Stripes

I made this with some of the FREE Sale a bration items, the stamp set - 'Bloomin' Marvelous' has the butterflies, the ribbon is Island Indigo and also from the Sale a Bration Flyer, the pack has three spools of ribbon and a packet of buttons; the words are from "Bring on the Cake" set.

The tag has been cut with the Big Shot and one of the framelets from the 'Hearts a Flutter' set and co ordinates with the 'Hearts a Flutter' Stamp Set. The stamp set and Framlets can be bought separately but there is also the option to buy them as a  bundle  with a 15% saving, nice.... they can be found on page 11 in the "Making a difference for 25 Years" Stampin' Up! Seasonal Catalogue.

The tag has three shapes, which have been layered;  it's quite effective having the DSP patterns stripe going a different way to the piece on the card . The DSP is in  Island Indigo, co ordinating with the ribbon. I used Sarah Sand for  the base card.

The butterflies have been punched out with the new Bitty Butterfly punch, find it on page 13 of  the Seasonal Catty.

Thanks for stopping by

enjoy your journey

Colleen

Hello and Happy 2013 everyone!

It seems like an eternity since I was last here, that was just before things got really busy in our house hold. I was planning for my first Stampin' Retreat, with the help of my sister Julie. She lightened the load so much I don't think she realizes just how much her help was, Thanks Julie.

Ok! first I'd like to share the card I made for Kevin, the owner of the Kuranda Resort, where we stayed for our Inaugural Inky Chicks Retreat.

Unfortunately, the photo is not that clear, my  HTC phone is getting old. It took me a while to be satisfied with the finished result. I used circles to give the impression of "morning glory" and added leaves and a few small gum nut shapes. Kevin was impressed.  To see his appreciation,  was heartwarming.

The colour scheme I used  is Island Indigo, Early Espresso, Midnight Muse and Whisper White....there is a slight variation in the blues...I got a little mixed up and used Midnight Muse for the card instead of Island Indigo...now that I've pointed it out you can see the difference, can't you?  o well, it just proves my point that there are  no mistakes in card making or scrap-booking, we simply create inspirational moments or happy accidents. [please don't think I am blowing my own trumpet.  I simply have a fun approach to encourage creativity, instead of diminishing it.]

Thank you for stopping by. Please come back soon.

warm regards
Colleen