City Crafter Challenge 298 - It All Began in Paris - It's a Set of Four

Good morning!  Last card  for this week using my KaiserCrafts Bonjour stamp set, I promise. I've been participating as the guest designer over at the City Crafter Challenge Blog where hostess Kirsty picked this photo to inspire us:

The theme requires only that your project be inspired by the photo.  The rectangular frame  was stamped with Archival black ink onto white cardstock.  I then stamped the Eiffel tower in the frame using Close to My Heart's Sunset ink.  I had a patterned paper pack out on my workspace and picked a doily patterned background and coordinating patterned paper for the teal die cut.  The entire frame was cut out with the paper flowers being colored using ink.  Teeny, tiny Impression Obsession leaves were tucked into the flowers whose centers are cream colored prills.  I now have a set of four notecards I can use as a gift.  Hooray!  What a productive week.    

I hope you enjoyed Valentine's Day.  Time's closing, but it's not too late to join us over at the City Crafter Challenge Blog if you do so today.  Come have some fun and share your inspired project.

City Crafter Challenge 298 - It All Began in Paris Number 3

Good morning!  I am back with third card made using my KaiserCrafts Bonjour stamp set. There is a certain challenge with being the guest designer over at the City Crafter Challenge Blog for the entire month of February.  Hostess Kirsty picked this photo to inspire us:

The theme requires only that your project be inspired by the photo.  The rectangular frame  was stamped with Archival black ink onto white cardstock.  I then stamped the Eiffel tower in the frame using my Simon Says Stamp Surf Blue ink.  I had a patterned paper pack out on my workspace and picked this for the background.  The entire frame was cut out with the die cut flowers and leafy swirls added to frame the image.  The background screamed for a teeny, tiny butterfly, so I cut this with my Prickly Pear Mini Butterflies die out of coordinating patterned paper.  You might be tired of this theme already, but I've decided to pick out one more experiment in color and finish the card so that I have a set of four.  

It's not too late to join us over at the City Crafter Challenge Blog and have some fun.

City Crafter Challenge 298 - It All Began in Paris Number 2

Good morning!  I am back with another card made using my KaiserCrafts Bonjour stamp set. There is a certain challenge with being the guest designer over at the City Crafter Challenge Blog for the entire month of February, I'm finding it makes me a bit more prolific as I test and play with color more because of my desire to transform my idea onto paper.  Hostess Kirsty picked this photo to inspire us:

The theme requires only that your project be inspired by the photo.  The rectangular frame  was stamped with Archival black ink onto white cardstock.  I then stamped the Eiffel tower in the frame using my Close To My Heart ink.  I forget the name, but it is a very pinkish-red ink. I once again went shopping in the ScrapBox to find this romatic patterned paper for the background.  The entire frame was cut out, edged with Vintage Photo Distress Ink and then adhered using foam squares.  The flowers in the background around the frame were hand stamped onto a piece of patterned paper using the Bonjour stamp set and colored with watercolor paint.  The result is a very romantic scene.  I fussy cut the bottom right corner out of the paper and used foam squares to lift it off the edge of the card so that the bird could rise in front of the frame.  The finished card fits my image of what I wanted to do once I saw that pink Eiffel Tower.  I will definitely be back with at least one more card this week.  I only need to find the time to snap a photo and edit to post.

You must be inspired by now?  Come on over at the City Crafter Challenge Blog and join the fun.  I'm also going to link up with Word Art Wednesday's Challenge #219 : Anything Goes.

City Crafter Challenge 298 - It All Began in Paris

Good morning!  I get the distinct pleasure of being the guest designer over at the City Crafter Challenge Blog for the entire month of February.  Last week's challenge was super fun and I'm excited to be a part of this week's challenge as well.  Hostess Kirsty picked this photo to inspire us:

The theme requires only that your project be inspired by the photo.  I knew immediately that is was going to use my KaiserCrafts Bonjour stamp set.  The stamp set comes with the rectangular frame which was stamped with Archival black ink onto white cardstock.  I then stamped the Eiffel tower in the frame using my Simon Says Stamp Smoke ink.  This created a distinct difference in the images which allows the impression of a light graphite drawing inspired by the image.  After that, it was a shop in the ScrapBox to find a monochromatic patterned paper for the background.  I love this light green color paired with the cream roses.  It's just perfect to me.

I've been playing with other color combinations in stamping the Eiffel Tower.  If I get a chance, I'll make them into cards this week and share the result.  Meanwhile, please stop on over at the City Crafter Challenge Blog and join the fun?

I'm also going to link up to Word Art Wednesday's Challenge #219 Anything Goes.

Just a Touch of Paris

Just a little card today made to brighten my Grandma's day.  I used this as a notecard to wish her well and update her on some family busyness- kids school and my work.  I just couldn't resist using some more papers from the Authentique Grace collection.  Here's the details:

• All papers come from the collection.  The large floral piece is edged with some Krystallos Shard Glass from ArtGlitter.  I picked this up from the stamp show at Heartfelt Creations.  It really is small pieces of glass shards.  I had to be really careful not to cut my skin.  However, once glued in place, the finish product is very beautiful.

• The image is stamped in black Archival Ink using my new KaiserCrafts Bonjour stamp set.  The fine detail that this stamp created- a good quality.  I then stamped the very detailed Eiffel Tower inside the frame.  A few gem pieces add a flare of bling to the stamped image.
• The flower is cut from patterned paper from the collection using my Heartfelt Creations Delicate Asters dies.  The center of the flower is some more Krystallos Shard Glass.
• The greenery was cut as a part of other products and I just picked pieces that fit.
• A pearl swirl finishes off the look.

This one is pretty and I hope it brightens my Grandma's day.

I'm linking this up over at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog: Transparent because that shard glass is transparent and I'm loving it!  I also linked up at Word Art Wednesday Challenge #124: Anything Goes.   Come join all the fun.