Hello!

Hi all :)

Thanks for stopping by! Today, I'm playing along with the Freshly Made Sketches challenge. I'm getting back into "work" these days, and have planned and even started the prep for my card class on the 26th. But, in the middle of  all that cutting and sorting, I stopped to make a little hello card.

Hello

Here was the sketch for the challenge. Love the symmetry and simplicity of this sketch. I kept the layout the same, but rotated the card!

Materials used in this card

Cardstock: River Rock, Basic Black, Very Vanilla

Paper: Timeless Portraits DSP

Stamps: Elementary Elegance (SAB)

Inks: Riding Hood Red, River Rock

Embellishments: Pleated Satin ribbon

Tools: Big Shot, Edgelits, Large oval punch, scallop oval punch, perfect polka dots embossing folder.

So, "Hello"! ... and now, goodbye ;)

Until next time - Happy Stamping!

-Tara

xox

Iris Fold: Part deux

Hi :)

I hope you all don't mind - but I'd like to toot my horn again... Yesterday I found out that I was named a Perfect Princess at the Freshly Made Sketch challenge (thank you, Jen!). SO thrilled. I love their sketches, and I love the styles of the design team. I am always so inspired by their clean and beautiful projects!


This week, I couldn't wait to get started on my card with the latest sketch :) In my last post, I mentioned that I tried a new technique - the Iris Folding technique. Unfortunately, I wasn't quite happy with the results of that one... So, for this sketch challenge, I wanted to have a second go at it.

I decided to use the colours from ColourQ challenge (because they are SO gorgeous), and the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches.

Here is what I came up with. I have to say, I much prefer this attempt over the last one. I'm a big fan of techniques that let me play with as much designer paper as possible (like that good ol' Herringbone technique I keep using, hehe).

Hello

(FMS17, CQC120) 

Hope you enjoyed this version of the iris fold :)

Matierals used for this card:

Cardstock: Island Indigo, Wisteria Wonder, Whisper White

Paper: Pocketful of Posies, Flirtatious, Twitterpated, Regals DSP

Stamps: Triple Treat Flower, Elementary Elegance

Ink: Island Indigo, Rich Razzleberry

Embellishments: Wisteria Wonder ruffled ribbon

Tools: Fancy Flower punch, 1/2" circle punch, Dotted Scallop Border punch,

Until next time - Happy stamping :)

- Tara