A Special Friend Bookmark

I made this for the Fanatical About Botanical challenge over on Moxie Fab.  I wanted to create something other than a card and was inspired by a recent bookmark that the uber creative Keri made several weeks ago which you can see HERE.  I used several Layers of Color stamp sets: Flutterescent, Artful Endearments, and Acanthus Leaves and some new inks from Clearsnap Mix'd Media Inx in Leather and Honey.  It is a fabulous ink for stamping, sponging, and embossing.  I used the Honey for stenciling with the Belle Brocade art stencil and stamped the flourishes/sentiment with Leather. The butterfly was also stamped with Leather and then spritzed with Scarlet Tattered Angels Mist (for the Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge Challenge#101 which was to use something from your stash that you 'just had to have' cause you would use it everyday...but have forgotten about...)  And sadly, that was one of many I could have picked.  :(  Guess I need to stamp more, lol!

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day!

Blessings,

Oh, Taste and See.... SSICC#99

I made this for the Stampin Sisters in Christ Challenge #99.  Layers of Color is sponsoring the challenge this week and the challenge is to create a card or project that depicts the sharp contrast of black and white/ivory.  I used the clear art stamp set Encouragement and paired it with the Belle Brocade art stencil.  I used Viva Decor White Embossing Creme on the stencil and love the puffy dimension it gives to the background.  The sentiment was stamped on white cardstock and die cut with the Spellbinders Fleur de Lis Squares die.

Hope you can play along over at Stampin Sister in Christ as the Encouragement stamp set is up for grabs :)

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day!

Blessings,

Webster's Pages

The sketch for this card is from Card Patterns, (CP65). I made this for the Cinema Saturday Creative Challenge #80. The movie this week is Becoming Jane and in addition to being inspired by the movie, we were to use pearls and flowers on our project. Now to clarify, I have not seen this movie yet...but love Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility (and plan on checking this one soon!) I know in the latter mentioned two movies the fabric for the dresses/drapery/furniture is so beautiful and used some Webster's Pages patterned paper as well as a Webster's Pages Coco Bloomer for my card.

I used the two different stamp sets: Lovely Labels and Sew Pretty, as well as some Crochet Natural Lace, which I sponged with Cocoa ink to distress it a bit so it would blend in with the patterned paper. I sponged the edges of the layers with distress ink: Antique Linen and Brushed Corduroy, so it also fits for the Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge #60 this week. Hey Patti and Olga...I am combining challenges again, lol! I love it when you go to make a card and by the end you...LOVE it! That is how it is with this one.... :o) I do not mean to sound prideful at all, just love how all of the elements came together...

Thanks so much for stopping by and hope you have a wonderful day!

Blessings,