Some exciting news from Flourishes…they have released three new stamp sets and have their September promotion now on-line! Due to a few glitches I don’t’ have any samples made yet so you’ll have to make sure you take a peek on their web-site! I can’t wait to get designing with them! This month’s special will help you get a head start on your holiday card designs. Super idea! I always leave it to the last minute! Not a good plan for sure! There are two new holiday releases and one floral set! Keep checking back…I’ll have some samples in the next couple days. 🙂
I did create this simple baby card design last week using the Flourished Words stamp set. I just love the elegance of the script font of this set. So beautiful and so easy to use!
Make sure you scroll down…this is my second post of the day. This morning we had another Take Two challenge…you should check out the other designs! The girls’ cards are stunning! 🙂
Baby Best Wishes
For this design, I was inspired by this darling Making Memories clear transparencies package I bought at Michael’s last week. Sooo pretty! They just make me want to design baby cards and layouts! Actually I purchased them because some of the tags etc. would work for other designs as well. For this card, I built the color combo and design around the transparency tag. The baby sentiment was stamped directly onto it with Black Stazon.
Quick Tip: When stamping on transparencies, use Stazon ink and careful stamp your image. A straight up and down motion will help prevent smearing. Press firmly but not too hard, your stamp may slide on the slick surface.
I love a monochromatic look and seeing as I also had lots of celery goodies, I decided to go with a white and celery design. The Lily Kate paper worked perfectly for this and I layered it on top of my celery card base after matting with white. A white center panel, keeps the design clean and makes the transparency tag easy to read. another fun Making Memories purchase is my Vintage Hip Textured Tape. I love this tape! So fun and easy to use…it is like a ribbon that is self adhesive. I applied two strips of it and then zig zagged my edges…you know how I love to add a touch of stitching!
The tag was then tied with a May Arts ribbon and adhered with a glue dot under the ribbon. The Best Wishes sentiment was the final touch. I simply stamped it onto the white layer and my design was done! No images on this design but I think it is kind of cute the way it is. What do you think?
And something I thought I’d share…for those of you who like card sketches…here is the sketch for this layout…
Supply List:
Cardstock: Whisper White, Certainly Celery – SU
Patterned Paper: Lily Kate – Basic Grey
Stamps: Flourished Words, Cake Decorating 101 (dots on card base) – Flourishes
Ink: certainly celery, Black Stazon – SU
Other: Sewing machine, ribbon – May Arts, transparency tag & Vintage Hip textured tape- Making Memories, glue dot – SU
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