I enjoyed being off work yesterday and am looking forward to vacation days the rest of the week. I made two cards to share with you. The first one was made for the Splitcoaststampers Technique Lovers Challenge to make a thank you card.
This started out being a plain white and gold embossed sentiment card but it grew into something totally different. After I stamped the sentiment I decided it would look better framed, and then I decided to add a flower and foliage and the next thing I knew everything had gold embossed edges. LOL!
The thank you sentiment was a thank you stamp included in my Papertrey order. I thought it was perfect for the challenge.
I thought the flourishes around the sentiment would match perfectly with the fleur de lis die cut and the leafy flourish foliage.
The Clean and Simple challenge on Splitcoaststampers this week was to create a project using some kind of window. I pulled out my window die and made a simple spring window.
I wanted the colors of the foliage, flowers and drapes to pop against the all white background.
I folded the piece of cardstock in half and cut out the center with deckle scissors to form my drapes. I used my crimper to add dimension to the designer paper drapes.
I cut a second window and cut the bottom off to create a layered window box for my flowers and foliage.
Martha Stewart Branch Punch
I did some research today and found several places that have the MS Branch Punch that I love in stock and I wanted to share the information with you. Click on the links below to check it out.
kats-art on Ebay- I wrote the owner today and they have 23 available.
Scrapbooking Warehouse– site states they have 29 available and they offer the lowest price.
I hope this helps. Thanks for stopping by today.
Stamps: Papertrey Sending a Big Thank You
Paper: Pink, White
Ink: Shell Pink, Versa
Accessories: Spellbinders Square Fleur De Lis and Square Nestabilities, Gold EP, Mounting Tape, My Favorite Things Flower and Foliage Dies, Stylus, Mat, Glossy Accents
Paper: White, SU DP, Pink, Wild Wasabi
Accessories: Poppy Stamps Grand Madison Window Die, Cheery Lynn Fanciful Flourish (cut up) Martha Stewart Flower PATP (for tiny flowers) Stylus, Mat, Glossy Accents, Mounting Tape, Crimper, MS Branch Punch
Thanks for the info on the MS pine punch. Picked another one up just in case I break mine again. 😉 Beautiful cards again too BTW – as usual.
Delightful in pink, Kittie. As much as I am sad that Christmas has come and gone, I look so forward to seeing what you will be designing and creating for the next ‘season’.
I read your blog all the time and never comment. Thank you for the inspiration! Your work is above par and I love your style. Thanks to you I now own a window die and dusted off my punch around the page punches. Happy New Year!
wow Kittie, both of these are just stunning. Thanks for the info.
Merci Kittie pour toutes ces explications.
Comme toujours vous faite des choses magnifiques!
Chantal
Gorgeous cards so love the embossing on the first and the flower box is so cool, love the flourish, I just got it for Christmas!
Your cards are so amazing and inspirational! About a week ago, Scrapbooking Warehouse was showing 164 of these MS branch punches. Now they’re sold out. I had been considering getting a third one, just in case my main one and backup both break – couldn’t deal with that! Thanks to you, I now own both sizes of the window dies.
LOVE YOUR WORK!! THANKS SO MUCH FOR SHARING!! In case anyone is looking..JoAnn Fabrics also sells the MS punch..just bought one yesterday for $6.99 AND GOT FREE SHIPPING!! AGAIN LOVE YOUR WORK!!