Februarys Projects

Well here we are with the projects from Februarys card class. I had been asked to create cards for a variety of occasions so thought that this was a good time to showcase the stamp set 'Better Together' which had a good number of sentiments and small images for all sorts of occasions.  To also show that you don't necessarily need a lot of products to make great cards for all occasions, we used Whisper White and Smokey Slate card stock, white and silver embossing powder and some pieces of various colours to suit the card design.  To enhance the whisper white panels, we also used the Sparkle embossing folder.

As we are still in the Sale-a-bration period, we used the Botanical Butterfly DSP and Organdy Ribbon Combo ribbons to create this cute little box.  My customers had the choice of making either a Lemon Lime Twist or Highland Heather base box.

Our final project for a sombre card suitable for a variety of occasions. This used a technique whereby an acrylic block is inked, spritzed with water and then stamped on the card stock to give a mottled effect.  Next we stamped the silhouette of the tree from the 'Sheltering Tree' stamp set, hand drew the birds and stamped off the 'grass' again using a stamp from the Sheltering Tree stamp set. We then cut out the square of the profile of the stamped area and re-set it onto the card, slightly off from the original square with dimensionals to give a layered effect.  The main colours used were Early Espresso, Old Olive and Pool Party.  We finished of the Old Olive 1/8" Sheer Ribbon.card with some