Manly Serene Silhouettes

Customers often ask about masculine cards.  I like

Serene Silhouettes because it contains flowers AND trees,

lending to the creation of masculine projects.

In this example, I also used Christmas DSP that 

integrates nontraditional colors, so that it can be used for

other occasions. 

Sets:  Serene Silhouettes, Sassy Salutations

Colors:  Whisper White, Basic Gray, Coastal Cabana,

Winter Frost Specialty DSP

Other:  Hexagon Punch for banner tails,

Silver Brads

Feel Goods Dress Up Negative

My sister has been looking for a different job

for several years, and finally landed one this week.

I'm so very happy for her!

This card was inspired by that event, as well as a

card by Shana Gaff at Stress-Free Stamping.

Shana took the negative of an autumn accents leaf

and sponged an image. 

 In my project,

I used a Dress-Up Framelit to create a negative shape, 

and then sponged the dress image, going from 

lightest to darkest color ink.  I debated adding more

to this card, but went with my strong suit, which is

CAS (Clean and Simple).  I sometimes mess things

up when I "add more".

Set:  Feel Goods

Colors:  Pirouette Pink, Very Vanilla,

Pear Pizzazz, Baked Brown Sugar

Other:  Dress Up Framelits, Sponges,

Paper-Piercing Mat, Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack,

Paper-Piercing Tool, Pearls

 

More Autumn Accents

I do believe that the Autumn Accents die is my fav.

It is so darn elegant!   This is a CASE of several samples,

including those by Mary Brown.

Sets:  Apothecary Art, Gorgeous Grunge,

En Francais

Colors:  Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Primrose Petals,

Soft Suede, Pistachio Pudding

Other:  Autumn Accents Bigz Die,

Linen Thread, Pearls, Paper Piercing Tool,

Pierce Matt, Essentials Paper Piercing Pack, Sponges

Circle Thinlit with Autumn Accents

The leaves are falling here in Ohio.  It's a beautiful time 

of years, one that is worth trying to capture via papercrafting.

The Autumn Accents Bigz die really lends itself to 

capturing the season!

Set:  Chalk Talk

Colors:  Whisper White, Daffodil Delight,

Cajun Craze, Always Artichoke

Other:  Circle Thinlit,  Chalk Talk Framelits,

Dazzling Details, Woodgrain EF, Stampin Sponges,