Hello Lavender

Welcome to another Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop!  This week we are celebrating Sale-a-bration with TAGS!



We could choose anything from the Sale-a-bration catalog to make the tag with, so I went to my favorite set HELLO.



Did you notice that I actually featured TWO Sale-a-bration sets on this tag??  Yep, I added in the gorgeous FLOWERING FIELDS set as well!  I am a HUGE fan of lavender, so that's the first thing that popped out when I saw this set.  And how nice is a big hello and lavender??  Very for me!!



As I designed this tag, I encountered the dilemma of the "hello" being so ginormous.  How in the world do you fit a greeting like that on a 2" wide tag??  Well, you get inventive and add a ginormous Wisteria Wonder banner to hold that greeting!  And to make it stand out even more, I heat embossed it in white and added bling.

Then, I needed a great way to use this beautiful tag.  I don't have any lavender right now to give away, so I thought a card would be a great way to share it.



Soft Sky with a Basic Black card base really make the softer colors POP!  And I couldn't give just a plain Soft Sky.  Embossed butterflies give a lovely background and match beautifully with the flowers!

OK, let's get to the nitty gritty.....the Supply List!

SUPPLIES:

STAMPS: Hello, Flowering Fields

INKS:  Archival Black, VersaMark

PAPER:  Whisper White, Wisteria Wonder, Soft Sky, Basic Black

ACCESSORIES:  Scalloped Tag Topper Punch, Banner Triple Punch, Fluttering Embossing Folder, 5/8" Organza Ribbon, Wisteria Wonder Marker (to color the ribbon as well as the flowers), Handheld Stapler, Heat Tool, White Embossing Powder, Embossing Buddy, Metallic Sequin Assortment, dimensionals, SNAIL, fine tip glue pen, paper snips, paper trimmer

Now it’s time to check out what the rest of the Design Team has for us today, I know it will all be amazing!  Click Previous to visit the very talented Mary Brown and Next to see the very talented Debbie Henderson.



Thanks for hopping with us, we love inspiring you!  Happy Stamping!



 

Flowering Fields

Welcome to another Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop!  This week we are all about VELLUM.



Vellum is a very versatile material to work with.  I use it for shakers, stamping and embellishment.  For today's card, I used it to stamp a field of flowers.

I love the soft background the vellum gives to the flowers.

The main reasons I wanted to stamp the flowers on vellum was the ability to color them beautifully with markers.  The surface lets the marker glide and add bright color without streaking.  Just make sure you let your initial outline stamping dry before adding color, then allow that to dry as well!  Trust me, your finger prints will be all over this if you don't!!

Now let's get to the good stuff, the supply list!

SUPPLIES:

STAMPS: Flowering Field, Cottage Greetings

INKS:  Archival Black

MARKERS: Garden Green, Daffodil Delight

PAPER:  Whisper White, Cucumber Crush, Botanical Gardens DSP, Vellum

ACCESSORIES:  Octagon Punch (banner end), Cherry on Top Designer Washi Tape, Handheld Stapler, SNAIL, paper snips, paper trimmer

 

Now it’s time to check out what the rest of the Design Team has for us today, I know it will all be amazing!  Click Previous to visit the very talented Mary Brown and Next to see the very talented Debbie Henderson.



Thanks for hopping with us, we love inspiring you!  Happy Stamping!