primary colors by Karly

My niece, Karly, gave me permission to post several cards she's made lately. I could have gotten lots more from her and would have gladly, but time was limited:(
Here you see what she created using the same style but totally different themes. Don't you love that when you can do that? Use the same idea for several different occasions?!
What really grabs me is the mix of precise clean shapes and clear primary colors with the unexpected grunge of the background and inked up edges.
Nice work and Thanks, Kar-with-a-K!!!

vintage collage in pink

I don't usually think "pink" when I'm creating cards. But this card turned out fairly pink, I'd say! I had no plan in mind here, just stamped, masked and stamped some more and this is what came from it! I couldn't even tell you what colors I used, but I'm quite sure Rich Razzleberry was the "pink"! I like using green ribbon loops for leaves...

The Challenge Spark---vintage emboss resist (hope is the thing with feathers)

This week for The Challenge Spark I requested the vintage emboss resist technique. Jane over on The White Orchid and I have started challenging each other every week to come up with a card or cards, as the case may be. We take turns choosing what the week's challenge will be. Next week, Jane is asking for a card using negative space. Like instead of using the heart you punched out, use the paper that you punched the heart out of. That's gonna be a fun one. Jane does all sorts like this!! And they're neat!

A bit about this Hope card (above). Ever since my recent Lupus diagnosis, the word "hope" has been floating around my brain, a little like these feathers. I love Emily Dickinson's poem, "Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul..." Fortunately, Stampin' Up currently has these Four Feathers stamps and dies in the catalogue. Couldn't have come at a better time! 

How I did it...I stamped and embossed the feathers and Everything Eleanor flourish in clear on Very Vanilla cardstock. Then using my ever faithful brayer, I brayered Basic Gray, Dusty Dorango, Hello Honey, Soft Suede and Early Espresso inks over the embossed images. I stamped a few more flourishes in Espresso over to give it a little oomph! And then...I searched all my stamps for the word "hope". Nada. So a quick stop at Walmart fixed the problem. With the help of INKADINKADOO's spring-like stamp set, I solved it. "Hope" is embossed in gold on velum. 

For the inside of the card, I simply printed the first stanza of Emily Dickinson's poem with my computer and adhered it inside on a Basic Gray mat. 

I think I might keep this card as it speaks hope to my heart these days.

newsprint friendship

When a decorative envelope lands in my mailbox, I KNOW the card will be wonderful. (Well, ANY card is wonderful, but I love that added touch of a pretty envelope.)

This envelope was simply designed from Typeset Specialty Designer Paper, using the envelope punch board. Both items, you will see to the right, are on this week's sale list. Grab them today!

The card is simply a bunch of differently sized layers of paper. I couldn't help myself; I had to use that retired script embossing folder for the main brown piece. Any other design would work well.