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Hi Stamping Friends!
Have you ever met someone and instantly started talking with them like old friends? I had that happen to me yesterday. While I was waiting for my pedicure to dry, I started chatting with a lady next to me and we quickly discovered our mutual love of creating handmade cards! Although she said she didn't stamp on her cards, her passion about card making was apparent and we excitedly talked about why we loved creating and sending our handmade masterpieces. I knew she had my same enthusiasm when she said she sent out 300 cards for Christmas! Yep, she's hooked, just like me!
We also found out we had several other things in common like daily walking and cheering for Indiana Hoosiers mens basketball. We sat there much longer than we needed to, just talking away like we'd known each other for years! How fun!
I gave her my business card and encouraged her to check out my blog to see my card ideas, but I only got her lovely first name. Who knows if I'll ever have the opportunity to talk to her again, but just in case she is checking out today's blog, I wanted to give her a shout-out. Marcille, you really brightened my day! Thank you!
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Today, I'm sharing another card from my Last Thursdays class tonight! It features the Irresistibly Yours Specialty Designer Series Paper, which has been one of the most popular Sale-A-Bration selections so far. It really is so much fun because you can sponge on any colors for an instant, awesome background!
Inspired by Gloria Kremer at Girlfriend Originals.
Background Basics—I started with a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Whisper White card stock and layered it on a 3-7/8' x 5-1/8" Pear Pizzazz mat then adhered to a Whisper White card base. I adhered a 3-3/4" x 1/2" strip of Silver Foil across the bottom, so I knew where to position my greeting.
Sponged Resist—The beautiful colored element starts with a 1-3/4" x 5" piece of white Irresistibly Yours DSP that has a lovely embossed leaf pattern. I used Sponge Daubers to randomly sponge on Pear Pizzazz, Soft Sky and Pool Party inks for a soft & cool color combination. I wiped any excess ink off of the glossy designs with a tissue to bring out the bright white designs.
Silver Butterfly—Of course the featured element is the gorgeous Butterfly Thinlit die-cut! I love how it looks in shiny Silver Foil! So elegant! I colored a few Rhinestone Jewels with the darkest color of Coastal Cabana Blendabilities Markers and added them to represent the butterfly body. The whole element is adhered with just a few Glue Dots in the center, so the wings can flutter free.
Two Cool—I tried a second version in a color combination that was just a tad darker & brighter: Pear Pizzazz, Coastal Cabana and Island Indigo.
Sweet Sentiment—I selected the elegant greetings from the Wetlands stamp set, stamped in Pool Party on the first card and Island Indigo on this one.
Did you see that I added a matching Rhinestone Jewels on the silver strip, too? Hard to see, but it matches the butterfly body.
The Rhinestone Jewels on the second card are colored with Bermuda Bay Blendabilities Markers.
Complete Supplies List
- Stamps—Wetlands (wood)
- Ink—Pear Pizzazz, Soft Sky & Pool Party (card #1), Pear Pizzazz, Coastal Cabana & Island Indigo (card #2) Classic Ink
- Paper—SAB Irresistibly Yours DSP; Silver Foil; Pear Pizzazz & Whisper White card stock
- Accessories—Rhinestone Jewels; Coastal Cabana Blendabilities Markers (card #1), Bermuda Bay Blendabilities Markers (card #2)
- Tools—Butterfly Thinlits, Big Shot, Sponge Daubers, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, SNAIL
Find all the supplies to create these projects & more at my Online Store!
Look for more Too Cool project inspiration tomorrow!
Angie
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Beautiful cards. Love the color combinations.
What a nice story. I hope the lady gets in touch with you again. Your butterfly cards are gorgeous.
Thanks for the kind comments, Kathy & Beth!
Oh this is so beautiful!! I made a couple of cards yesterday with the Irresistibly Yours and I love it.
Can’t wait to try this too.
Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for your comments, Donna!