Butterflies and Doilies

This one is my favourite from Saturday.  It's a very feminine and elegant card using one of the new doilies.  Took me a while to pull this one together, but I think it works.  

Most of the supplies are from the Seasonal Catalogue including embossing folder, doily and flower trim.  The butterflies and hearts are inked with Whisper White and white embossing powder and the tag coordinates with the Pool Party cardstock. 

 

 

Papillon Potpourri

I have had this card by Heather in my cards to copy file for a while but keep putting off making it because I don't have a variety of heart shapes.  Being a bit short of ideas I thought I would give the card a go using butterflies. 

Now I know my card looks NOTHING at all like Heather's in design or layout, but sometimes that's the way things work out. 

I will have another attempt soon and try to find shapes in various sizes for it to be more like the original.  

Enjoy your weekend.

Another birthday

This is another of those card that I couldn't post on here until the person's birthday had arrived.  I have made this card almost identical to a previous one on here, but this time in Calypso Coral.  

I'm not sure which one I prefer.  What about you?  Calypso Coral or Indigo Island/Lucky Limeade.   

Going out for dinner tonight to celebrate my friend's 60th birthday.  Happy birthday Beth.  

Elegant Butterfly punch - sneak peek

I had to make a few birthday cards this weekend and when I like what turns out, I generally stick with the idea.  That's what happened with these two.

I have used a few new products in these cards such as the beautiful stamp set Papillion Potpourri and the matching butterfly punch.  You can also see one of the stamps from Itty Bitty Banners, a set of six different greetings, which also has a set of framelits to cut the shapes out for you.  So easy.  All of these will be available from the 1st September.

Not really clear in the photos, but the base card has been "stamped" using a bit of glad wrap direct to the ink pad and then stamped on the cardstock.  As I don't have any large backgrounds stamps, this is my way of adding a bit of interest to the base.  I have then used the Top Note die with a strip of white  embossed cardstock; the Wisteria one with Perfect Polka dots and the Pool Party card with a Darice brand folder I had.  The greeting has two little rhinestones added to it to give it a bit of sparkle.  I think they look beautiful together, the colours just blend so nicely.  Separately I am not sure which one I prefer.