Showing posts with label c- Paisley. Show all posts
Showing posts with label c- Paisley. Show all posts

Sunday, October 30, 2011

Fresh and Light

I love clean and simple cards and that's just what they ask for at several blog challenges that I like to enter.  One of them is Freshly Made.  This is their latest sketch.


A lot of times I'm inspired by my paper and this was one of those times.  Since it's been so dark and dreary, I wanted light and airy.  For this, I went to an 8 x 8 stack of PTI Hodgepodge paper that I got some time ago.  Here is the result.


 
I used a large flower Cuttlebug embossing folder for the bottom layer, then added a green layer behind the pattern..  The band is actually a stripe from another paper in the stack.  I cut the flower from the Paisley Cricut cartridge, 2 1/4" for the orange and 2" for the white.  I stamped the sentiment with Shabby Shutters.  Yes, I said "stamped."  I don't have many stamps and don't intend to acquire many but sometimes a stamp works best.  I have a fair number of spring birthdays, so I think this one will wait a while before it goes to someone.