Simple Springtime Card

A couple of weeks ago I was tidying up my stampin' corner and came across my hodgepodge hardware.  I haven't used it in AGES and vowed to work it into a design soon.  This card uses the small oval frame...the images and sentiment are from the Silhouette Sentiments hostess level one set.  All of the sentiments in that set fit perfectly inside the small oval frame!  See what you think...

Simple card layout using several different border punches, the final press embossing folder and the Silhouette Sentiments level one hostess set.  (Sorry about the over-exposed focal image...not sure what happened there!)

Better shot of the focal image

Yes, the embellishment addict strikes again!

Hodgepodge Hardware small oval frame.  I love these...don't know why they've sat neglected for so long!

Inside of card...a springtime garden!

This is another one of those projects that just kind of took on a life of it's own.  I started with the intent to create workshop make-n-take, but my addiction to embellishments took over and I went a little nuts (again!).  Here is what I did...
Starting with a rose red card base I ran it through my Big Shot with the finial press embossing folder.  I then punched strips of garden green,very vanilla and rose red using my scallop edge, eyelet border and dotted scallop ribbon punches (in that order)  I layered the different edges under a 1 1/2" x 4 1/4" piece of springtime vintage DSP.  I then wrapped a small piece of Victoria lace trim around the layered pieces, securing the ends to the back with glue dots.  I added a piece of rose red seam binding ribbon to gather the lace and then threaded a big designer button in rose red before tying it in a knot.  I then glued the layered pieces to the left side of the card base.  The focal image is from the Silhouette Sentiments set.  I inked it using my pink pirouette, rose red and garden green markers and stamped it three times.  I punched it out using my 2 3/8" scalloped circle punch and then sponged the edges in rose red ink.  I layered it on a 2 1/2" circle in garden green and adhered it to the card using dimensionals.  The sentiment is stamped in garden green on a scrap of very vanilla, punched out with the small oval punch and then glued inside the hodgepodge hardware frame using Tombow.  I added the brads, securing the prongs on the back with glue dots so they wouldn't slide around.  I then used more glue dots to adhere it to the card.
The inside of the card is very simple...I just stamped the same floral image I used on the front several times at varying heights using rose red ink.  Really easy to do when using clear-mount stamps.

So easy and a really pretty way to use a stamp set that is very versatile.

Colour Coach Combo...Not too sure About This One!

When Stampin' Up! Came out with the new colour coach last summer I was thrilled.  It is a great tool for help creating a colour palette for projects and I use it frequently.  A couple of days ago I sat down to stamp,  determined to create a card using both my Framed Tulips embossing folder and the Silhouette Sentiments level one hostess set.  The former because I have had it for over a month and hadn't used it (gasp!) and the latter because I have often heard hostesses tell me they like the images in the Silhouette Sentiments set but think they are too small to make cards with.  So, as I often do, I pulled out my colour coach and flipped to the perfect plum page.  One of the combos there is perfect plum, marina mist and rose red.  I wasn't sure about this combination at the time, but thought I'd give it a go.  I have to say that I'm still not sure about it, but figured I'd post the card and let you all decide for yourselves.  See what you think...

Card colour palette from the Colour Coach, stamp sets used Silhouette Sentiments (Lvl. 1 Hostess) and You're a Gem

Inside of card.  Sentiments from Occasional Quotes (Lvl. 3 Hostess) set.

This card came together quite easily.  I started by embossing my cardfront with the framed tulips embossing folder.  So easy and quick with the Big Shot!  I then stamped the two floral image, one in marina mist and one in perfect plum, three times each on a piece of scrap whisper white cardstock.  I punched out the flowers using my 1 1/4" square punch and sponged the edges in marina mist.  I then punched three 1 3/8" squares in perfect plum and three scallop squares in marina mist.  I layered the stamped squares on the plum and marina mist ones and adhered them.  I then wrapped a piece of rose red seam binding ribbon around the cardfront, securing it with glue dots.  I gathered the ribbon at one side of the card using a bit of linen thread.   I tied another piece of the same ribbon in a bow, adding a rose red glimmer brad at the centre.  I adhered the bow to the card with glue dots, covering the spot where I had gathered the strip of ribbon with the thread.  The result looks like the ribbon is all one piece.  I then arranged the stamped and matted squares, adhering the outside ones with SNAIL and the centre one with dimensionals.  The sentiment, from the You're A Gem set, was stamped on a scrap of whisper white cardstock in perfect plum, punched out with my word window punch and adhered with dimensionals.  The final touch on the front of the card was the little rhinestone gems for the centres of the flowers and to highlight the sentiment.
For the inside, I stamped the sentiment from the Occasional Quotes set, inking it with my rose red and perfect plum markers.  I punched it out with my decorative label punch and layered it on a second decorative label in marina mist.  I used the ribbon to highlight my sentiment by centering the label on the ribbon and adhering it with dimensionals.  The shorter sentiment was stamped in perfect plum and punched out with the wide oval punch and then layered on a decorative label in marina mist.  I added some more rhinestones because...well...I like bling!  The final touch was to stamp the floral images from the front of the card inside using perfect plum ink.

So...what do you think of this colour combo?  Leave me a comment and tell me..I'd love to hear your thoughts!