Crisp Cantaloupe Card and Some Schedule Changes

How about a Crisp Cantaloupe card to encourage Spring to get back to us?  This one certainly looks like Spring.

The corner of the card and the envelope corner have a sponged portion, using the stencil from our Artisan Embellishment Kit.  I've used a bit of DSP under the focal piece on the card and on the inside of the card.

The beautiful Something Borrowed Embellishments piece just adds the perfect finishing touch to my card.  It's even prettier in real life, because it has a nice shimmery sparkle to it.  I attached it over the bow, using Liquid Tombow.

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Vellum and Lotus Blossom Card

I have another pretty card for Spring to share with you today.  This one features a lot of fun elements.

Starting with a white card base, I added vellum to the lower portion of the card.  The butterflies are colored on the back of the vellum.  I added a strip of black CS across the top of the vellum and then attached a layer of Blackberry Bliss ribbon on top of the black strip.  I used Liquid Tombow to attach the beautiful embellishments.  

The lotus blossom was cut and then attached with dimensionals.  I added sponging to dress up the coordinating envelope.  To add one more distinctive touch to the card, I cut a piece of the Blackberry Bliss ribbon into tiny fringed strips and let them hang down from the lotus blossom.

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Lotus Blossom Trio of Cards

I have a trio of cards for you today.  Please enjoy and then tell me which one you like the best.  

The first card has DSP as a background layer and an embellishment on the inside of the card.  It features some of our gorgeous organza ribbon and some speckles from Gorgeous Grunge.

The extra layers of white add a lot to this card.

The second card features a layer that is spritzed with my Blackberry Bliss/Vanilla Smooch/alcohol mixture.

I added a tiny bit of spritz to the envelope, as well.

All the envelopes have a lotus blossom in the corner and a few Gorgeous Grunge speckles.

The third card in the trio features a trio of lotus blossoms and some gorgeous Blackberry Bliss Bakers Twine.  Don't try to say that too many times in a row:)

I added a strip of DSP to embellish the inside of this card, too.

So, now it's time to choose.  Which card in my trio do you like the best?

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Tips for Stamping with the Lotus Blossom

I hope today's post will help you if you're working with the Lotus Blossom stamp set.  It's not difficult.  These are just some little tips to help you enjoy it even more.  I used a lot of lotus blossoms for this layout, so you know it couldn't be too difficult to create them.

My tips:
Stamp several at once.  This will help you decide what colors work best for a specific project.  Also, don't start your stamping too close to the lower edge of your CS, or you won't have room for your other pieces of your blossom.

The last blossom in the photo above is what I ended up choosing for my layout.  I saved my darker pieces (in photo below) because they will be fine for a different project ... one that already has more white in the background.  I'll share that project at another time:)

One more tip:
Be sure your stamp is totally clean.  Any lint at all will effect how you ink up your stamp and it will ruin your stamped image, as in the image below.

Here's the stamp set.  This is one of the FREE choices for $50. orders during our Sale-A-Bration!  This one comes only in photopolymer and I think that's a good thing because it makes it so much easier to see your placement when you're stamping.

If you were working on a project with an entirely different color story, you would need to experiment with different colors.  You'll know what works best for your project when you see it all together.  Play around with it and have some fun.  I think this is a beautiful stamp set.

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Blackberry Butterfly Layout #2

Today's version of my Blackberry Butterfly Layout features a beautiful stamp set from SAB.  It's called Lotus Blossom.  It's a 3-step stamp that is super easy to use and produces amazing results every time.  I'll be posting several tutorials in upcoming posts to share some tips on using this set, along with tutorials on cutting the butterflies AND on creating the beautiful watercolor circles that are behind my butterflies.  Here is layout #2.

So... which layout did you like the best?  Leave me a comment and tell me why you chose that one.
Here's Layout #1.

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