05.01.09

Birthday Bling!

Posted in Pretties Kit (BLING!), baroque motifs, cards tagged at 2:47 pm by bejewelledcreations

Here’s the card that I made for my mum in March. I felt like using the Pretties Kit for her as she’s special. :-D Love you, mum!
Images © Stampin’ Up! 1990-2008

Images © Stampin’ Up! 1990-2008

I used the mettalic cardstock for this card and I thought it went nicely with the bashful blue ribbon and ink.
Images © Stampin’ Up! 1990-2008

Images © Stampin’ Up! 1990-2008

Love that Bling!

01.22.09

Cherished.

Posted in baroque motifs, cards tagged , at 10:30 am by bejewelledcreations

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Using the same colours as my last card, here’s a card that was very enjoyable to make. I’ve used Mellow Moss C/S for the base card, Very Vanilla for the card front which I’ve stamped with the Weathered background stamp in Mellow Moss ink. I’ve used the large swirl stamp from Baroque Motifs in Bravo Burgandy just along the lkeft hand side and lower edge. I’ve smudged Mellow Moss ink along the edges of the Very Vanilla cardstock. The satin ribbon is from the Theatre range of ribbons.  Jumbo eyelets and HodgePodge Hardware finish the card off nicely.

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I think next time I’d definitely swap the Mellow Moss c/s for a darker colour – perhaps Always Artichoke. I’ve just put this card against Always Artichoke and it ‘lifts’ it dramatically. Oh well – next time!

01.21.09

Using Elements on cards

Posted in Crystal Effects, baroque motifs, cards tagged at 3:32 pm by bejewelledcreations

I don’t know about you, but unless a stamp is a picture of something (flower, person, animal etc…), I find it extremely difficult to us as the sole feature of a card. When looking back at my cards, I see that most of them havea picture of something as the main focal point, and elements are there only as a background or a minor feature.

I thought I’d try to make a card using an element (defined by Stampin’ Up! as “Borders, Backgrounds and Shapes”), as the main focus of a card.

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I quite like this card and could see it easily adapted for a wedding card with different colours and saying. Baroque Motifs is just an amazing stamp set and I’m so glad that I bought it. I’ve used it so often, and have acheived quite different ‘looks’ with each card. I added Crystal Effects to the element of this card too – for that added shine.

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The colours I’ve used are; Bravo Burgandy and Always Artichoke cardstock, Brocade Background DSP, Bravo Burgandy Grossgain ribbon, Vintage brads, Always Artichoke ink (swirls and for smudging ink around edge of Always Artichoke C/S), River Rock ink also for smudging around the edge of the DSP (Designer Series Paper).  Oval punch, and Bravo Burgandy ink for saying.