Pen and Paperie: Stampin' for the Weekend

Friday, 6 June 2014

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication

This is my second card featuring one of the new Birthday Betty Boos from Simply B Stamps; this one is Elegant Birthday Portrait.

I needed a card that was elegant but simple for a friend whose style that is and this was the perfect image for that theme. To make it up I have followed the current sketch at Unscripted Sketches. I flipped the sketch and one of the oval elements around to suit the shape of my image. I’ve also stuck to a black and white colour scheme, as there is nothing more elegant than black and white, with a pop of red on for the dress as a nod towards my friend’s birthplace, China.

With a CAS style I was never going to have any designer papers on this card but I think this shows how beautiful a card can be without them. The current theme over at My Time to Craft is no designer papers so I am entering my card there.

And if you’re looking for the next stop on the SBS birthday blog hop, head on over to the lovely blog of Rebecca or else head back to the SBS blog to start from the beginning; the DT girls have done some gorgeous work with all the images from the Birthday Betty Boo collection.

Ingredients:

Copics

Skin E000, E00, E11, E21 (E02 cheeks)

Eyes E21, E23, E27

Lips R24, R29, R46

Hair T4, T6, T8, 100

Outfit R24, R29, R46, R59, R89

Dies, SVGs & Templates etc

Spellbinders Nestabilities ~ Opulent Ovals

Embellishments

Close to my Heart Bitty Pearls

Flourish with a Bling Pearls ~ Pearl

Prima Say It In Crystals ~ Black

Inks & Paints etc

Tim Holtz Distress Ink ~ Black Soot

Papers

American Crafts Cardstock ~ White

Kaisercraft Cardstock ~ Liquorice

Ribbons & Trims etc

Black Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon from stash

The Paper Studio Gemstones ~ Black Gem Chain

Stamps

Simply B Stamps ~ Elegant Birthday Portrait (Oval Frame)

Challenges

My Time to Craft #250 ~ ‘No Design Papers’

Unscripted Sketches #259

Blog Hop List

SBS

Corinne
Celina
Irene
Emily (me)

Rebecca

Tanja

Kay

Louise

Lisa H

Thanks for stopping by!

Sunday, 16 February 2014

With flowers that brighten as thy footstep falls...

I have a sweet card made with an equally sweet image, Persephone Lola, from Simply B Stamps’ Teen Scene Gods in Love collection.

This card is going to my cousin’s daughter for her 5th birthday, hence all the pink girlie details. I followed the current sketch at Outlawz to make the card but I did swap out the heart elements for the butterfly and a simple rectangle. I don’t know why I thought fussy cutting Persephone Lola was going to be a good idea but I did and therefore didn’t leave enough white space around her to frame her with my die cut rectangle.

Savvy Handmade Cards have a challenge to use your favourite item, I love my flowers, particularly the mulberry ones, and I also love my Fran-tage and both work really well for a girlie card. And with my flowers I’m also entering this at Stampin’ for the Weekend’s current challenge.

I always think polka dots on a soft background is the perfect designer paper for a girlie card and the grosgrain ribbon with dots ties the foreground with the background of my card. Spots and dots are also the current theme at Creative Knockouts so I’m entering my card in their challenge. I’ve also got numerous butterflies (what little girl doesn’t like chasing butterflies?) so am also linking this at Digi Galore for their wings’ challenge.

Ingredients:

Copics

Skin E50, E51, E53 (E02 cheeks)

Eyes E35, Y26, 0

Lips R29

Hair E23, E25, E27, E29

Dress & Flowers RV 52, RV63, R66, RV69

Shoes Y23, Y26, Y28

Leaves G05, G07, G09

Tree Branch E40, E42, E43, E44, E47

Swing E23, E25, E27, T4

Chalks & Powders etc