Black & White for the Penguins! (CFC36)

This post is for the challenge at CAS-ual Fridays honoring the penguin. The challenge says your entry must be JUST black and white without a spec of any other color.

I wanted to make a few cards to have on hand just to write a good ole' fashioned note, so I was happy to play along and use up some of the scrap Night & Day DSP (retired) filling my files. I think the DSP blended great with a few of the stamps from "Established Elegance" and "Happy Greetings". I think it works for the challenge and for what I had in mind too. Here is my clean and simple card for CFC36 Penguin Suit.

I used two sizes of the brand new SU "framelit labels" dies, LOVE these.

Here is a peek at the inside.

 A touch on the envelope too.

Well this went so smooth and fast I decided to make another one but flipped it vertical this time.

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All you need is LOVE theme challenge {PP#77}

Today's post is for The Paper Players theme challenge {#77} "All you need is LOVE".  Well I haven't done many heart cards but what could say Love more than a new baby?

I just made this card yesterday for a baby shower I have to attend this week for a friend's DIL and she knows it's going to be a girl... so Pretty in PINK was in order. Here is my card.

I used the new "Framelit Label" dies to create dimension by popping up the pink label and double popping the whisper white focal point. I colored the focal point "Bringing Baby" (SU A La Carte stamp) with a blender pen and write markers.

I used one more whisper white die cut for the inside sentiment distressed the edges wtih pretty in pink ink and stamped the cute little bunny from "Forest Friends" (retired).

This is going into a basket full of the shower gifts along with a bookmark for mom, and a sweet little 4 1/2" square box I made to hold 3 tiny books for baby. The box is adorned with some pretty in pink DSP, edged in ribbon and topped with a DSP paper bow with a new "Everyday Enchantment" butterfly brad (SAB) in the center.

Box opened.

I think this was a project filled with LOVE to fit The Paper Players theme challenge.  What do you think?

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Diane

Apothecary Art Card Class Card

Happy New Year everyone!

Whew... I just feel like I can't catch up! After 10 days off for the holidays then back to work at full tilt, I'm just plain exhausted. I can't seem to get anything done. There are so many challenges I want to participate in, but here I sit in my easy chair on a Friday night. Well at least I can catch up on some blogs, but before I do that, I'm going to do a quick post of one of the cards we did for my first Wednesday of the month club... here.

I started with a sage (?) card base and added a strip of Everyday Enchantment DSP (SAB) to bottom front. Then I die cut 3 labels from the new Framelits Labels dies in whisper white and early espresso. I stamped and colored the flowers with coral and artichoke ink using blender pens. This was popped up with dimensionals over the (SAB)Everyday Enchantment DSP strip. I added a touch of dazzling details to the flower centers and added a cute little bow from the (SAB) calypso coral ribbon with crystal effects.

The inside used the third label die cut that I glued over the scrap strip of DSP. I stamped with another one of the stamps from the Apothecary set. I also colored the flowers but left the inside for a small personal note.

 Done!

I only preordered few items from the Occasions mini to fill a customer order; can you believe it?  I'm trying to wait for SAB...yeah right.

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Diane