Today's card is the rare exception that's both busy and cute and still makes me smile.
This card was inspired by a business card on Pinterest that I can no longer locate. It was really cool, but I didn't have a "cute" set that had small enough images for a business-card size panel. I just blew up the stamped panel to fit the stamps.
Less white space, but all sorts of cute for a young girl's birthday card!
Supplies
stamps: Papertrey Springtime Doodles, Birthday Bash Sentiments
ink: StampinUp white craft ink, Hero Arts soft granite
paper: Papertrey white, StampinUp turqoise
accessories: white embossing powder, rhinestones
Awesome!
ReplyDeleteExcellent!!
Marvelous!!!
And Wonderful!!!!
Love this card. It is fun and just the right amt of busy!
Marty
You might think it is busy...but it is sooooo cute!
ReplyDeleteLove, love, love this card!!! It is not busy, it is just perfect. The images are so delicate that a lot of white is showing through - in my opinion this is still a clean and simple card... sooo great!
ReplyDeleteIs it worth mentioning that my birthday is very soon to come? *LOL*
Thanks for sharing.
Well, I'd planned on sending this to a girl whose birthday is in November, but if you want it, please send me your snail mail address. It's yours!
DeleteOK, have to admit if I had seen this card without knowing who's it was, your name would probably never entered my mind. But girl, it works!!!!! especially with the bling :)
ReplyDeleteLu C
I love this card, just perfect!
ReplyDeleteLooking great and so much fun to peruse!
ReplyDeleteLove this card. Especially that pop of color and kind of wacky sentiment. It goes with the image.
ReplyDeleteI like your venture into cute and busy! Especially with that touch of turquoise. Here's my question, though: how did you get such a nice crisp image for your sentiment? I have had a dickens of a time finding a white ink that will stamp densely enough to look good on a dark piece of card stock. And my embossing skills aren't always topnotch, either. You know your inks so well that you must have an answer for this. I'm counting on it!
ReplyDeleteFor white embossing, I use Stampin'Up's craft white ink and Ranger white embossing powder. The ink pad is nice and juicy, so the image gets good coverage, and I thump the excess EP off the card stock. If any sticks where it shouldn't, I use a small, clean, dry paintbrush to flick it off. Keeping card stock stored where it can't collect fumes or oils helps.
DeleteI have never found a white ink that stamps truly crisp and clean on colored card stock. Embossing is the only way I know of to get that desired effect. I have made softer cards and just used Brilliance moonlight white on colored card stock, but those cards rarely make it onto the blog. They just don't look like "me."
Hope that helps.
Cute. Love the colour combo.
ReplyDeletePS. Thanks for putting a"Pin it" button on your photos! Pinned! :)
ReplyDeleteLove this card! You did a wonderful job with composition and color. thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteWhoa! Busy indeed, but very cute!
ReplyDeleteI love it. If it was given to me I would break out a box of colored pencils and color it in.
ReplyDeleteTFS