I ♥ U

I have recently fallen in love with gold. I'm not entirely sure where I've been all this time, but I'm finally in the "here and now"... For now.

With Valentine's Day on the horizon, I decided to play around with this fabulous color combo and create a not-so-girly card. I really REALLY love how classy this looks!

Supplies

cardstock ~ basic black

designer series paper ~ typset

stamp sets ~ four feathers

ink ~ basic black

tools and accessories ~ paper trimmer, paper snips, liquid adhesive, glue dots, bigshot, circle card thinlit, label card thinlit, feathers framelits, sponges, perfect polka dots embossing folder, 

embellishments ~ gold basic metal buttons, venetian crochet trim

A Sweet Color Combination

I'm still on a "Thankful" kick and needed some variety. I saw a card on Pinterest (can't find the link) with this layout and a similar color scheme and I fell in love with it. I've been wanting to put Bermuda Bay and Gold Foil together for some time now. This was a perfect reason! 

Supplies

Cardstock ~ Bermuda Bay, Hello Honey. Crisp Cantelope

DSP ~ Lullaby

Stamp Sets ~ Hello There, Let Your Hair Down

Accessories ~ VersaMark, White Embossing Powder, Gold Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Dimensionals, Adhesive, Paper Trimmer, Paper Snips, Gold Foil Sheet, Stapler/Staples, Glue Dots, 2 3/8" Scallop Circle, 1 3/4" scallop circle punch, 1 3/8" circle punch

Embellishments ~ Gold Sequin Trim, Bermuda Bay Sequin Trim, Gold Metallic Bakers Twine

Just Wanted To Say...

Now that Christmas is over and we've successfully rung in the New Year, it's time to get those Thank You cards out! Does the Cobbler ever have any shoes? Nope. So, I locked myself in my office and went to work. I was obviously still in the sparkly-star mood because I found myself making nearly the SAME card as last time. I do love this color combo. Black and Very Vanilla with a little Gold sparkle. Perfect!

Supplies

Cardstock ~ Basic Black, Very Vanilla

DSP ~ Typset, Gold Glimmer Paper

Ink ~ Basic Black, Black StazOn

Stamp Sets ~ Let Your Hair Down

Accessories ~ Paper Trimmer, Stars Thinlets, Dimensionals, Adhesive, Glue Dots, Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack, Sponges

Embellishments ~ Linen Thread, Venetian Crochet Trim

Blended Bloom ~ A NEW favorite!

Blended Bloom has QUICKLY grown on me. I really love this stamp and it's endless possibilities! When I see a stamp, I instantly think of all of it's three dimensional potential. This one is amazing. Not only can you totally customize it's color, but you can build it in layers and make it absolutely POP out of the page. 

I spent the better part of an afternoon playing around with color combinations for this flower. I always go back to the Crisp Cantaloupe/Strawberry Slush combo. I think it's fabulous. It really complimented Crumb cake and Gold as well. Aside from spending hours coloring these flowers (there were 5 on this card total), this card was relatively simple to put together. 

The Envelope!

What I Used:

Cardstock ~ Whisper White, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Crisp Cantaloupe

Ink ~ Crisp Cantaloupe, Strawberry Slush, Daffodil Delight, StazOn Black, Pear Pizzazz

Stamp Sets ~ Hardwood, Blended Bloom, Geometrical, Truly Grateful

Tools ~ Paper trimmer, paper snips, word window punch, distress tool, sponges, blender pen, bone folder, dimensionals, adhesive, versamark, gold emboss powder, heat tool, vellum, envelope punch board

Embellishments ~ Gold Baker's Twine