Showing posts with label stylish stripes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label stylish stripes. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Double it up



Greetings my dear friends and readers. Another beautiful day around here, but the temperatures drop substantially from what we enjoyed last week. It is going to go up, but we did not care much for the drop. Nonetheless, there are plenty of beauty around and colors and birds singing and all the wonderful and renewed life that Spring brings forth.


Today I got greed and made two cards using the color inspiration from Dostamper Stars 184. First I want a fun card with an all occasions feel to it. For that I used the Everything Eleanor at the top panel, which was heat embossed with the Melon Mambo Embossin' Powder and the same was done for the sentiment from Party Pants stamp set from Sale-A-Bration and the flowers from Crazy About You stamp set. I added a bit of flair to them using the Basic Black marker and I like the looks it gave. 




For this card I kept it formal, as it is to be given to a piano accompanist. Considering that she is not a very flowery person, I kept it as subtle as possible, but that piano required a bit of something. The tulips from the Basic Backyard made a perfect choice for the pop of color and I hand colored them with the Blender Pen.This is not a very difficult card, but the "keys" must all be adhered individually, which take a bit of time. The keys were cut using the Word Window. The Basic Gray panel is embossed using the Stylish Stripes, the sentiment is from Perfectly Penned, which I heat embossed in Black.  The panel for the top I hand cut. I made a template, well, sort of, and then cut the black panel. I thought it turned out very well considering the free hand on that. I love how this card turned out.

And this, my dear friends and readers, are my cards for today. I hope you have enjoyed them and that you will take a moment to share any thoughts you may have. I also ask that you visit the other Dostamper Stars to get more inspiration from this challenge.

Thank you for visiting today. Be well.

Miriam


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Friday, October 31, 2014

I flipped it!


 

Oh, please do let your mind wonder and get too crazy about the post title. All I did - this time - was to flip the sketch!

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And why did I do that? Well, because I like the sketch, I made two cards, but this one, using current products, I decided to try the sketch from Freshly Made Sketch challenge 160 side ways; and I like it.  The Lullaby DSP and the Back to Black DSP were a good choice for the banner and rectangle. I chose the Label Bracket punch for the sentiment from Lots of Thanks stamp set. And here is a small tip: the Blackberry Bliss layer behind the sentiment is simply another punch out of the same Label Bracket punch but cut in half and layered behind the Whisper White. I enjoy the looks that something as simple as that gives to the image. Try it.

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Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Sir Williams, Thank you!



Yes, that was shocking news about Robyn Williams' death. I always enjoyed his humor and his pinch, ok, cup, of craziness. It is sad to see someone so talented to go and I hope his soul finds peace and rest. However, I do wish to send here my thank you card for all his dedication and contribution to art. Thank you Sir.


The beautiful sketch from the Retro Sketch Challenge 127 is the canvas today. I like the bold colors of the Marine DSP so went with that for a masculine thank you card that is sure to make an impression.

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  • The Coastal Cabana piece was punched using the Decorative Label punch
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