Growth with Eclectic Paperie

I've been having so much fun this month has the Guest Designer at Eclectic Paperie and this week is no exception. I often am inspired by designer paper which would explain my addiction... err... obsession with it. LOL!!! If you only knew how many 6x6 paper pads I have.  My Mind's Eye always comes out with fabulous designer paper and when I saw "The Sweetest Thing: Honey" I knew I had to snatch it up.  I absolutely love the color combos in this pad.

 

I decided to make two projects for this week with this fantastic paper. 

 

 

I enjoy making journals to give as gifts and thought that this paper combined with the Market Street Stamps set called "Growth" would be a perfect fit. I used a sketch (for the life of me, I can't remember where it is from) that I thought would highlight each aspect.  I stamped the sentiment in Memento Tuxedo Black.  The flower is from Maya Road and is called Vintage Gauze Blossoms.  I thought about using re-inkers to change the color of it but I chickened out. 

 

Here is my second project that I created using the same stamp set as well as the same papers.

 

 

I love how different each project looks.  I don't often create clean and simple cards but I think this DP called for it. I decided to change things up a bit for the card and used matting using Early Espresso cardstock.  The button I've used comes from the Basic Grey Plumeria Vintage buttons.

 

Thanks for popping by today :-)  I'll have another post shortly.

 

 

Congrats on the new Job

Hi there everyone!!! It's me again with a fun card to share with you. I'm the current guest Designer over at Eclectic Paperie and this is up on their blog today.  I don't often make masculine cards but as soon as I saw the Authentique Thankful paper pad, I knew I had to create something fun with it.

The colors in this pad are perfect for any masculine card. It has definitely inspired me :-). What better to pair with this fantastic DP than the Sweet Stamp Shop set called "It's a Man's World" which I noticed is currently on sale at the store. Who doesn't love a bargain? LOL!!! The briefcase was stamped twice and then popped up using Scotch Foam Mounting tape. The sentiment was stamped using the Memento Rich Cocoa Ink. The layout for my card is from the current Sweet Sunday Sketch challenge.

Thanks for popping by!!! I'll be back next Wednesday with another fun project for you.

Fun news with Eclectic Paperie

Eeks!!!   I'm so excited to be the guest designer at Eclectic Paperie for the month of November. Let's just say I did a little happy dance when I got an email from Kim asking me to be the guest designer. And if you've ever seen me dance, it's not pretty. LOL!!!

I was so inspired by the box of goodies that Kim sent me that I didn't know where to start so I decided to go "pretty" with my card for today.

This card is truly my style. I love clean but with a lot of layers.

For my card, I started out with the Basic Grey Plumeria paper pad as my inspiration as well as a recent Viva la Verve sketch. The purple layer of DP was sponged along the edge with Memento Lulu Lavendar ink and the blue fishtail banners were sponged with Memento Bahama Blue ink. The sentiment on my card comes from the Market Street Stamps set called "Growth". I love this stamp set and know I'll be using it again soon. Isn't that flower fantastic too? Eeks!!! So pretty :-) I love pretty, LOL. The flower is called "Vintage Gauze blossom - Cream". I think I'll try to dye one with some re-inkers soon as I think it will be a really pretty look.

Thanks for popping by today!!! I'll be back each Wednesday throughout the month with some eye candy for you.

Have a great day!!!