Ode to Blushing Bride

With the impending retirement of SU! 2010-2012 In Colors, I'm feeling that sense of panic to squeeze in some craftiness with those colors headed out to the pasture.  I'm also feeling guilty because I actually rarely used any of these colors.  Ever.  I'll continue to use them here & there but not prominently.  So anyway....

I made a few cards using Blushing Bride.  I love pink but I rarely use it.  I tend to be more effective with earth tones, greens, blues, browns, oranges, etc.  For some reason, I'm just not as good with pastel even though I love them.  So I forced myself to do something decent with Blushing Bride...

Yea... so, I realize that Blushing Bride is not particularly prominent in this first one but bear with me.  I had to ease into it, LOL!  I used some Twitterpated DSP, made a little tag, embossed a flower in white on Blushing Bride and added a sentiment.  Voila. 

Products used (everything is from SU! unless otherwise noted):

Stamp sets: Mixed Bunch, Delightful Dozen;  

Cardstock: Whisper White, Blushing Bride, Island Indigo;

Patterned Paper:  Twitterpated DSP;  Inks: Whisper White, Island Indigo;   

Punches: Blossom, ⅜ Circle, Crop-A-Dile (We R Memory Keepers); 

  Ribbon: White Baker's Twine;  Embellishments:  Basic Pearls;  

Other: Sponge Daubers, White Embossing Powder, Pop Dots (American Crafts), Scotch ATG.

In the center of the flower, I randomly added different sizes of the basic pearls.  It gives a little dimension to the flower...

Next up is more like it, eh?  Blushing Bride overload.  :)

I doubled up the Blossom Punch on this one.  Again, I embossed the flower in white on Blushing Bride and added some pearls.  I used a variety of Blushing Bride DSP for the pennants and layered them with pop dots to give them some dimension.

Products used (everything is from SU! unless otherwise noted):

Stamp sets: Mixed Bunch;  Cardstock: Whisper White, Blushing Bride;

Patterned Paper:  Blushing Bride DSP Stack;  Inks: Whisper White, Frost White Shimmer Paint;   

Punches: Blossom, Scallop Edge Border;  Embellishments:  Basic Pearls;  

Other: Sponge Daubers, Pop Dots (American Crafts), Scotch ATG.

What I did a bit different on this card to give it a little "wow" is I used the Frost White Shimmer Paint on the DSP pennants and on the edges of the bottom flower.  I REALLY love this effect... it gives it such a pretty sheen.  You can get an idea from this picture how it sparkles a bit in the light...

Ah... makes me smile.  My Ode to Blushing Bride.  

Thanks for stopping by!

Colleen

Sweet Friend - Color Challenge (CCMC197)

I made this card this morning for this week's color challenge over at Create With Connie and Mary.  I'm very drawn to greens, purples & blues so I had to jump in with this color combo... Certainly Celery, Marina Mist and Concord Crush.

I've not done very much with the soon-to-be-retiring 2010-2012 In Colors so I was glad this one included one of the retirees in it... Concord Crush.  I have very little in that color which I think actually made it easier to incorporate it.  And... look at that it's the dominant color.  :)  It's a little hard to see in the photo but I tucked 2 tiny scalloped borders below the Concord Crush scallop to tie in the Certainly Celery & Marina Mist buttons. 

Sometimes I have the hardest time coming up with which phrase to put on the front of a card.  But then it hit me to give this card to a friend at work who innocently came into my office to fill me in on all the details of her fun vacation and our conversation morphed (as it always does) into all different topics.  And I wound up unloading details of a really difficult time I'm having with something in my life that has me very frightened and lost.  I wound up sobbing and she was there to listen, offer encouragement and just simply be my sweet friend.  So, the phrase on the front was easy to choose this time. 

Thanks, Connie & Mary, for another fun one!   And my Concord Crush thanks you, too.

Products used (everything is from SU! unless otherwise noted):

Stamp sets: Four Frames, Fabulous Phrases;  

Cardstock: Whisper White, Concord Crush, Certainly Celery, Marina Mist;

Patterned Paper:  Concord Crush DSP Stack;  Inks: Certainly Celery, Marina Mist;   

Punches: Decorative Label, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border;  

  Ribbon: White Baker's Twine;  Sizzix:  Tasteful Trim Die;  

Embellishments:  Subtles Designer Buttons;  

Other: Pop Dots (American Crafts), Glue Dots, Scotch ATG.

Thanks for stopping by!  

Colleen

SU! Club - July '11 - part 2

Moving right along...

Hello You Card:

This card was fun because we got to put the Blender Pen to use with the ink pad to color the image.  

Products used (everything is from SU! unless otherwise noted):

Punches: Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border;  
Stamp sets: Morning Cup, Hello, You; 
Inks: Early Espresso, Melon Mambo; 

Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Melon Mambo, Early Espresso;  
 Patterned Paper: First Edition DSP;
Other: Blender Pen, Pop Dots, Scotch ATG.

Open Sea Card:

I got the idea for this one from a card I saw on-line.  But I'm going to have to go back & try to find who to credit.  Bad Colleen.

Products used (everything is from SU! unless otherwise noted):

Stamp set: The Open Sea;
Inks: Soft Suede, Marina Mist, Cherry Cobbler;
Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Basic Gray, Crumb Cake, Not Quite Navy; 

Sizzix Texturz Plates:  Perfect Details;  
Ribbon:  Baker's Twine (Cherry Cobbler/White)
 Patterned Paper: Nautical Expedition DSP;
Other: Big Shot, Spellbinders Circle Die, Blender Pen, Pop Dots, Scotch ATG.

Thanks for stopping by!

Colleen