I created this card a while back for the last VSN as well as one of the Just For Fun Color challenges. For this card I used a sketch from the Go to Sketches magazine.

The card base is a 4 1/4″ x 8 1/2″ piece of Basic Black cardstock folded in half. The bottom two corners were rounded with a retired corner rounder from Stampin’ Up!.

A circle was cut out of October Afternoon Thrift Store paper and layered on a Medallion cut out of Neenah Solar White cardstock with the Kaleidoscope Pendant die from Spellbinders. Seashell silk ribbon was tied around the lower part of the circle layers.

The flower was cut with Kaleidoscope Pendant die and the flower that comes with the Scallop frame out of beige Tissue paper. I mixed Spiced Marmelade Reinker, water and Copper Perfect Pearls in a Mini Mister to create my own shimmer spray. The flower pieces were held together with a Recollection Brad and then sprayed with the shimmer spray. I dried it with my heat tool and repeated that process several time. Once the flower was a color I liked, I fluffed it up after the flower was dry.

The sentiment is from Verve’s Beautiful You. It was stamped on Neenah Solar White cardstock in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and cut with Ribbon Tag die from Spellbinders. While the die was still over the cardstock, I sponged Spiced Marmelade Distress ink over it and stamped the accent stamp of Beautiful you in the same color. A small filigree brad (Stampin’ Up!) with a smaller Recollection brad was added to the left edge of the sentiment.

The inside of the card was layered with 4″ Whisper White cardstock that had the bottom two corners rounded like the card base. A 1 1/8″ x 4″ strip of October Afternoon paper strip was added to the lower half and the accent stamp was used with Spiced Marmelade to add a bit more interest.

Thank you so much for stopping by. Have a wonderful day! Hugs and smiles

Last Sunday the Featured Stamper on SCS was Nikki Schmaltz. I was excited to be able to case Nikki. She creates such gorgeous cards. There were quite a few in her gallery I would like to case, but for that challenge I decided on this beauty. Since I liked it so much, I didn’t change much for my case.

The main image and sentiment are from Verve’s Accent Notes. The frame was stamped in Jet Black Archival Ink on Very Vanilla cardstock. It was cut with Blossom Nestabilities and sponged with Tumbled Glass Distress Ink. The image was highlighted with the Inkessential white pen. The sentiment was also stamped on Vanilla cardstock with Jet black Archival Ink. It was cut out with Circle Nestabilities and sponged with Antique Linen Distress ink.

The card base is a 4 1/4″ x 11″ piece of Kraft cardstock. The edges of the card front were sponged with Antique Linen Distress Ink.  A 3″ x 3 3/4″ piece of Hometown October Afternoon Patterned paper was adhered to a 2 1/2″ x 3 3/4″ piece of Ducks in a Row Patterned Paper to create a 3 3/4″ x 5″ layer. The edges were sanded and sponged with Antique Linen, then it was stitched to a 3 15/16″ x 5 3/16″ piece of Very Vanilla cardstock.

The corner pieces, middle strip and the bottom strip were cut with Kaleidoscope Borderabilities and the corner pieces from the Pendant pack out of Very Vanilla cardstock. The dies were left on and the embossed pieces were sponged with Antique Linen. Latte Kaisercraft Pearls were added to the die cut pieces.

The ribbon flower was created out of Champagne Satin Ribbon from May Arts. The ribbon used for the leaves I bought at JoAnn’s. A Teal Kaisercraft Pearl was added in the flower center.

As always, my inside is decorated to match the outside, but is kept very simple.

Thanks so much for stopping by. We are on our way to Destin today. It’s a 12 hour drive plus stops. But it’s worth it. I get to go to the beach! Have a great day! Hugs and smiles