The two images this week represent winter and summer. They both come from a children's book from the 1900's. With all the snow they have been getting in the mid- atlantic USA I thought some may be thinking of winter snowball fights while others are dreaming of summer fun with friends.Our guest hostess this week is Esther. This is her second time hosting on Digital Two for Tuesday. Again she has created for us some inspiring cards. I just love her use of texture and embellishments. I can't wait to try her idea of using an edge punch to create a lace ruffled frame in the last card. You can see more of Esther's work on her blog Shore Girl Creations. Without further ado here are Esther's beautiful cards.
Snow Day
I used Crayola markers on it
Cut it out with Circle Nestabilities
Matted it with Petite Scallop Nestabilities
Embossed the pink cardstock with Swiss Dots Embossing Folder
Inked over the dots with navy ink
Punched/Attached small snowflakes
Tied Gauzy ribbon on top and attached a hat pin done up with misc. beads
Attached Stone Sticker to bottom right corner w/a bit of fiber tied through hole
The Sea
Cut it out with Circle Nestabilities
Matted it with Petite Scallop Nestabilities
Embossed the pink cardstock with Swiss Dots Embossing Folder
Inked over the dots with navy ink
Punched/Attached small snowflakes
Tied Gauzy ribbon on top and attached a hat pin done up with misc. beads
Attached Stone Sticker to bottom right corner w/a bit of fiber tied through hole
The Sea On white cardstock I stamped and embossed (with black embossing powder) the
ship/sea gulls (Coastal Set - Inkadinkadoo)
The sentiment is from the same set --stamped on the bottom of card with Versa Mark
Using chalks I chalked brown on the bottom/med. blue for water/light blue for sky
Embossed w/Swirls Embossing Folder
Colored image with Crayola markers/matted on red cardstock - attached to card
Rose Card
ship/sea gulls (Coastal Set - Inkadinkadoo)
The sentiment is from the same set --stamped on the bottom of card with Versa Mark
Using chalks I chalked brown on the bottom/med. blue for water/light blue for sky
Embossed w/Swirls Embossing Folder
Colored image with Crayola markers/matted on red cardstock - attached to card
Rose CardEmboss cardstock with textile embossing folder
Cut pink strip of paper and run through paper crimper -- attach to middle of the card
1/2 of paper doily on right side of card
Rose image printed from http://www.birdscards.com/ - four times on pink cardstock
Embossed w/transparent embossing powder -- cut and layered
Tag - Provo Craft die cut
My Friend stamp - Studio G
Image colored with Crayola markers
Yellow Flower Card
Cut pink strip of paper and run through paper crimper -- attach to middle of the card
1/2 of paper doily on right side of card
Rose image printed from http://www.birdscards.com/ - four times on pink cardstock
Embossed w/transparent embossing powder -- cut and layered
Tag - Provo Craft die cut
My Friend stamp - Studio G
Image colored with Crayola markers
Yellow Flower CardImage colored w/Crayola markers
Cut two or three strips of yellow cardstock 11 inches long x 1 inch wide
Punch with Martha Stewart lace border punch
Run through paper crimper
Attach around the image to form a frame of sorts - folding and "pinching" along the way
Flower - Provo Craft die cut
Leaves - Cuttlekids die cut
Flower/Leaves/Cardstock embossed with Swiss Dots embossing folder
Cut two or three strips of yellow cardstock 11 inches long x 1 inch wide
Punch with Martha Stewart lace border punch
Run through paper crimper
Attach around the image to form a frame of sorts - folding and "pinching" along the way
Flower - Provo Craft die cut
Leaves - Cuttlekids die cut
Flower/Leaves/Cardstock embossed with Swiss Dots embossing folder
