It's a Wrap!

I recently bought some Kraft wrapping paper in various designs.  The 'male' pattern I chose was images of bicycles in black and white. 

Of course there needs to be a matching card.

• I used black Stazon ink for crisp clean penny farthings.
• I then used Versamark and White Embossing powder to create the contrasting images.
• Silver brads complete the look (I love the look of black and silver!)

Here's the card tucked into the present.  Notice that I put a pleat into the wrapping paper (thanks Pinterest) to hold the card.

Thanks for stopping by!

Anna

A little more sentimentality

After five days of panic I have now found a round-a-bout way to load photos on my blog again.  Phew!  Sorry for the delay.

Here are a couple more cards designed in the same style as my last post, using the other two images from Feeling Sentimental.  These are based on a design by Teneale Williams.

 

Add some texture to the bottom panels by running it through the the Houndstooth Embossing Folder (thanks Teneale).

 

Those water splotches are from French Foliage and add an aged feel to the card, to match the sentimental images.

 

 

I achieved the distressed look by running my fingernail along the edge of the card stock.  Keep playing with it and rolling the edges and corners between thumb and forfinger.  Use a sponge to add Crumb Cake ink to the edges.

The phone booth panels on the left are stamped on scrap then stamped out with the 1" square punch and cut in half.  Their rectangular shape reflect the panels in the phone booth.

Feeling Sentimental is just one of the fantastic products you can get FREE during Sale-a-Bration.
With every $100 ordered, you can choose one of 19 products for FREE!  Starts January 22nd.

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Anna

Feeling Sentimental? SAB sneek peek.

 

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I spent a fascinating 20 minutes the other night watching a video by another Aussie demonstrator, Teneale Williams,  in which she showed her creative process for a beautiful card.  The video can be found HERE.

It inspired me to use some of the techniques and layout ideas to create this card, using one of our Sale-a-Bration sets, Feeling Sentimental.

Stamps:  Feeling Sentimental (SAB), French Foliage, Clockworks
Card:  Very Vanilla, Cajun Craze
Ink:  Crumb Cake, Baja Breeze, Cajun Craze, Soft Suede
Tools:  Stamping Sponges
Accessories:  Early Espresso 3.2 mm Taffeta Ribbon

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A demonstrator runs her own home-based business selling creative products that inspire women and give them helpful ways to enhance their lives. And she gets to work with customers and hostesses to give great parties that introduce new people to Stampin’ Up!

Demonstrators enjoy constant support and ideas from Stampin’ Up!, making their work easier, more beautiful, and … an absolute blast.

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Thanks for stopping by!

Anna