Wednesday 19 January 2011

Scallop circle easel cards

Since it's school summer hols at the moment & we're about to start renovating our floor & kitchen, stamping time is a bit hard to find, so I'm trying to catch you up on some projects that I haven't blogged yet. Today's post goes back to August, to show you two scallop circle easel cards I made for friends of Cara. You might remember I went through an easel card phase here & here & decided to try a different shape, easpecially after seeing the lovely Liam make some lovely circle versions. First up is Sarah's ... bright, fun & girly.
And one for Taylah...
I was trying for a bit of a Twilight inspired theme with Taylah's as she's a bit of a Twi-fan (as am I).  Choosing the colours was easy, but I was a bit unsure about images until I remembered my all-time fave flourish from 'Baroque Motifs', which I think worked with the swirly butterfly stamp.

Both cards share some other similarities - the Timeless Type big shot alphabet for the letters (no more running out of certain letters - love it!) & butterflies, but I think the look is quite different due to the colours & stamps. I was pretty happy with how they both turned out & I think the girls liked them too. Hope you do too.
Well that's all for now. Thanks very much for stopping by. Leave a comment if you like what you see, or would like more info.
Inky wishes, Di

Supplies
Sarah
Stamps: Flight of the Butterfly
Card: pixie pink, so saffron, whisper white, Petal Party kit DSP
Ink: pixie pink
Accessories: clear rhinestone brad
Tools: butterfly punch, trio flower punch, circle scissor plus, big shot, scallop circle die, Timeless Type alphabet

Twilight Taylah
Stamps: Butterfly Prints, Baroque Motifs, Flight of the Butterfly
Card: whisper white, real red, basic black
Ink:  real red, basic black
Accessories: silver brads, 2 way glue pen, dazzling diamonds glitter
Tools: butterfly punch, trio flower punch, circle scissor plus, big shot, scallop circle die, Timeless Type alphabet

3 comments:

KimB said...

Hi Di,
these are both gorgeous!!I'm leaning towards the twilight inspired as my fav though. After borrowing the books from Sam I am also now a fan :)
Kim

Liam said...

Hi Di,
I think the baroque stamp is a perfect for a twilight card. I love both cards. Thanks for the link. Hope your renos go well and hopefully it doesn't take too long. I couldn't live without my kitchen for too long but I am sure it will be a great relief when you see the final results.

Liam

Susan Joyce said...

Very pretty cards Di!