Wow! I don’t know where the time goes, but the weeks just fly by. It’s time for another Pals Paper Arts Challenge and this week, we challenge you to use these colors. Won’t you join us at PPA? We’d love to see your creations!
I love these colors—chosen by our color and sketch maven Pal Margaret Moody—and I had such a good time creating my card with them. I adore the Of the Earth Level 1 Hostess Set and found myself reaching for it once again. As soon as I looked at the label on the stamp, my idea struck me like a lightning bolt. I love the way the black image looks on top of the wooden stamp block. So that’s what I ran with.
●My Basic Black base is 5-1/2” x 4-1/4” folded at the top.
●The next layer, Pretty in Pink, measures 5-1/4” x 4”.
●I stamped my “Butterfly and Flower” image from Of the Earth in Basic Black onto two panels of Melon Mambo. Then I sprinkled Heat and Stick Powder and Dazzling Diamonds Stampin’ Glitter on top of the images and embossed them with my Heat Tool. I used my Stamp-a-ma-jig to give me the alignment I wanted on both panels.
●Since I needed a birthday card, I went to my go-to stamp set, Four Square, and stamped “Happy Birthday” in Basic Black onto Melon Mambo. I sprinkled Clear Emboss Powder and again used my Heat Tool to heat emboss the image.
●I punched out the sentiment with my Scallop Square Punch and adhered it to a larger Basic Black square. I propped this up using a Pop-up Glue Dot.
●I wanted something special going down the center of the card, so I reached for my Melon Mambo In-Color Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon and folded it, as you see pictured, on the plain side. Gina’s Tip: The beauty of this ribbon is that you can use it on either side. I used Mini-Glue Dots to fold the ribbon and hold it in place.
●My finishing touch was adding the photo corners which I created with my Photo Corners Punch using the small corners and adhering them to my card with Snail Adhesive.
Thanks so much for stopping by! I so appreciate having you here. Please feel free to leave me a comment. I love hearing from you.
And please play along with us at PPA! We do have fun.
Recipe:
Stamp Sets: Of the Earth Hostess Level 1 Set, Four Square
Ink: Basic Black
Cardstock: Basic Black, Pretty in Pink, Melon Mambo
Tools: Heat and Stick Powder, Dazzling Diamonds Stampin’ Glitter, Heat Tool, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Clear Emboss Powder, Scallop Square Punch, Pop-up Glue Dot, Mini Glue Dots, Snail Adhesive, Photo Corners Punch
Embellishments: Melon Mambo In-Color Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon
I love your card, Gina! Of the Earth is one of my very favorite sets, too! It looks so great in black on the Melon Mambo! Great job with the combo!
Posted by: Margaret Moody | 02/07/2010 at 12:46 AM
So pretty, Gina. Love that sparkle! Hugs,
Posted by: Carla Bazhenow | 02/05/2010 at 09:39 AM
Hi Gina! Thanks for your nice comment in my blog. The ribbon treatment in your card is gorgeous! I should try it sometime.
Congrats!
Posted by: Lourdes | 02/04/2010 at 07:51 PM
the butterfly stamp goes glam. so pretty. m
Posted by: Mary Fish | 02/04/2010 at 06:48 PM
Very nice card. Love the sparkles on the butterflies. Great job.
Posted by: Dorothy T | 02/04/2010 at 06:27 PM
Fun design Gina, I too have to jump in with the group, GREAT ribbon treatment!!
Posted by: Kim | 02/04/2010 at 04:29 PM
Clever ribbon work Gina!
Posted by: Linda Callahan | 02/04/2010 at 12:40 PM
Cool ribbon treatment!
I love how you stamped in black on pink.
Posted by: Kris Kilcoyne | 02/04/2010 at 11:59 AM
Oh, I love the sparkle! The ribbon treatment is fabulous.
Posted by: Ann Schach | 02/04/2010 at 08:16 AM