First up, butterflies and Stem Silhouettes. This little 4.25" square card came together quite quickly with a scrap of white cardstock (with ugly stamping on the reverse) and scraps of vellum.
Next up, a cleaner, more taylored-looking card using another set from SU (Font of You). I used clear rhinestones colored with a Bic Mark-It.
Isn't it fun to take a color and let it inspire you? Why not pull out a color of cardstock that you haven't used in a while and see what happens?
Love this pale teal/sage colour together with the brown. Been so nice to have a cuppa and catch up on your blog Susan (Love it!), it's been a crazy couple of weeks down here!
ReplyDeleteI love a soft blue and white combo and your first card is especially sweet and perfect in that respect. On the other hand, I love blue and chocolate together, too, and your second card has just the right touch of chocolate. I'm imagining a delicious cup of cocoa...
ReplyDeleteLove the coffee cup, and the cute little bling....
ReplyDeleteGorgeous, I love those butterflies it's such a soft, peaceful card.
ReplyDeleteI like the mug and every time you post about colouring your rhinestones I'm so grateful for that tip, it has opened up my stash (admittedly I colour with my copics, but they're just as good!) Thank you :)
Love both of them.
ReplyDeleteLike both cards, the colours are so subtle and gentle.
ReplyDeleteGood morning, subtle colours are very difficult to capture, I take mine with no flash but that seems to muddy them:{
ReplyDeletelove your cards the colours are beautiful:)xx
That first card.....I
ReplyDeletejust love the way you do Delicate and make it look significant rather than whimpy.
Thanks for the coloring bling tip.....I keep forgetting that and was just today fretting because I need many blue rhinestones, all one size. I have many clear, and could color them in a jiffy...THANKS!
I love these soft, lovely colors. Thanks so much for the tip about coloring rhinestones - I had no idea! I'm learning so much from you!
ReplyDeleteI'm totally in love with the first card. I never would have thought of making the butterflies out of vellum but it is perfect - it makes them so ethereal. Also love the soft blue-green (I call it duck egg blue - one of my favourite colours).
ReplyDeleteyour first card is so beautiful!! just so serene and gorgeous
ReplyDeleteLovely color, lovely cards. I regret not getting Font of You when I could. Every time you use it, I love it!
ReplyDeleteSusan, both of these are gorgeous. You really nailed the subtle, airy feel you were going for, especially in the butterfly one. Just gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteLovely. I especailly love the clean look of the second one!! One of my favorite color combos!!!
ReplyDeleteThose are lovely cards. I just wanted to take a moment to thank you for taking the time and energy to share your thoughts and creations. You touch my life in a wonderfully positive way with each post. Have an incredible day!
ReplyDeleteSo very elegant, love both cards!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards. Love the vellum butterflies and the soft blue of the cardstock and ink emphasises them. The blue and chocolate/coffee coloured card stock go together beautifully - you give us such inspiration, thank you.
ReplyDeleteThese are both gorgeous, understated cards. Love them!
ReplyDeleteThat's one of my favorite things about cardstock - if you don't like what you stamped on one side, you can flip it over and stamp something else on the other side. I have a lot of cards like that myself.
ReplyDeleteI like the subtle, soft bluey-green color, especially on the second card where it's the predominate hue.
I sorted all of my SU cardstock today. I have every color they have ever made and, I realized as I was organizing it, so many of them I haven't used in a long long time. I guess I'll have to take your challenge and see if I can use some of it.
Both are so soft and pretty...and I love the colors!! Love them both, Susan!!
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