Classic Black & White

Happy Friday...are ya glad this week is done? My week isn't quite done yet, I am teaching a card making class featuring Flowersoft at a local stamp store tomorrow. Sunday will be my day of running errands and housework...so much for having a weekend, lol!

Today I want to share a classic little color combo with you...

As I said on Wednesday, this card is very easy to put together. I started out with an A2 sized card base in black then layered on a white panel that I had ran through a dry embossing folder. I attached a length of sheer ribbon around it and glued it down flat on the front where it meets (covered by the center square). I made a panel layering black and white cardstock for my sentiment. and attached it flat to the card front. I punched 3 scalloped squares out of black cardstock and cut 3 white squares from white cardstock. I stamped a design on each white square (making sure I remembered that I was using a diamond shape so I stamped using a corner as the bottom instead of one of the sides) before laying them onto the black ones. When I had the panels layered I simply attached them to the front of the card using foam tape/pop dots. To finish it all off I added a pretty little bow  to "anchor" sentiment. 

I don't think you can ever go wrong with just black & white...it's timeless and classic. However, you can jazz it up by adding just a little pop of color. For example I could use a different color ribbon like red, yellow or even a pretty teal, skys the limit on the color selection. I could also stamp the sentiment in a color that matches the ribbon color. How would you change it up and add color?

Stamps:

• Small Swirl Corner
• Elegant Floral Leaf Sprig
• Mini Dot Wreath

That's all for me today, I hope you have a great weekend! I'll see you back here on Monday with a new challenge for The Shabby Tea Room.

Graphic Black & White

Todays the last day of my wedding theme week. I'm a little sad, I really liked this theme! Today's card is a little more CAS yet still a little elegant. I went with a traditional black and white color palette.

I punched a few squares and stamped a little design on them then made a little border down the side of my card. I really debated adding a little pop of color. It was very hard, but in the end, left it to a pure black and white theme.

 

That's it for me today, I hope you have a GREAT weekend! Make sure you stop in on Monday to see my special guest blogger. She'll be showing us one of her favorite tools on Tool Talk!!

Patterned Paper Blog Hop - June 2013

Are you ready for a fun blog hop full of wonderful inspiration?? I must admit that this months hop kinda snuck up on me and I was scrambling to figure out what projects I wanted to make this past week!

When: The blog hop starts on June 9th at 6 AM, PST. However, you have until June 10th, 2013, 11:59 pm PST, to leave comments on all the blogs (to be eligible for a prize).Why: To be inspired by fun DeNami Design creations and also the chance to win mini shopping sprees on the DeNami Design website!

Prizes: We are giving away THREE $20 gift certificates to our website! We'll be giving away one gift certificate to a random participant (DT members not eligible) and then we'll also be giving away TWO gift certificates to TWO people who comment along the hop!

You should have arrived here from the very talented Tenia Nelson's blog. That gal always blows me away with her textures, dimension and color combos! If you didn't, don't worry, you can see the whole list of participant by going to the DeNami blog!

I have 2 separate things to show you today so let me apologize for the long post upfront ;)

First off, if you're like me, you have a drawer or basket full scraps of your beautiful patterned paper. I just can't seem to throw any of it away!! With that in mind, I wanted to show you a couple of ways I use mine. These cards (with the exception of the card base) were made from only scraps!!

Now that you've used up all of your scraps and don't have any patterned paper left, why not make some patterned paper of your own! If you follow me here on the Addict blog, you know I do this most often. I just love combining my DeNami stamps (especially the polka dots & Petit Four sets) to make a pretty little background.

*gasp* when editing the picture I noticed that I forgot to add my celery panel between the rose and cream colored stamped one!! Oops, too late now!!

I just love how I can make a background, then make a perfectly matching focal point!



That's it for me today, off you go to visit with the amazingly talented Tammy Hobbs!! I can't wait to see what beautiful creation she's made for us...I know whatever it is it's going to be stunning! Don't forget to leave those comments for a chance to win a DeNami gift certificate and I'll see you right back here tomorrow to kick off "wedding week"!!

Sometimes having no idea is a good idea

I didn't even have a plan for this card...Seriously, nothing...I was simply just staring at the handful of stamps laying on my desk wondering what to do. I had a pre-made cut out thingie laying there and started playing with it, was sure I wasn't going to use it, but I like the shape and coloring so I stamped it and decided that yes, it totaly is usable! Basically, I made the card to match the silly little tag...now only if I could remember where it came from so I could get more....!

Want a closer look...you can see the 3 line border stamp on the bottom panel a little better.

Please leave me a comment and let me know what you think....good or bad....or even better - what would you have done differently??...crafty minds wanna know!