Patchwork Butterfly

Two days after my Brother's birthday is one of my SIL's (Pippa's Mum!!) For her I wanted to keep things monochrome but with wow and I was inspired by this card I saw on SCS. This is my version of Sheryl Dickinson's card....

This went together so very easily. I added a couple of my own tweaks from the original with the sentiment and the textured butterfly.

I put the butterfly on dimensionals too, so it looked as if it was floating through the air.

Monochrome has such impact and wow....doesn't it??

Thanks for popping by. Still more birthday projects coming your way in the following weeks.

Stuff Used:

CS: (SU) Whisper White, Pear Pizzaz, Pear Pizzaz DSP

Ink: (SU) Pear Pizzaz

Stamps: (SU) Elements of Style, "happy bitthday" fm clear mount set I have but no name attached to it!!

Punches: (SU) Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch, 1 1/4" Square Punch

Dies: (SU) Beautiful Wings Embosslit Die, Beautiful Butterfly Bigz Die

Other Bits: SU Square Lattice Embossing Folder, 1/2 pearls fm stash, Dimensionals 

Lynda xx

Shades of Grey II

You may recall the original card I did a couple of posts back here. Well....I finally got to finish the similar card to it (basically all the same bar the sentiment). Here's the result....

I still think I like the squarish sentiment, but at least I have another card for my stash!!

Stuff used:

CS: (SU) Basic Grey, Basic Black, Whisper White, Basic Grey (Pretty Patterns II pack)
Ink: (SU) Basic Grey
Punches: (SU) Large and Small Oval Punch
Stamps: (SU) Great Friend
Bits: (SU) 1/4 " Black grosgrain ribbon, adhesive rhinestones fm stash, CP1 - 1/4 " circle (for the corner things)

Lynda xx

Clean and Simple Birthday

You have to love cards that are Clean and Simple (CAS).

My baby sister is a tough cookie. She appreciates the fact that I make cards....she's just not really THAT fussed about them. So for her birthday, I toned down everything.....literally!! I started out with a piece of SU Whisper White CS and then got some black ink and one of my fave SU sets....Pocket Silouettes. A bit of meauring...a bit of stamping and here's the result.

Added a white bit of ribbon and a sentiment from the FAB Amy R set and presto!!

I loved it so much that I also did one in Mellow Moss...same layout, but different feel. It could also be used for a Christmas card, Sympathy card...anything really.

Hope you like this CAS idea. I know I do. It goes up so very quick and looks pretty.

Thanks for dropping by and catch you next time.

Stuff used:

Card: (SU) Whisper White, Basic Black, Mellow Moss

Ink: (SU) Basic Black, Mellow Moss

Stamps: Pocket Silhouettes (SU) and Amy R "Birthday Sentiments".

Misc: White satin ribbon fm stash.

Lynda xx