Hearts, Flowers, Ribbons and More!

Here's the layout we made at our Scraps and Prayers class this week.  Everyone really liked it.  I used a lot of Soft Suede, to prevent it from looking too 'pink' for the overall look.  This layout would lend itself well to old, sepia toned photos.

I've used layers of DSP from the Neutrals pack, Newsprint, Beau Chateau and Mocha Morning.  They all work together beautifully because I chose the patterns that had Soft Suede in them.  The Soft Suede heart is from textured CS and the Pink Pirouette heart is embossed with the dotted embossing folder, to give lots of texture.  All the punched hearts are attached with dimensionals.

I cut the fabric flowers with the Fun Flowers die.  Each flower has 3 layers, is spritzed with a spray product to stiffen it, and then crumpled up to give it a shabby, chic look.  I let it dry overnight, to be sure it was ready for our class.  I added an antique brad to the center of each flower, layered it over a piece of crochet lace trim and attached it with Liquid Tombow adhesive.

A super easy way to attach the pleated ribbon is to use an 18" long ruler as a guide.  Line it up with the lines on your grid paper and 'draw' a thin line of Liquid Tombow adhesive parallel to the ruler.  Remove the ruler, lay the ribbon onto the line of adhesive, and gently press it into place.

So here you have it, a great layout for Vintage photos.

Using so many layers and texture really adds a lot to a layout.  We finished it off with two little mini library clips.

Beautiful Wings

Today, I'm back with trying another sketch challenge.  This one is for a new blog I discovered that looks like a lot of fun.  I missed the deadline to link it, but had fun trying the sketch anyway.  Here's my creation:

I used Marina Mist for my card base, added a torn layer of textured Soft Suede CS and topped that with a layer of Beau Chateau DSP, trimmed out with pleated satin ribbon.  The butterflies are from the Beautiful Wings embosslit.  I love that it cuts and embosses, all in one easy step.  I mounted them on punched pieces of Soft Suede, punched with the Modern Label punch.  The text, from the Heaven Blessed stamp set is also punch with the Modern Label punch.  My color story is based on the colors in the Beau Chateau DSP, an easy way to plan out your project.

Here's a little close-up.  I tied two pieces of ribbon into a knot and attached it to the corner of the card.

I hope this inspires you to try some spring projects.  Spring is in the air!

Designer Cuts Cards and Envelopes

Have you seen our new Designer Cuts Cards and Envelopes yet?  I must say, I just love working with them.  They are beautiful and quite a blank canvas for your creativity.  I stayed with the same color story as used in the Twitterpated Product Suite, so I could display them together.  You could change up the color scheme to whatever you desire.  This is how they come:

The Pleated Satin Ribbon comes in several luscious colors:  Pear Pizzazz, Riding Hood Red, Blushing Bride and Baja Breeze.   It is luscious and SO very easy to work with it.

Here are all the cards I made using the Designer Cuts Cards and Envelopes:

Tip:
To create the curving ribbon across the card, just lightly sketch a line where you want to place the ribbon.  'Draw' a line of Liquid Tombow adhesive across your sketched line.  Gently place the ribbon onto the glue, leaving both ends hanging off the edges of the card.  Pat the ribbon into place and allow it to dry.  I like to place a lightweight object (such as a stamp case) on top of it to be sure it dries really stuck tight.  Be sure you don't apply too much glue or it will ooze out all over your card.   After the glue is dry, trim off the ends with your ribbon scissors.  Because of the way this ribbon is made, it bends easily so you can add fancy curves to your cards.

Sparkle Tip:
I added the new pink Smooch Spritz to some of the cards with pinks or reds on them.  I used a mixture of White Shimmer Paint/rubbing alcohol to spritz the cards with blues in them, along with the card below.  It's difficult to see in the photos, but IRL it is shimmery and gorgeous!  The Trinket Hearts are tied on with Baker's Twine.

Tip:

The little hearts are made with the Fashionable Hearts Embosslits Die.  Whew!  Try saying that 3 times in a row:)  I love it because you can cut them out and emboss them all in ONE step. 

Do you like the embossed envelopes?  In my next post, I'll share how I made them.