Get Well Wishes

I set out to make a get well card for a friend yesterday.  I liked what I came up with so much, I decided to make two.  The second one came together much faster, as you can imagine.  I actually inked around the mat die with some vintage dye ink.

Take Two

I liked the FTL sketch so much, I decided to try another variation.  This time I stamped the small dahlias on white in Pale Plum and Rich Razzleberry.  Then I cut the spellbinders smallest label out of my patterned paper, three in a row.  This took some measuring and careful planning, but so worth it.

I added some Vintage Labels in Rich Razzleberry around the cut windows.  I embossed the sentiment in white, although I think for this tiny font I really need detail white powder.  Add that to my shopping list.  I mounted the entire patterned paper using 3M Foam tape.  Gives it a little depth but not too much.

FTL #102 and OTWC #19

I absolutely love the colors this week from the OTWC challenge: yellow, pink and green.  As always, the inspiration photo is fabulous.  I also thought I'd combine this challenge with the FTL for this week.

At first I was going to use some teacups from the Tea for Two Additions set.  But then, I saw my Delightful Dahlia and was inspired.  I haven't used this set in a little while, so I pulled it out for the challenge.  I thought it would be perfect with the leaves in place of the small circles for the sketch.

Usually I either stamp the dahlias in color on white, or color them in using copics or a blender pen.  This time I thought I'd try something I've seen elsewhere and stamp and emboss them on colored paper.  This made for a  very simple, elegant card.  I added some frames around the dahlias with the Vintage Labels set.  The sentiment is from Damask Designs.

cQc #44

I don't have any of the newest In Color colors.  I substituted Ruby Red for Poppy Parade.  Although I think the Poppy is a little more orange than this.

I used some PTI Polka Dot Basics for the background.  I hope I didn't go a little too overboard on the Polka Dots on this one.

I also used the Cuttlebug embossing Swiss Dots folder for the black.

FTL #101

I love the sketches from Clean and Simple.  Maybe I keep mine a little 'too' clean and simple, but I love it that way. 

I just got the Tea for Two and Tea for Two Additions stamp sets and dies from PTI.  When I was getting ready to order them I knew exactly what paper I would use the most with them - some retired Stampin' Up! DSP Ginger Blossoms.  I even went on ebay and bought 2 more packages of the paper because I was afraid I'd run out! lol.  Since I didn't have the River Rock stamp pad, I stamped this tea pot in Chai from the PTI tea dye duo.  Turned out perfect.   I added a tiny Prima flower and copper brad. 

OTWC #18

At first I wasn't so sure about this color combo.  Then I remembered that I had a Whiff of Joy image I had watercolored some time ago that would go perfectly.  I used Pacific Point DSP and cardstock, along with Lemon Tart (PTI) cardstock.

I know it was the mojo sketch from a couple of weeks ago, but I saw those squares together and thought B-A-B-Y.  I finished it off with some liquid pearls (I didn't know it until recently but to make these 'pearls' instead of peaks, you tap the paper from behind after placing the pearls where you want them).

Birthday Blog Hop

Here's a little birthday card I made using the Eiffel tower from the retired SU! set Paris in the Spring.  I also used the Happy Birthday from Delightful Dahlia (PTI). 

The scalloped layer is actually some of that glitter paper.  The rhinestones are Martha Stewart.