Flourishing Thinlits - Gray & White

I thought I'd do something a bit different this week so, starting today, I'll be letting the posts flow in a way that follows my creative process (which often seems chaotic!).

It's not always easy to pin point the start of a creation, influence or inspirational spark but for me (particularly at this busy cardmaking time of year) I'm very influenced by wanting to use up scraps and leftovers!

A simple but elegant card featuring one of the gorgeous Flourish thinlit dies

This is a very simple card that has some elegance.  It could be used for a sympathy card but the splash of Pool Party (pardon the pun!) brightens it up enough to make it multipurpose.

The base card is Basic Gray.  The Smoky Slate layer has the centre cut out with the largest of the Lots of Labels dies and the Flourish is cut from Whisper White cardstock.

Using the Thoughtful Banners stamp set, I stamped the banner in Bermuda Bay ink and the word friend with Basic Gray ink.  I cut the banner with the coordinating Duet Banner punch and then cut a scrap of Pool Party cardstock with the same punch.  I cut the smaller banner in half and adhered each half so that they would show behind the main banner.

Tomorrow I'll show you how I used the negative shape from the Flourish die cut and on Wednesday you'll see what happened to the Smoky Slate label.

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - To visit my online store, click on a product image below (Australian Residents only)

Flourish Thinlits Dies

$49.00

Lots Of Labels Framelits Dies

$45.00

Thoughtful Banners Photopolymer Stamp Set

$37.00

Duet Banner Punch

$31.00

Basic Gray A4 Card Stock

$14.00

Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate

$14.00

Pool Party A4 Card Stock

$14.00

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

$15.75

Basic Gray Archival Stampin’ Pad

$12.25

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad

$11.50

Daisy Sympathy Card

THEME: Sympathy
I try to always have one sympathy card ready so that I'm not trying to create while emotional.  It is a really sad time when our friends and family lose someone they love in death. We have a wonderful gift of being able to let them know that we are thinking of them and have taken time to make them a very special card or project to show them we love them and are thinking of them during their difficult time.

The Calypso Coral and Night of Navy colours echo the colours in the Delightful Daisy paper

I punched two daisy pieces from Smoky Slate cardstock and sponged them both with some Calypso Coral ink, concentrating the colour on the tips of the petals and the centre of the flower.  I also added some Peekaboo Peach ink to the bottom layer of the flower.

 

Texture & dimension are provided by the flower, embossed background & raised banner

I added the greeting from Teeny Tiny Sentiments in Night of Navy ink to the punched banner and then masked the centre of the banner and sponged Night of Navy ink onto the banner ends.

The flower and the banner are attached with Stampin' Dimensionals.  I think the rest of the card is fairly self-explanatory.

Keeping the inside simple and supportive

The greeting inside the card is from the Flourishing Phrases set and is stamped in Night of Navy ink.  The silhouette from the Flirty Flowers stamp set is stamped with Smoky Slate ink, stamped off first.

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - To visit my online store, click on a product image below (Australian Residents only)

Delightful Daisy Designer Series Paper

[144137]

Daisy Punch

[143713]

Duet Banner Punch

[141483]

Lots Of Labels Framelits Dies

[138281]

Bouquet Bunch Framelits Dies

[143659]

Layered Leaves Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[143704]

Teeny Tiny Sentiments

[130042]

Metal Rimmed Pearls

[138394]

Regals Enamel Shapes

[141681]

Basic Gray 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon

[144184]

Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate

[131291]

Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock

[106577]

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

Calypso Coral A4 Card Stock

[124392]

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

[126970]

Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad

[126983]

Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin' Pad

[141398]

Reindeer & Ribbons

One of the things that I love about the This Christmas Specialty DSP pack is that it contains sooo much paper - 4 sheets each of 6 gorgeous double-sided designs!!  Time to start working my way through it!!

The new Stitched Shapes Framelits add a touch of classic elegance

Keeping the paper the star of the show, I used the reindeer from the Cookie Cutter Christmas stamp set to add a focal area.  I stamped the reindeer onto Very Vanilla cardstock in Soft Suede and watercoloured with out with Tip Top Taupe and Early Espresso.  I used a Stampin Write Marker to strengthen the colour of  his nose and eyes.

I cut out the reindeer using one of the new Stitched Shapes Framelits which I layered with a contrasting colour cut with one of the Layering Ovals Framelits.

This reindeer turned out to be a Rudolph look-alike!

The Stitched Shapes Framelits will be included in next year's Annual Catalogue but have been released early and are available for purchase now - really great value at $50 for 12 dies (4 each in oval, square and circle).  Click here to learn more about them and the special offer of 25% off selected stamp sets that match perfectly.

The inside of the card is decorated with the Oh What Fun stamp set

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - To visit my online store, click on a product image below (Australian Residents only)

Cookie Cutter Christmas Photopolymer Stamp Set

[142043]

Oh, What Fun Photopolymer Stamp Set

[140386]

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

Layering Ovals Framelits Dies

[141706]

Duet Banner Punch

[141483]

This Christmas Designer Series Specialty Paper

[141628]

Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock

[106550]

Regals 12" X 12" Card Stock

[131188]

Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad

[126978]

Tip Top Taupe Classic Stampin' Pad

[138325]

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

[126974]

Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad

[126966]

Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad

[126973]

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

Many Marvelous Markers

[131264]

Baker's Twine Trio Pack

[141999]

3/8" (1 Cm) Ribbon Silky Taffeta Combo Pack

[141989]

Metallic Enamel Shapes

[141678]