Friends with Flair - Celebrations in White

I joined a swap over at the scrapzee forum for white on white cards - wow, deciding on how to decorate these cards was much harder than I expected! I thought at first that I might go with cards like these, but after a search on Pinterest, decided to do a bit more embellishing.

I pulled out my trusty Silhouette Cameo and started cutting...the card base is a great design from Birds Cards. The size I cut it out was a mistake, as it is smaller than a standard size, but once I decided to add the flowers off the edge, I decided to leave them smaller, since the card still fits in a standard envelope. The flower is from the Silhouette online store by Lori Whitlock. I added the ribbon through the card front - and then decided to leave the front as is.

I added just a bit of color with the inside though, using light blue cardstock to line the cards, and finding just the right stamp for the card in my Unity stamps. I wanted the cards to be versatile, since they are for a swap, and I figured that this sentiment could be used for several occasions...birthday, graduation, wedding, congratulations, whatever!

I'm trying to use up what I have...instead of just buying and storing...but with the stash that I have...it'll still be a while before I feel a pinch, I'm sure! ;)

Supplies:

• cardstock: coredinations (white), stash (blue)
• cut files: bird's cards (card base), silhouette america (flower)
• ribbon: dollar tree
• brad: making memories
• stamp: unity

All in all, lots of fun!

I'm linking up with:

•  Unity Friends with Flair Friday, come join in on the fun...there is a prize for participants and for commenters!
• and the 3 Girl Jam Challenge ~ Birthday Party with ribbon

Meredith

Friends with Flair ~ More for Father's Day

Quick post tonight...having fun with friends is keeping me too busy to play long on the computer!

I didn't want to miss another week of Unity Friends with Flair...I love sharing in the creativity and inspiration!

I made another couple of cards using the fabulous SOTW for Father's Day, such a great graphic design! 

The details are the same as for the first Father's Day card I made...which I decided to use for dh...these two will go to my dad and my fil...they're making their way through the postal system now!

Thanks for stopping by!

Meredith

Friends with Flair & FTL242 ~ Father's Day

Sometimes, it all goes right in the craft room!

I received the All about Dad Stamp of the Week and then the Clean & Simple Stamping sketch landed in my inbox and inspiration was off and running! I made this card to participate in the Unity FWF weekly link up.

I thought that the vintagey vibe of the stamps would go well with this echo park paper, its got so many great masculine patterns!

This card was very quick and easy to make...punch circles, stamp a sentiment, and you're done!

My dad is not a frou-frou type of person, so the inside is not gussied up at all.

I love it when it all works out!

Supplies:

• patterned paper: echo park Times & Seasons 6x6
• stamps: Unity SOTW All about DAD
• punches: EK Success 1" & 1 1/8"
• cardstock: unknown

Thanks for stopping by!

Meredith

Friends with Flair ~ Subtle Sympathy

I'm so happy to see Friends with Flair up and running today! I had this post prepared for last week, so decided to post it this friday...total simplicity for you today...

I love the look of the white on white cards that I see. (Or in this case, cream on cream) And I think that when they are done well, they convey a subtle elegance that can be hard to achieve with color. An example is this card here, it manages to be elegant and CAS, without being stark. 

I thought that this look would work well for a sympathy card, so I chose a couple of flower cuts from the Silhouette store, and one of my Unity stamps, and let the simplicity roll.

 

Adhering delicate cuts like this was usually frustrating for me...until I discovered spray adhesive! Now it is the first adhesive that I reach for when I have lots of delicate lines!

You could absolutely use this type of card for just about any occasion...graduation, wedding, anniversary, birthday...just change up the sentiment!

Supplies:

• cardstock: Coredinations
• cut files: Silhouette America
• stamp: Unity Stamp Co.
• adhesive: Elmer's spray adhesive

Keeping it simple this week, as I link up over at Unity's Friends with Flair.

Thanks much for stopping by!

Meredith

Silhouette Weekly Shape Challenge - Birds on a Line

There is a new challenge going on over at the Silhouette blog, where you are invited to use a specific shape and make a project...and you can win a $10 download credit! Wow! There are already several entries...go check it out!

I already had the cute banner set that we were invited to use, and had an idea of how I wanted to use it before I bought it, so this was great inspiration to get crafting!

I follow this blog and am always inspired by the beautiful blending that she uses on many of her cards, and she often makes fantastic use of silhouettes as well, so I used those as inspiration to create this CAS card.

I do love how easy it is to do what I want with shapes in the Silhouette software...If I want a 5.25 inch shape, I set the size and cut...so simple!

I like to decorate my envelopes too, and for this one I used the negative of the die cut as a stencil, and tried to fill in the shape with the same inks I used on the background of the card...it moved a bit when I was changing colors...but turned out pretty cute!

I stamped a simple sentiment on the front, and although I didn't take a picture of it, I cut a Happy Mother's Day script sentiment on the silhouette to go inside...this card will be working its way to my mil for this weekend.

Supplies:

• cardstock: scrap bin
• ink: versafine (black), Distress Ink (blues, purple)
• cut files: Silhouette America
• stamp: Hero Arts

Thanks much for stopping by!

Meredith

Friends with Flair ~ Summertime Wreath

I was wandering through Pinterest posts the other day (big surprise, not!) and came across this fabulous wreath made from unexpected supplies that I think is fabulous. So I gathered my scissors and paper and went to work!

I made the flowers according to her instructions, making some from 6 inch squares and some from 4 inch squares. I'm still trying to use supplies that I have, so I chose some happy papers from a pack that I've had sitting around for a while. If you want to try making some of these, definitely go with paper, not cardstock, cardstock would never be able to bend around the middle stone like you need it to.

I decided to go with a wreath that had flowers across some of it instead of completely covering it...mostly because I got bored with making flowers! LOL But I also wanted to add something to emphasize summer...and of course I found the perfect stamp in my Unity stash! 

I pulled out a $1 frame and cut out the acetate, then stamped the image, crinkled and inked the paper and put it in the frame. I also decided that the frame was too bright, so I ran the ink across the frame as well.

Supplies:

• wreath: Dollar Tree
• paper: K&Company
• ink: Unity
• stamp: Unity June 2010 KOM
• frame: Michael's

I had a ton of fun making something other than my normal cards. Do you ever papercraft decorations for your home?

I'm linking up over at the Unity Friends with Flair Friday party! Coe hop around for inspiration, and check out the latest sale...its a great one!

Thanks for stopping by!

Meredith

Cascading card ~ Birthday Bouquet

My baby sis' birthday is next week, and I wanted to send her some flowers to brighten her day...but know that she doesn't care for fresh cut flowers, because they fade too soon. So after seeing some cascading cards around the net, I decided to send her a bouquet of handmade (mostly) flowers!

The flowers come from various swaps, and a few purchased ones that I've picked up from time to time...am I the only one who has a box full of flowers waiting to be used?

I used some stickers for the sentiments...this is my first time trying these and I found them to be a bit fiddly...but it would have been a bigger hassle to stamp on the card, since it is heavily textured cardstock.

My hope is that she will be able to set the card up someplace that she can see it and it makes her smile! I put a plain panel on the back to write a note to her, and I'll be mailing it in a clear plastic box to show off the flowers and keep it from being crushed.

I'm linking up over at:

• Cupcake Inspirations ~ 207 Floral Bouquet - the bright yellow, blue and pink in the inspiration photo helped me to choose which flowers to put on!

Thanks for stopping by!

Meredith