Jul 21 2007
Love With a Flourish
My new Le Jardin paper arrived today, so what did I do? I made a card with it’s earlier counterpart, Enchante. This Pale Plum card base has been laying among the scraps for quite a while. I had folded the card and punched the upper corners with the large corner rounder just to see if I could — not easy! That particular punch doesn’t have a lot of umph to it. But I managed, and after all that effort I just set it aside. I had this idea for it, though, and finally decided to finish if off.
I love layering scraps like this as a way to use them up. The foremost panel with the bird and swirls just happened to be cut that way – I almost overlooked it. I just resized it a little and punched the corner to match the card. The inset is something I started doing with buttons as a way to ease them onto a card without adding too much bulk. I like my cards to fit their envelopes without a struggle and find their way through the mail unscathed. I’m never sure if that “hand cancel, please” is going to be noticed. I punched the vertical panel with the 1 3/8″ circle punch at the half-way mark. The Carte Postale image was punched first with the new 1″ circle punch, the next layer with the 1 1/4″ punch and another layer with the 1 3/8″ punch and then I fit the layered circles into the panel. They’re both raised on dimensional tape at the same level. The 1″ circle was pressed into my Versamark pad and embossed with Iridescent Peacock EP for lots of pretty sparkle which, of course, doesn’t show in the photo. The ribbon was curled with the heat gun.
See the little words there that say “Celebrate Love”? They’re part of my new Flourished Words set that will be available at Flourishes later this month. I selected two of the 27 words that come with this set and mounted them together on a little acrylic block. They’re clear stamps so it was easy to put them together and see where to stamp them. Since this is a wedding card these particular words were perfect. Inside the card I stamped “Congratulations” from the same set.
I’ll be back soon. I’ve got a lot more card-giving occasions coming up and I’ll try to use as much of my new stuff as possible. Do you think my guy friend would like a Priceless card for his birthday? Hmmmm…probably not. Surely someone would like a Priceless card… I hope your weekend is off to a good start! Enjoy!
Stamps: Carte Postale, Flourished Words
Paper: Pale Plum, Very Vanilla, Enchante
Ink: Pale Plum, Perfect Plum, Creamy Caramel, Versamark
Accessories: Organdy Ribbon, pearlized brads, Iridescent Peacock EP, large corner rounder, Scotch brand mounting tape, circle punches: 1″, 1 1/4″, 1 3/8″
Wow, what a beautiful card, I love the layout, the colours ánd the paper you used, great!
Very lovely card. I’ve been enjoying see those rounded corners but when I’ve tried using my corner rouner that way I’ve always squeezed to the point of feeling like I was going to break the punch. The rounded corners sure like nice on this card - I may have to try again! Also, love the sentiment words from your Flourishes set - lovely font with this paper. I was wondering if you might share with us sometime how you store your scraps.
Such a pretty card! I love your layout, and the sparkle you added!
Oh wow. That has got to be one of the most beautifully stunning cards I’ve ever seen. The colours are just gorgeous, and the layout is lovely.
OMG!!! This is so-o-o pretty and elegant! WOW!
You do the most beautiful and creative cards with your scraps. But then, you also have really cool scraps. I love your inset button, curled ribbon and Flourish sentiments too. TFS
This is so very beautiful, Leslie!! I love that paper, and how you’ve layered all of the patterns so beautifully! I love the pearlized brads, heated ribbon, sparkly Carte Postale image, and distressing! The script of your new Flourishes sentiment is so elegant…looks like a ‘must have’ to me.
I can’t wait to see more. Have a wonderful weekend!
Gorgeous card! I love the color. Everything about it is pretty!
Well I would like a priceless card!
Just gorgeous! I love absolutely everything about it!
Beautiful card! I’ve always loved this designer paper.
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I love this arched top design, Leslie! Very elegant. And those Flourished Words are the prettiest font! Where did you get the pearlized brads? Nice touch with the distressing and the sparkle. Linda
I love the unique shape of this card; it makes me think of the arched windows that are so popular in the altered art world. Your combination of papers and embellishments are put together beautifully. You have such a gift!
Leslie I love the shape of this card and it is absolutely GORGEOUS! I’ve been curious about those Flourishes stamps, thanks for the peak. Such beautiful script!
Gorgeous card! Everything about it is amazing,what a great job!!!!!
Beautiful creation once again! Love your detailed recipe. Can’t wait to see what you do with Priceless; I’ve been taking my second and third look at the set in the IB&C. That has so many possibilities.
Beautiful layers and combination of patterns and papers. And this just cracks me up because I did EXACTLY the same thing… I got some new Prints paper in more colors than the Sampler I ordered… So when I get the new colors… yup… I made a card with the colors I already had. Too funny!
I just love the rounded top corners! Beautiful!!
Another stunner! I LOVE how you rounded just the top corners! Love the colors and layout too! Great job!
How very elegant! Love the rounded edges and distressing. And I always love heated ribbon. Excellent, Leslie!