Just Because Doily Cards

Well, the end of the week is here and I'm ready for some rest and relaxation too!  How about all of you?

I would like to share two cards with you today that I found over on Pinterest, you can see the originals HERE.  As you can see I used the new Smoky Slate card stock and ink, it's a nice soft gray and I like it!  Sorry about the poor pictures, it's been overcast and rainy here.  Those doilies will be in the new catalog that is going live today!

Products used:

Card stock: Smoky Slate and Whisper White
Ink: Smoky Slate, Daffodil Delight and Pool Party
5/8" Flower Trim (retires after today)
Stamp Set: Vintage Verses (SAB 2013 retired), Distressed Dots, retired after today
Bird Builder punch and 2 1/2" circle punch
Red Tape
Seam Binding, Crumb Cake and Pool Party
Designer Series Paper: ? Retired

Well, I'm pooped today, I need to start the week-end early :).  Thanks, Mary

Vintage Verses SAB Stamp Set

Good day to all!  I thought today I would show you a card that I made using some of the new Spring Catalog items and a freebie from the SAB leaflet too.  I made this to send to my friend who suffered a bad stroke, she is on the mend, and I want her to know how much she means to so many.  I just have to figure out how to mail it so the flowers don't get all mashed during mailing.

I made those small little flowers with the new 7/8" punch, the Creped filter paper, ink pad, sponge dauber and a mini brad.  I held together the filter paper and a piece of copy paper, to give it a little bit of body, then put it into my punch and punched out six scallops.  Then I laid the punched pieces on my ink pad and sponged some ink onto both sides, set it aside for a couple of minutes to dry and then stacked the six pieces together and used my paper piercing tool to punch a hole in the center and insert the brad into the middle.  Open the feet of the brad and CAREFULLY scrunch up each layer, then fluff it out some, be gentle, the creped paper will tear easy.  Now to be honest, I probably will not make these flowers again, because when you mail them they will not arrive looking very pretty, perfect for hand delivery though, but I had this idea in my mind and I had to at least give it a try.

Products used:

Stamp set: Vintage Verses (free with SAB)
Card stock: Pink Pirouette, Whisper White and Basic Gray
Creped Filter paper
Paper Doilies
Mini Silver Brad
Ink: Basic Gray, Regal Rose, Pretty In Pink and Pool Party
Ribbon: 1/8" Taffeta in Pretty In Pink
Pearls
Dimensionals
Apothecary Accents Framelits

Well, that is my share for now, hope to have something new on Friday to share, Mary