A Beautiful Thing too

"You make my life a beautiful thing" is the sentiment on another card done with the Eastern Elegance set A Beautiful Thing. This was similar to the second card we did in my workshop on Tuesday night; it's a pretty straightforward design and can be made when you need a card in a short time. It could also be embellished with brads, paper piercing or other techniques according to your available time and taste.

I really like this color scheme of Chocolate Chip, Soft Sky and Groovy Guava! The base card is Chocolate and that offers good contrast to the Soft Sky and Guava colors. The flowers were enhanced with white accents from the Signo Gel Pen and some Iridescent Ice embossing powder has been added to the centers of the flowers with a VersaMark pen and heat tool.

Sets: A Beautiful Thing

Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Soft Sky and Groovy Guava

Inks: Chocolate Chip, Soft Sky and Groovy Guava

Accessories: NEW 1/4" Chocolate polytwill ribbon (available March 1st!),Ticket corner punch, Signo Gel Pen, Iridescent Ice embossing powder, VersaMark pen, heat tool.

Have a wonderful weekend! Thanks for dropping by!

A Beautiful Thing

A Beautiful Thing is one of the new sets in the Spring-Summer 2008 Collection from Stampin' Up! As part of the Eastern Elegance Style Watch collection, it reflects the timeless beauty of designs from India and the Far East.

I think the Purely Pomegranate and Kraft combine nicely on this card...who knew Kraft could be elegant! : ) The Pomegranate stitched ribbon combined with Signo White Gel Pen accents give punch and highlight the design. The final touch is the pearl in the center of the scalloped circle; this is a half-pearl from the Pretties Collection, a must-have and fun addition to your stamping arsenal!

Oh wait, the scallop circle! The scallop is stamped with an image from a free set So Many Scallops. Free you say? Yes, this is a Sale-A-Bration set of 4 stamps which you may receive FREE when you purchase $50. or more! Don't miss these wonderful stamps which were design to coordinate perfectly with the Scallop Circle Punch! They will only be available until March 17!

Sets: A Beautiful Thing, So Many Scallops

Cardstock: Purely Pomegranate, Kraft

Inks: Purely Pomegranate, Sahara Sand

Accessories: Scallop Circle Punch, Ticket Corner Punch, Signo White Gel Pen, Purely Pomegranate Stitched grosgrain ribbon, Pretties Collection.

Happy Friday everyone!

Technostamper Challenge #4

Time again for the Technostamper Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge... this is #4 already! Here's the sketch:

This week I used one of the papers from the beautiful Bali Breeze Designer Paper pack. I cut the piece to size, cut the triangle and flipped the center over, in effect using both sides of the paper. : ) I had a little trouble photographing my card this morning as it is very gray and overcast here today, and sunlight gives the best color rendering, with my camera anyway.

Sets: A Beautiful Thing
Papers: Groovy Guava, Certainly Celery, Old Olive, Sky Blue cardstock; Bali Breeze Designer Paper.
Inks: Old Olive Classic; Whisper White Craft
Accessories: Soft Subtles Celery brads, Key Tag punch, Ticket Corner Punch, Paper Trimmer, Groovy Guava Stitched Ribbon, Signo White Gel Pen.

Click on the title to go to Technostamper's website to see her card and a list of the other players this week! I am always eager to see what everone else did with the sketch of the week! : )
Have a great Monday, everyone. Thanks for stopping by!