Wire Wrapture: Pick of the Week

It's my turn to share my Pick of the Week on The House That Stamps Built blog. Today, I have a nice, simple, elegant card using two stamps and two ink pads. I almost always start my cards with a sketch and this card definitely began this way. As soon as I saw this sketch from CAS(E) This Sketch, I knew I had to use it and I knew it would be perfect for the image "Flowers" from the Contain Yourself Series.

I started out by stamping my image with Versamark ink and heat embossing it with white embossing powder. Then I die cut the panel with a stitched rectangle die. I then use a blending brush to blend on some pale blue ink around the image. The white embossing really pops!

It looks really pretty this way, but I wanted to take it up a notch, so I used two light blue markers to add some shading to the flower petals. The markers are relatively the same color as the ink I used for the blending, so they add a really subtle shading. But I think it helps the image pop even more.

To finish, I stamped "Happy Anniversary" on a die cut label using the same blue ink I used for the blending. I made the slots in the label using an old-fashioned punch that you have to hit with a hammer. So glad I saw it in my tool container or else I would have had to cut slits with a craft knife (and that wouldn't have been fun!). I slipped in a piece of ribbon from my bits and pieces stash that was a very close match to the ink. I love using ribbon this way (sort of like a border) as it adds a lot of visual interest and texture without adding bulk. Satin ribbon like this also adds an elegant touch as do the pearls that I used to finish off the card. I mounted the entire panel on a white card base.

And there you have it, an elegant anniversary card using one two stamps, two ink pads, two dies and two markers. Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:

Stamps: Repeat Impressions "Flowers" and "Happy Anniversary"

Dies: MFT "Blueprints 13" stitched rectangle and "Designer Label STAX"

Challenges:

As You Like It--favorite way to use ribbon (I love ribbon, though I have not been using it much of late, and one of my favorite ways is to use it as a border of sorts. Just a strip across the card; it adds a lot of interest and texture, but no bulk.)

Cardz TV #122--anything goes

Crafter's Cafe #250--anything goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday--stamp it

Cards Galore #74--anything goes

Aud Sentiments #259--anything goes

Crafty Creations #412--anything goes

Cute Card #650--anything goes

CAS(E) This Sketch #388--sketch