These cards were inspired by the super cute cards made by Karen Pedersen and Christine Adams. You ladies are such an inspiration to me! Thank you! *Ü*
I used the wonderful CTMH March Stamp of the Month called A Little Everything. (This is a MUST HAVE set for every card maker!) Click here for more information on how you can get the set at a discount or ever for FREE!
I used Baby Pink cardstock on both cards with the fun Noted Background set. I used Cocoa ink on the first card and Black ink on the second. (I definitely like the Black ink better, but I think I like the placement of the elements better on the Cocoa card. What do you think?) I also used some Ric Rac from the Blush Ribbon Rounds.
Black ink
You’ll never guess what I used to make the flower! I punched some pink napkins with a scallop circle punch. Then I used the piercing tool to make a hole in the middle and a Pink Brad to hold the pieces together. I scrunched up the flower “petals” and fluffed them a bit to make it look like a flower. (Here’s a tip: make sure you sandwich your napkin between two sheets of copy paper before you try to punch it. Otherwise you will have a big mess and your punch will jam. Trust me on this one. LOL!)
All supplies are from CTMH unless otherwise noted.
Cardstock
Baby Pink, Sweet Leaf, White Daisy, Black, White Daisy
Stamps
A Little Everything (March Stamp of the Month), Noted Background
Ink Pads
Cocoa, Black, Sweet Leaf (to shade the leaves)
Other
Blush Ribbon Rounds, Paper Crimper (leaves), Spring Harmony Brads,
These are too cute Lisa! I also loved Karen's cards and saved them in my inspiration folder, now I'll be adding yours too.
I wanted to tell you that I "lifted" one of your cards for my card workshop this last weekend (crediting you, of course) and the ladies just thought it was so cute. It was the one I commented on a while back, the one your hubby got out of your stash and gave to you for Valentine's. I just changed the background b&t and colors of some of the ink, but it's pretty much the same card. Thank you so much again for the inspiration!
P.S. I forgot to say that I love the pink napkin flower too!
These are beautiful cards, Lisa. I agree with you about the color and placement of the embellishments. The napkin flower is sooo striking – what a great idea! I love your work!
Beautiful, Lisa! Totally loving the paper napkin flowers… awesome! TFS
Just stop it!!! I just want to be you, creatively. You know how much I love your style and these cards are NO exception. Off to copy, I mean lift 🙂
Love the flower! How many layers of napkins did you use?
LOVE these cards! I am honored that something I made inspired these delicious creations. I am so excited about that flower. I'm off to make one!
Lisa, great cards. I agree with you on the layout and the black ink.
Oh my goodness! I was really NO inspiration on this one – it was all you and Karen!! I absolutely LOVE these! Thank you for sharing!!
Beautiful cards Lisa! Wow, I can't
believe those flowers are made from
napkins, they look so life like.
I'll have to go buy some colored
napkins now! Great inspiration!
Hugs,
Maryellen
Lisa, you are a creative genius. I love the flower!
Lisa,
I wanted to let you know how very much I enjoy your blog.
You have a Sunsine Blog Award! http://thefragranthand.blogspot.com/2010/03/sunshine-award-my-first-blog-award.html
I am trying to find the card you posted yesterday using the napkin flowers, but Blogger seems to have hidden or deleted. At any rate, I wanted to tell you that I think these flowers are adorable and thank you so much for the leaf technique. Why didn't I think of that!!!