This is a card that started a little blah and that evolved into something that I love. I used the awesome Just Sayin' stamp set and paired it with the Fresh Prints Designer paper stack for the background. A circle was cut out of Real Red Core'dinations cardstock using the 3-1/2 Circle die and I added Coastal Cabana ruffled ribbon around. The center was decorated with a smaller circle cut out of the new Gols Fancy Foil Designer Vellum (p. 23 of Occasions catalogue) and I added little dots with the white gel pen.
Over it, I used a strip of Baked Brown Sugar punched with the Scallop Trim Border punch on which I added two strips of Designer washi tape (the gold one from the Watercolor Wonder kit and the Coastal Cabana one from the Retro Fresh kit). In the center, I wrapped a piece of Gold baker's twine. The sentiment was stamped and embossed with Pool Party Stampin' Emboss powder and I added a heart in Real Red (found in Just Sayin' stamp set as well). A In Color Boutique Details embellishment was added.
After adding all these elements, I still found the card to be a little empty somehow and after letting it alone for a while, I got this idea of using the Viola's Lace wheel to add a border at the top and the bottom. This is where I got the bright idea of stamping the lace on vellum and embossing it with white powder so that it looks even more like lace. I'm really happy with how it turned out! (By the way, I unmounted my wheel and mounted it on static cling so that I can use it as a stamp instead of a wheel. It gives me better control of where I want to stamp the image.)
Color Combo: Real Red + Coastal Cabana + Baked Brown Sugar
Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Ça bulle (Just Sayin'), Viola's Lace
Cardstock: Pool Party, Baked Brown Sugar, Whisper White, Real Red Core'dinations, Vellum,
Gold Fancy Foil Designer vellum
Designer Paper: Fresh Prints
Ink: VersaMark, Real Red
Accessories: Stampin' Emboss powder (White and Pool Party), In Color Boutique Details,
White gel pen, 3-1/2" Circle die, 2-1/2" circle punch, Stampin' Dimensionals,
Gold baker's twine, Designer Washi Tape (Retro Fresh and Watercolor Wonder),
Scallop Trim Border punch, Coastal Cabana ruffled ribbon. White envelope
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