Ahhhh, Monday...

It's the start of a busy week here...with a couple fun meet-ups with friends scheduled into the mix.  I worked on a non-papercraft project this weekend, so I only have one card to share with you today. But I'll make up for it the rest of this week, I promise!  And with luck, I'll soon have some pics to share of this weekend's project, too.

Lots of die cuts were used on this birthday card - both for the base of the card, and the embellishments - so I kept the paper color and pattern simple and clean, and let the edging and decoration take center stage.

Once again, one of my favorite shabby flowers is the base for a smaller loopy ribbon circle and paper flower with pearl center...and a pretty embellished leaf stick pin...all sitting atop a loopy diecut paper doily...

I offset the airy loops of the paper doily with a loopy flourish diecut on the other side of the card...and tucked a couple handmade pearl wire circles under the side of the flowers...

And lastly, a peek at the inside...

Supplies:

Patterned paper: Creative Imaginations Creative Cafe/Double Vision     Sentiment stamp: Hero Arts

Dies: Spellbinders Romantic Rectangles and Labels Eight; Memory Box Whimsy Circle and Elegant Scrollwork

Large fabric flower: Frogfeathers on Etsy      Paper leaves & blue paper flower: Prima

Large pearl: Recollections      Lace: Little Red Cottage on Etsy     Maya Road leaf stick pin (embellished)

Miscellaneous: handcrafted pearl wire loops; eyelash fiber; Hug Snug seam binding

Thanks for visiting the Korner today...I hope your week starts with a smile!

Ending the Week Light and Bright...

There's no doubt it's still summertime around here, as we wait oh so patiently for temps to dip below 100 degrees. It's hard to think about fall colors when the summer is still in full swing, that's for sure. So I'm ending the week with another card in light and bright summery shades of pink, white, and green-all of them pieces of patterned papers left over from previous projects. (That's code for "I no longer remember the manufacturers and collection names of these!" LOL)

On Monday, I posted a card with "painted" lace that had been tea dyed first. Today's card uses the same lace and the same Spun Sugar Distress Ink, but with the lace left in its original white color prior to coloring the pink accents.

I put the craft store fabric rose on top of a couple Hug Snug bows. To cradle the bows, flower, and leaves, I used a gathered piece of cotton lace beneath them. There's some long white eyelash fiber under the lace, and a small glass-glittered chipboard flourish peeking out the right side. The paper lace "trim" along the top of the flowered panel is actually just the top half of a diecut border.

I thought the card needed more than just the linear strip of scalloped lace to break up all the square edges along the bottom, so I tucked half a paper doily under the center of the scalloped lace strip. When I have a card that uses two or three square/rectangle pieces as the base design, I like to contrast them with lots of circles and ovals in the embellishments.

Supplies:

Scalloped crocheted lace: The Funkie Junkie on Zibbet     Pearls: Recollections and Prima

Dies: My Favorite Things Dizzy Border and Royal Leaves; Spellbinders Floral Flourishes

Sentiment: Papertrey Ink     Miscellaneous: Wilton doily; craft store rose; handmade pearl wire spiral;

Hug Snug seam binding

Thanks for visiting today...I hope your week ends on a happy note, and your weekend is filled with fun!

Grey Doesn't Have to be Dull...

Nope...grey doesn't have to be dull...not when you dress it up with lace and loopy ribbons and gems! I had these patterned paper pieces set aside while straightening up one day, and wondered how I could combine them into something pretty and lacy and far from dull.

I kept the layout simple and classic...5" square card, one center panel and 4 smaller side panels of graduated widths.  I looked for laces that would stand out, but not cover the patterned papers completely.  Then it was just a matter of finding soft-colored embellishments to finish off the decoration...and here's the finished product.

I've had this beautiful ribbon in my stash for a looooong time, and never found the right use for it...until now.  IRL, the colors match exactly the two shades in the roses on the patterned paper. I dry-brushed some acrylic paint on the dark paper rose to bring the color up to a softer shade to blend better.

I think if you told me I could never use pearls or gems on a card again, I'd go through some serious withdrawal symptoms...(or be forced to make my own with hot glue and paints! LOL)

Supplies:

Patterned papers: Collage Press/Pink Paislee London Market collection (floral/text); Authentique Uncommon

collection (background mini floral); Echo Park Note to Self collection (grey dot)

Rose crochet trim & paper rose: Prima      Loopy ribbon trim: local craft store      Pearl flourishes: Recollections

Paper leaves: My Favorite Things Royal Leaves die      Polyester ribbon: source unknown

Handcrafted stick pin and pearl wire spiral

Thanks for stopping by for a visit today...have a great day!

...I Appreciate You...

It's not only the sentiment on the card I'm sharing today, it's also a message to those of you who leave me sweet comments and send me emails...I do appreciate your comments, time, and attention! :)

Today's card is another soft and sweet summer card...guess I'm in the summer mood because it's still very HOT here...LOL  

I used a water brush and Distress Ink refill ink to dye parts of the scalloped lace after tea-dying it. When you use Spun Sugar ink on white or cream lace, it turns it light pink - but when you tea-dye the lace first, the pink turns to a salmon-pink color - perfect for the salmon-pink cardstock I'm so fond of...

I ran a gathering stitch through some pleated cream sheer and satin ribbon for the base of the "flower" in the corner - it gives the flower a nice, full base that still presses nearly flat in an envelope for mailing...

Supplies:

Patterned papers: MyMindsEye Miss Caroline/Fiddlestick collection (floral & stripe); Authentique

Fresh collection (blue)

Dies: Sizzix Flowers Branches and Leaves; My Favorite Things Royal Leaves

Edge punch: EK Success/Martha Stewart Doily Lace     Sentiment stamp: Hero Arts     Pearls: Recollections

Scalloped lace: The Funkie Junkie on Zibbet      Paper flowers: Prima    Sheer & satin ribbon: Frogfeathers on Etsy

Hug Snug seam binding      Handcrafted pearl wire loops

Thanks for stopping by today...I hope your Monday is a wonderful one! 

All Occasion Twin Set...

Lately I've been learning on my own how to make digi collages. I'm getting better (if you had seen some of my early attempts, you'd understand why I can say that with certainty), but still have a long way to go. However, I still frequent some of my long-favorite Etsy sellers' shops for images, and a visit to Janet at Digital Paper a while back resulted in the purchase of her "Spring in Paris" set that contains the images used on these two mini cards, made up with soft neutral backgrounds, and accents in pink and green.

Each card is 3-1/2" x 5"...a nice little size for a short note to someone dear...

...each image is inked and dry-brushed around the edges, matted to pink cardstock, backed with a very light chipboard, and adhered to the card front with foam dots...

...tiny clusters of pearls in the center of the seam binding bows add just a touch of "elegant pizzazz"...

Supplies:

Patterned paper: Authentique Gathering Collection      Digital Images: Digital Paper on Etsy

Edge punch: Martha Stewart Eyelet Lace      Cotton lace: The Funkie Junkie on Zibbet

Pearls: Recollections      Hug Snug seam binding

Thanks for visiting, and I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!  It's supposed to be another hot one here (low 100's) so I predict another weekend spent in the much-appreciated coolness of an air-conditioned house...LOL!

Going Bright Today...

Monday's card was soft pastels, Tuesday's card was soft neutrals...but get out your sunglasses, 'cause today I'm brightening things up! :)

I found a scrap of one of my favorite floral papers from Sassafras - the last time I used it was with turquoise and yellow and that card was one of my personal favorites.  So I copied my own design again, but switched it from portrait to landscrape orientation, and changed the turquoise to lime green, and here's the end result:

I've used another of the shabby fabric flowers that I love...it's stacked over a piece of gathered lace, bright yellow and green eyelash fibers, and some tulle, and topped with a craft store rose and leaves with a pearl added in the center.

...the sentiment was stamped from top to bottom along the side, and accented with pearls...

Supplies:

Patterned papers: Sassafras Sweetly Smitten collection (floral); Cosmo Cricket Material Girl collection (Green gingham)

Dies: Sizzix Flowers Branches and Leaves      Large fabric flower: Frogfeathers on Etsy

Small fabric rose & leaves: local craft store     Edge punch: Martha Stewart Eyelet Lace      Pearls: Recollections

Sentiment stamp: Hero Arts      Maya Road heart stick pin (embellished with pearl & spacers)

Miscellaneous: cotton lace, tulle, eyelash fibers

Thanks for visiting today! I'll be back on Friday to end the week with a sweet little "twin set."