Thanks Much Six-sided Sampler

This is a simple CASE of a card in the Stampin' Up! Catalogue, page 125. It uses the stamp set Six-sided Sampler and a clever (but easy) little punched out centre.
The colours are Coastal cabana, Smoky Slate and Pistachio Pudding ; lovely and restful, aren't they?
I used my Stamp-a-ma-jig for placement, it didn't end up exactly the same, but very nearly. The dimensions of the cards may be different.
Another difference is the 'button' on the greeting. I don't have any Smoky Slate buttons, so  I punched a 3/4 inch circle and placed a large pearl on top. I think it looks really cute.
We have had a lovely time in Ireland with relatives who live there, I must get this card in the post to them.

Have a lovely day,
Rachel

Mr and Mrs DD#59

Dynamic Duos had a Basic Gray and  'you choose one other colour. Of course you are allowed the neutrals too. I had a piece of Naturals White which I had already embossed with the Mosaic Embossing Folder. I'm loving that folder, both sides of the embossed piece are really lovely. I used the NEW Smoky Slate for the card base and a piece of Two-Tone Gray ribbon and some Crochet Trim, tied in under the Lovely Label which has been popped up on Silver Glimmer Paper with Stampin'  Dimensionals. I used an Apothecary Accents Framelit to cut the Silver Glimmer label, and a retired punch for the red heart, while the tiny Silver Glimmer heart is punched with our trusty Owl Builder Punch, so useful for so many things {wink}.


My inspiration came from this little dangly medallion, which was floating around my craft space, homeless. I know it was Stampin' Up! but who knows how long ago it retired. At least it now has a new home!




Have a great day!

Rachel

Happy Day FMS 90

I've had some time to play with new products again, and I decided to use this weeks sketch at Freshly Made Sketches again. I keep a file of these sketches too, just in case my inspiration runs dry!
I have also entered CAS on Sunday challenge 10, which is "Black, white plus one." My plus one is Smoky Slate.

I have used Basic Black card, and the new light grey colour, Smoky Slate. It is such a gentle shade of grey, I can see  me using it lots.
I put ink to my new set, Happy Day and layered up the medallion stamp with some black scallop circles between and topped it off with a Basic Jewel Rhinestone. The Happy Day greeting is one of four bold greetings in the set, I think this one is perfect for a wedding or birthday card.

The others are sweet, sweet moments, hello there and smile, all written lower case. It looks very effective, I think.

 I've notched the end out of a piece of the two-tone grey ribbon, used a button from the retiring neutrals in grey and topped it off with the large rhinestone that are sold in a separate pack of 40.

Happy Day available 2 July 2013

Hope your day is a happy one too
Rachel