Monday, July 16, 2012

Hello card for Moxie Fab World



I really love the stamp set that comes with the Pemberley workshop on the go. The images are vintage, yet modern/retro. I'm not exactly sure what this stamp is supposed to be, but that's part of the appeal. I've seen it used as a leaf, as the wing of a bird, and here I'm using it as a flower petal.

I stamped it 15 times and then cut out the petals to create three flowers. I think that black, white, and yellow is such a fun color combination and this Oh Happy Grey paper from Amy Tangerine was perfect. I orginally had the flowers directly on the background paper, but the flowers didn't seem anchored enough, so I added a few punched cardstock circles as a base and some bling in the center.

The trim is from Hydrangea Hippo. Again, I really wanted it to stand out, so I (very carefully) glued it to a thin strip of white cardstock, and then cut around the scallops and added a little more sparkle to it.

The 'hello' is from Hero Arts Hooray set.

What do you think? I'm also going to link this up to Virginia Lu's How to Stretch Your stamp series, which is well worth the read if you haven't gone through it yet.

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you week is off to a good start!

Supplies Used
Paper/Cardstock: AC- Amy Tangerine Oh Happy Grey paper: CTMH - Black, White Daisy, and Honey cardstock
Stamps: CTMH - Pemberley workshop on the go set; HA - Hooray
Ink: CTMH - Black
Other: Little Yellow Bicycle - Hello Spring Jewel stickers; Hydrangea Hippo black crochet trim; Helmar - 450 Quick Dry Adhesive; Tombow adhesive

14 comments:

  1. Absolutely BEAUTIFUL, Miriam! Love your gorgeous colors! Your flowers are amazing (stamping 15 times!!!--wow!!)!! Thanks so much for linking up yo "How I Stretch My Stamps" challenge!

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  2. This is GORGEOUS!! I loveeeeeeee the colors and those flowers!!!!

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  3. Love this bright and fun card...it simply pops!

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  4. Beautiful card, Miriam--so cheery, it puts a smile on your face, just looking at it! Thanks for the tip on VIrginia Lu's blog--I'll be checking that out.

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  5. Oooh this is fabulous Miriam! I LOVE the vivid yellow and how the flowers pop from the background.

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  6. This is so bright and happy Miriam. The yellow and black is very striking!

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  7. Love the gorgeous color...especially the yellow! :)

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  8. Oh I am lovin' your fresh clean make, Miriam! Fab use of space!

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  9. Wow this card really pops. Great job.

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  10. What an absolutely beautiful and striking card, especially with the color palette that you've chosen.

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  11. Holy cow, what cool flowers! I totally thought they were flower stamps--that was so clever how you made them. I love the bold colors, too!

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  12. LOVE the way you've given those blossoms so much presence, Miriam! And the way you dressed up that gorgeous, scalloped lace is AMAZING! Just beautiful!

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  13. Gorgeous! those flowers pop so perfectly against that background...perfect complement to one another...love it

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  14. Hey Miriam! Thanks for linking this up to the Hello Card Challenge for Stamp It! Cards Week in the Moxie Fab World! I'm so glad you joined in on all the fun! :)

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