I had some fun news yesterday evening. Dawn McVey put my card in her Raspberry Suite Color Challenge Spotlight. Yeah!
Onto the cards....I have two today. Firstly, a Flourishes card. My Flourishes stamps have been neglected for a few weeks, so I was happy to dig them out to play the Timeless Tuesday challenge.
The challenge was to use a frame in your project. To make this frame, I ran a piece of watercolor paper through my Big Shot with the SU Top Note die, then cut a oval out of the center with the Coluzzle.
I gave the Sweet Peas a light wash of Pink Pirouette ink and shaded them with burgundy Shimmerz. The organdy ribbon was dyed with Bed of Roses Shimmerz Spritz. If you want to check out more about dying ribbon with Shimmerz Spritz, I wrote a post over at the blog yesterday.
The second card is for today's Ways to Use It challenge on Splitcoast. The challenge was to create an image without stamping. I got the idea for this dress card from Patty Bennett's blog. You can see her samples here. The Pink Pirouette/Bella Birds dress is cut from the Scallop Circle die available from Stampin' Up!
I hope you're having a wonderful day. Thanks for stopping by!
Supplies - Sweet Peas
- Stamps: Sweet Peas by Flourishes
- C/stock: Textured Bravo Burgundy (SU), watercolor paper
- Ink: Black Versafine, Kiwi Kiss, Old Olive & Pink Pirouette classic inks (SU), burgundy Shimmerz, Bed of Roses Spritz
- Accessories: vintage buttons (PTI), organdy ribbon, flat pearls (Kaiser Scrapbook)
- Tools: Big Shot, Top Note die, aquapainter
Supplies - Bella Dress (all SU)
- Stamps: Boho Backgrounds
- C/stock: Pink Pirouette, Vellum c/stock, Bella Birds patterned paper, Whisper White
- Ink: Chocolate Chip
- Accessories: Flat pearls & silk flower from Pretties kit, choc chip taffeta ribbon
- Tools: Big Shot, Scallop Circle die, word window punch
Wow, these are just stunning. Such beautiful cards! I love the color combination that you used..and the vellum is simply brilliant!
Posted by: raindropecho | June 04, 2009 at 10:31 PM
Great cards, Ali! I especially like the pp scallop dress! Adorable!
Posted by: Susan Raihala | June 05, 2009 at 04:09 AM
Love both of these!! So pretty! Have a Wonderful Weekend!! Hugs...Cookie
Posted by: Cookie | June 05, 2009 at 04:30 PM
I love both cards!!! The dress is fantastic.
Beautiful colors and coloring on the first card, Ali!!!! I love the shimmery detailing, ribbon coloring, and the frame detailing. Thanks so much for playing FTTC!!!!
Posted by: Betty | June 08, 2009 at 07:56 PM