Simple Good Life

I adore the Prints from the Good Life Collection.  The more muted, and soft tones, and country/farm style graphics feel very familiar and comforting.  For today's card, I wanted to feature some of those pretty patterns, and chose to create a card without a sentiment - which allows it to be sent for a wider variety of reasons.  

I layered up my chicken wire patterned paper, on top of the blue buffalo check paper.  I wrapped a bit of the Cotton Chambray Shirt ribbon (LOVE!!!  This is a must have in my book!) around the layers, and then tied a small bow.  I layered this panel on top of the soft gray wood panel.

I stamped and die cut the flowers from the Flower Shower stamp set, and colored them in with the Color Burst pencils.  This layer was glued onto the card front, and then I adhered the whole card front to a Whip Cream card base.  A few pearls up in the corner finished off the card.  

I adore how this card looked completed.  The flowers pop against the denim look of the ribbon, and the pearls add just a bit more elegance.  

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Much love,                    

Supplies Used:

Use this easy list to find the products I used in my projects. (Contains affiliate links - where I earn a commission from purchases made from my links, at no cost to you. Your support helps me keep this blog going, and continue to create - Thank you! Affiliates and disclosures can be found here.) 

Stamps: 

Flower Shower Stamp & Die Bundle BD-0415

Inks:

Black Licorice True Color Fusion Ink IP-0041, Journey Color Burst Pencils JM-0077

Papers:

Whip Cream 8.5" x 11" Card Stock CS-0040, Good Life Prints PP-0055

Embellishments:
Pearls AC-0024, Cotton Chambray Shirt Ribbon AC-0411

Tools:
Journey Platinum Machine TO-0090,  Journey Blooms Paper Trimmer TO-0039, Crease Tool TO-0040, Detail Pro Shears (4.5") TO-0063, Grand Pro Shears TO-0064, Heat Gun TO-0083
Adhesives:
Journey Craft Glue AD-0111, Journey Foam Squares - Medium AD-0085

Showered in Love

I love the PanPastels.  They are super creamy and fun to play with in a variety of techniques, but one of my all time favorite things about them is just how nicely they blend and fade out on card stock.  It's so easy to get a beautiful ombre look to a panel as you blend them out, and unlike ink blending, you won't have harsh lines if you start too far in, or have a ruined panel if you drop the sponge.  PanPastels erase with a standard pencil eraser, so it's easy to correct any issues or stray marks that do happen. 

The metallic PanPastels are probably my favorite, but if I could choose only one color set to have, it would be the Confectionary Days set.  It was the first set I purchased, and is still the one I reach for most.  I love the lighter pastel colors - particularly the Cool Pool, which I used on the background of todays card.

I stamped the Umbrella and banner on Whip Cream card stock, and then die cut them out, as well as cutting a circle, and a pierced rectangle.  I blended the Cool Pool PanPastel on the circle - concentrating the color on one side, and fading it out.  Then I stamped two heart stamps coming down from the darker color.  I attached the circle to the rectangle using craft glue, and trimmed the overhang off, and then sprinkled Sparkle Silk over the top of my card front.

I added the umbrella, again with craft glue, and then attached the banner with foam squares.  The card front was attached to the card base with foam squares as well.

Don't forget that the PanPastel Sets are on sale this month - get 20% off on the color family sets as part of the Prepped to Play special going on in August.  Which set is your favorite?

Thanks for stopping by!

Much love,                    

Supplies Used:

Use this easy list to find the products I used in my projects. (Contains affiliate links - where I earn a commission from purchases made from my links, at no cost to you. Your support helps me keep this blog going, and continue to create - Thank you! Affiliates and disclosures can be found here.) 

Stamps: 

Flower Shower Bundle (Stamps and Dies) BD-0415

Inks:

Blue Lagoon True Color Fusion Ink Pad IP-0002, Watermelon Fusion True Color Fusion Ink Pad IP-0027, Black Licorice True Color Fusion Ink Pad IP-0041, Sparkle Silk IP-0126, Confectionary Days PanPastel Set JM-0079

Papers:

Whip Cream 8.5" x 11" Card Stock CS-0040, Journey Vellum PP-0044

Tools:
Circle Around Die Set DI-0466, Journey Rectangles Die Set DI- 0041, Journey Platinum Machine TO-0090,  Journey Blooms Paper Trimmer TO-0039, Crease Tool TO-0040, Heat Gun TO-0083
Adhesives:
Journey Craft Glue AD-0111, Journey Foam Squares - Medium AD-0085

Shades of Gray

This card idea has been floating around in my head for a while.  It's so simple in design, but is striking with the monochromatic background and golden sentiment.

My sentiment was stamped and heat embossed first.  Then, I stamped the floral image in opposite corners and colored it using only white, gray, and black pencils.  I laid a rectangular die over the panel, and used my black pencil to trace inside of the die to create the lined frame around the card.  Just a few pearls added a little interest around the floral images.

Thanks for stopping by!

Much love,                                                                             

                                              

Supplies Used:

Use this easy list to find the products I used in my projects. (Contains affiliate links - where I earn a commission from purchases made from my links, at no cost to you. Your support helps me keep this blog going, and continue to create - Thank you! Affiliates and disclosures can be found here.) 

Stamps:
Welcome ATS AT-0269, Flower Shower SS-0626

Inks:
River Stone True Color Fusion Ink IP-0053, Clear Pigment Ink IP-0102, Gold Embossing Powder IP-0101, Journey Color Burst Pencils JM-0077

Papers:
River Stone 8.5" x 11" Card Stock CS-0094, Tin Pail 8.5" x 11" Card Stock CS-0147

Embellishments:
Pearls AC-0024,

Tools:
Journey Rectangles Die Set DI-0041, Journey Blooms Paper Trimmer TO-0039, Crease Tool TO-0040

Adhesives:
Easy Glide Permanent Adhesive Runner AD-0081