Wisteria Wonder.  This is a simple layout that can be use with any shape - heart, butterfly, flower, animal, it really does not matter...


French Foliage (W123557 / C121166) has wonderful splats that are great at breaking up the background.  Overlay coordinating ribbon on top of the base card and under the focal point of the card and you have a very pretty card.

I sprayed Frost White Shimmer Paint 116854 (mixed with rubbing alcohol in an SU Spritz126185) diagonally across the card to give that gorgeous shimmer for a wedding card.

Three more simple ideas for cards of love that can be used for the occasion of wedding, engagement, anniversary or even valentines day.

Thank you for stopping by and having a look and please leave a comment as I would love to hear from you.

Wedding & Cards of Love 1

Wedding Cards and Cards of Love are always beautiful to make.  When asked to create some samples, I went to the obvious stamp set "Love and Laughter" W127512 / C125477 and created these cards.  First Pink Pirouette, Whisper White and Silver Glimmer Paper and a great big cake...


Nice and simple, Whisper White and Pink Pirouette, the border created using the big shot and embossing folder Framed Tulips 121809.  The Silver Glimmer paper lifts the card as does lifting the cake with SU dimensionals.

A change of colour to Wisteria Wonder, Black and Silver Glimmer paper 124005.  This card was totally cased from Nancy Amato, a fellow SU Demonstrator. Isn't it gorgeous!



 

I mixed in a Spritzer Bottle 126185 a drop of Frost White Shimmer paint 116854 and rubbing alcohol to spray over the Whisper White cardstock and image to add the dazzling shimmer you can see in the above photo.

A change of orientation and use of the gorgeous tulle in crumb cake (now retired) and the must have Hearts Collection Framelits 125599.  Search my blog for more posts using the Hearts Collection Framelits.

Whisper White on Perfect Plum looks great with the coordinating ribbon

A closer look at the tulle and diamantes,

Real Red is always stunning when combined with white.  I used  Hearts Collection Framelits 125599, embossing folder Delicate Designs 127023 and coordinating Large Scallop Edgelit 127019 to create the following card.  The flowers are punched out using the Boho Blossoms punch 119858, in Red and Silver Glimmer paper to give that extra bling to the card. 

The cake and greeting are raised with SU Dimensionals to give depth to the card.

A closer look so you can see the embossed detail and small pearl highlights to match the centres of the flowers.

Thank you for stopping by and having a look, I do hope you have seen something you like.
Have a purrrfect day and happy crafting

Boy Birthday - Robot

A robot themed party, what fun!  My dear friend, blog editor and photographer, has a gorgeous little boy who turned 3 recently.  The party was themed Robots so I went to my craft boxes and dusted off an oldie but goodie stamp set Lots of Bots.  As always I turned to the internet for inspiration and these cards are what I came up with...

The images are coloured using ink and a blender pen and SU Markers. I've used Real Red and Not Quite Navy card stock.

I love using brads, even though I don't very often!

 

Tempting Turquoise, Real Red and Grey are used on these cards. I placed the colours differently and was amazed at the differences that produced.


I embossed the grey panel with the Striped embossing folder 123128

Not Quite Navy and Real Red are set on the Crumb Cake base card.

Then I turned to crumb cake and combined with this retired DSP,I created these two cards.


I used Tempting Turquoise, Real Red and Crumb Cake base card and added the nuts as brads to add to the dimension of the card.  The robot is cut out and lifted with dimensionals

love the little nuts!

Last but not least the final product given to the Birthday boy.

These were so fun to make, I had a real run on them.  Hope you like the layouts, colours and ideas.
Thank you for stopping by and having a look, I hope you have a lovely day crafting...

Masculine Cards - Lovely as a Tree

Male cards are something I avoid, but today I am going to show you that with a stamp set you probably own (if you don't please consider adding this as it is a must have) W116388 / C127793 Lovely as a Tree.  SU have a unique Woodgrain Embossing Folder 127821 which coupled with the Core'dinations Card Stock, makes for some lovely, easily made, male cards.


Chocolate Chip base card, highlights the tree and greeting W124948 / C120681 Best Dad Ever, which is also stamped in Chocolate Chip and the green foliage and edging, was added using SU Crayons and a Blender Pen. 

A closer look at the button and twine and the sanded card stock - LOVE IT.


The Bubble Gum Green Core'dinations Card stock was embossed and then sanded to reveal the lighter tones and add emphasis to the embossing.

A colour swap, Bubble Gum Green as the base card highlights the green in the tree, once again added using blender pen and SU's water soluble crayons.  A slither of Champaign Glimmer paper adds a little bling to the Expresso Core'dinations Card stock which again has been embossed and sanded.


The tree is stamped in Old Olive to give a different effect.  I often use Grey, Chocolate Chip or Old Olive to  soften the stamped image. I rarely use black on an image I am going to colour. The greeting; from  Best Dad Ever W124948 / C120681, is stamped in Chocolate Chip

A closer look at the button, twine and the Denim Jean Ribbon 125053 that sets it off - I frayed the edge of both the ribbon and twine, again to add some texture.

The edge of the Whisper White card stock is stressed and lightly coloured.

I added a heap of twine and knots to this card, just to add some texture and dimension to the card.  I wanted to offset the symmetry. I've used the same colours and techniques, but centred the layout to achieve this look...


This image is again stamped in old olive and coloured in SU Water Colour Crayons. The greeting; from  Best Dad Ever W124948 / C120681, is stamped in Chocolate Chip

I dulled down the colours, with Crumb Cake base card and I replaced the Gumball Green with Old Olive and stamped the tree in Chocolate Chip to achieve this card.


The tree is stamped in Old Olive and very lightly coloured with SU's water colour crayons using the blender pens.  The greeting; from  Best Dad Ever W124948 / C120681, is stamped in Chocolate Chip.  The layout is set on Crumb Cake.

A change of colour - Not Quite Navy and Cherry Cobbler Core'dinations Card stock coupled with the tree stamped in Chocolate Chip ...


Bold and Bright with autumn colours of yellows, reds, old olive and browns for the tree.  The greeting; from  Best Dad Ever W124948 / C120681, is stamped in Chocolate Chip

A little closer...


SU has the most beautiful ribbons, Midnight Muse Stitched Satin Ribbon mounted on Baja Breeze Seam Binding Ribbon.

How easy are these cards?  So avoid male cards no more and stay posted for many more ideas...
Enjoy the rest of your week and happy crafting,

Female Cards - Pretty in Pink

Pretty in Pink, I'm feeling a little vintage and the need to use pink...  I have created these using the inspiration of the SU Demonstrator Global site.


The base card is Primrose Petals, Whisper White has been embossed using the big shot and EF 121809 Framed Tulips.  The card is then randomly stamped with French Foliage W123557 / C121166 in Crumb Cake and Pink Pirouette.  The Butterfly is cut from Pink Pirouette using the big shot and 118138 Beautiful Wings and sits on the cut out from 126999 Delicate Doilies Sizzlit.

A close up so you can see the edge of the butterfly is sponged with Crumb Cake, as is the Greeting shown above.

Rhinestones add a little bling and definition to the body of the Butterfly.

Not everyone has a bigshot so I made this card, a little more layering and the butterflies can be interchanged with SU butterfly punches 127526 Elegant Butterfly and 129406 Bitty Butterfly.


Crumb Cake base, Pink Pirouette frame, Whisper White card stamped with images from the must have stamp set French Foliage W123557 / C121166 stamped in Crumb Cake and Pink Pirouette

Again a little closer so you can see the subtle sponging on the winds of the butterfly.

The crochet trim featured on both cards is 118481 Victoria. I just love it.  Again simple layouts to produce purrrfect cards to give to your loved ones.  Rach I must again thank you for such beautiful photography, you have captured the true beauty of these cards.

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