Today's card is inspired by the "Inspired By" challenge (#107) and Viva la Verve Sketch (February #2). I really like how it turned out. I never would have thought to use black, white and Pool Party for a little girl's card, but I think it gives it a modern edge. I made sure to color the little bows on the booties in Strawberry Slush ink for a feminine touch.
There's a few elements I took from the inspiration picture: the color combo, the stripes and polka dots, and the hearts. The hearts were created with the Hearts a Flutter stamp set. I embossed the empty heart in black powder and the chevron heart with Pool Party embossDecing powder on matching Core'dinations cardstock. The white background was embossed using the Decorative Dots embossing folder, which is currently offered as a Sale-A-Bration item until March 31st. It's both classic and whimsical and you need to make sure you snatch up one for yourself! The second embossing folder I used is the Scallops embossing folder sold in the Occasions catalogue. I embossed a piece of Basic Black Core'dinations cardstock and then sanded the embossed details to change the color of the cardstock and make the design stand out more, and matted it with Smoky Slate cardstock.
Two banners were cut out of Neutrals Designer papers (the retired one from last year, but we have some fun designs in this year's catalogue as well) and I decorated them with rhinestones. I also added a white Candy Dot on one of my hearts.
Oh, and of course, I used my beloved Envelope Punch Board to create a matching envelope out of Designer paper. The tag on the envelope was die-cut using the Chalk Talk Framelits dies.
Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Mon petit chou (Baby, We've Grown), Hearts a Flutter
Cardstock: Basic Black, Whisper White, Smoky Slate, Pool Party, Basic Black Core'dinations,
Pool Party Core'dinations
Designer paper: Neutrals Paper Stack
Ink: Soft Sky, Pool Party, VersaMark
Accessories: Stampin' Emboss powders (Black, Pool Party), Rhinestones, Neutrals Candy Dots,
Blending pen, Paper Piercer and Pîercing Template, Circle Collection Framelits dies,
Stampin' Dimensionals, Scallops embossing folder, Decorative Dots embossing folder,
Sanding Block, Envelope Punch Board
This is so sweet. Love the color combo.
Posted by: Casandra Bennett | February 16, 2014 at 07:54
This is fantastic! I love the color scheme you put together! Thanks so much for joining us for Viva la Verve!
Posted by: Jen Shults | February 18, 2014 at 17:52