Sunday, October 30, 2016

Bird on Light Green with Brown

A bright and cheerful scene with unconventional sky and leaf colors.  I like the energy of the strong color contrasts and the swirling background. 

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Friday, October 28, 2016

Gray, Navy, and Aqua with Circles

A handsome card with circles (embossed and printed) and a diagonal panel for the sentiment.  The touches of aqua add some brightness to the gray and navy.

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Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Aqua Panels with Brown Frame

I wrestled with my card design till I tried a diagonal placement for the frame, taken from Laurie Willison's card posted here (the last card in her post).  And it went smoothly from there.  I'm very happy with the result.  Thank you, Laurie, for your inspiration!

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Monday, October 24, 2016

Sunshine with Aqua Dots

Bright stamped sun rays and a small die cut sun shape.  I like the bright yellow colors with the aqua and teal.

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Sunday, October 23, 2016

Blue Floral Print with Red and White

Several shades of blue, accented with red and white stripes, a red frame, and a narrow white border.   I like the overall monochromatic look with the sparks of bright red.

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Sunday, October 9, 2016

Pine Branch on White, with Bird

Two cards with a pine branch stamped on white.  A die-cut, stamped bluejay (above) or cardinal (below) adds a bit of dimension.  Simple and serene.

Note: the gray border is background, not part of the card.

Card details:
  • Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) stamper's select white. 
  • Bird dies are from PTI winter woods.
  • Corners are rounded with Crop-a-Dile 1/4" corner chomper.
  • The pine branch and bird stamps are from PTI winter woods, stamped with PTI blueberry sky (blue), pure poppy (red), smokey shadow (dark gray), dark chocolate (brown), new leaf (bright green), and olive twist (gray green) ink cubes.
  • The sentiment "with gratitude" is from PTI spring woods, stamped with PTI dark chocolate ink cube.


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Friday, October 7, 2016

Turquoise Sun with Dots

When I made these sunshine cards, I inlaid the deep yellow sun into the turquoise card front - leaving me with some "scrap" turquoise sun shapes.  The scrap is featured in today's card, with a variety of stamped, embossed, and die-cut dots.  There's a nice energy and contrast in the shapes and colors.  And I do love using my leftovers!

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Sunday, October 2, 2016

Gold Diamonds and Red Squares

The subtle colors in the patterned paper became a bold, rich color scheme for my card.  I like the diamonds, squares, and stripes with the flowing script of "hello." 

Card details:
  • Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) saffron spice (deep gold), pure poppy (red), tropical teal, and a print from Pink Paislee portfolio 6x6" pack.
  • Embossing folder is Lifestyle Crafts diamonds and dots.
  • Dies are Savvy Stamps hello and the inner "scrap" cuts from My Favorite Things retro squares border (retired).  The border was used on this card.
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Saturday, October 1, 2016

Two Cards with Circle Border Strips

I used the circle border strip in two color combinations with similar layouts.  Although I like them both, the one above is my favorite.  And the circles die (Papertrey Ink simple circles border) had been on my wish list for many months, so I'm glad I finally put it in my shopping cart!

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