Today is my Mother-in-law's birthday! I decided to play along with SCS's Color Challenge today…Crumb Cake, Basic Black and Very Vanilla, with a dessert of Clean & Classy (CC412). Do you think I succeeded in the Clean & Classy? It also fits the Less is More challenge, Kraft & Kreme!
Many different ways I could have gone with this, but I pulled out the new Sale-A-Bration set, Patterned Occasions, to stamp. My Mother-in-law loves coffee and tea, so it is pretty appropriate! Of course, I had to use my FAVORITE embossed background right now…Honeycomb! Then I needed to find some designer paper with Crumb Cake or Black. Not many black, but I did find this pattern in Print Poetry Designer Paper Stack…perfect! I like the way the circles mimic the background embossing.
Here are the details:
- 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 Very Vanilla, folded in half to make base card, then the front embossed with the Honeycomb Folder.
- I layered a 2 x 4 1/4 piece of Print Poetry DSP on top of 2 1/4 x 4 1/4 of Basic Black cardstock and adhered to the front.
- I cut the second from smallest Window Frame Framelit from Basic Black, then paper pierced with the template around it.
- I used Basic Black and Crumb Cake Markers to ink up the teacup, then stamped on Very Vanilla and punched with the 1 3/4" Circle Punch.
- I stamped Mom from Family Reunion with Basic Black on a 1/2" strip of Crumb Cake cardstock, then cut a flag end and tucked it under the DSP.
- Finally, I made a bow from Crumb Cake Seam Binding Ribbon and added a Black Glimmer Brad to the center of it, then placed with a Mini Glue Dot on front.
- I added a Rhinestone Jewel to the center of the heart "steam".
I hope she likes it! I think she will!
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Very Clean and Clasy, the colors are perfect for this stamp, the greeting is perfect and the bow is the perfect touch. Love the honeycomb folder too.
Cindy
This card is so striking! I may be casing this but always give credit.
Awesome card, Connie! This little teacup looks great surrounded by neutral colors.
Connie, I think it looks really great. I know I going to get that honeycomb embossing folder. It is being used a lot. Your card makes me want to come and share a cup of coffee or tea, too.
Dorothy
Lovely and sweet card!
Hee! Hee! I was zipping thru a challenge thread over on SCS and saw your card and thought, Very Cute." I paid no attention to the maker (remember I was zipping, I made no comments.) Then, I'm going thru my blogroll and find my way to your post. Funny how that works. It's a fabulous card, your MIL will love it!
Love everything about this card!
Wow, definitely clean and absolutely classy! Thanks for sharing the details…crumb cake, of course! And from the Poetry Prints pack? I really need to leaf thru those cute papers and give them a much closer look! Thanks for sharing the beautiful idea…I am sure your MIL will LOVE her card!
Your clean & classy look is a success!
This is really pretty Connie!
Thanks so much
Chrissie
"Less is More"
gorgeous card connie
Thanks for joining us at our 2nd birthday celebrations this week
Jen xx
"Less Is More"
Connie, this is soooo pretty! And yes, I think you accomplished "clean and classy."