My contribution to this month’s WMS Friends Blog Waltz (with a birthday party theme) is this elegant, yet very simple birthday card I made for my dear mother-in-law. She loves butterflies, so I chose this pretty background paper from the Ambrosia collection by BasicGrey.
I embossed the Vintage Circles, Small image with black powder and added the sentiment, embossed with vanilla powder, from the Bountiful Baskets Additions set. The circle fit perfectly inside the Spellbinders die-cut, which I embellished with tiny self-adhesive pearls and adhered to the card with dimensionals.
Thanks for stopping by!
Stamps: Vintage Circles Small, Bountiful Baskets Additions (Waltzingmouse Stamps)
Paper: Basic Black, Basic Gray, Dusty Durango (SU!); Ambrosia (BasicGrey)
Ink: VersaMark (Tsukineko)
Accessories: Big Shot, Vanilla & Black Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Heat Tool, Stampin’ Dimensionals (SU!); Fleur de Lis Doily Motifs Shapeabilities (Spellbinders); 3mm Self-Adhesive Half Pearls (Mark Richards)
Paper: Basic Black, Basic Gray, Dusty Durango (SU!); Ambrosia (BasicGrey)
Ink: VersaMark (Tsukineko)
Accessories: Big Shot, Vanilla & Black Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Heat Tool, Stampin’ Dimensionals (SU!); Fleur de Lis Doily Motifs Shapeabilities (Spellbinders); 3mm Self-Adhesive Half Pearls (Mark Richards)
22 responses so far ↓
1 Pauline // Jul 17, 2011 at 3:44 am
Fabulous card, love patterned paper and the dramatic label.
2 Deborah Frings // Jul 17, 2011 at 5:40 am
Just wonderful. Really dramatic colours, the backing paper is so pretty. I love the black and orange centrepiece!
3 Lynn Mercurio // Jul 17, 2011 at 7:34 am
Awesome job…I’m like your MIL – I love butterflies and these on your patterned paper is totally divine. Love that your card is elegant with a touch of whimsy. Nicely done.
4 Claire Brennan // Jul 17, 2011 at 7:50 am
oh this is lovely, that is one of my most fave stamps ever, and you made it all the more striking by stamping in black, it’s a superb card!! thank you so much for waltzing along with us!!!
5 Cyndie // Jul 17, 2011 at 8:09 am
Such yummy colors–it’s a lovely card! I’m sure she will love it.
6 Renee L // Jul 17, 2011 at 8:22 am
Such beautiful, dramatic colors!
Beautiful card!
7 Karen B. // Jul 17, 2011 at 8:30 am
Now this is an amazing creation! Love the colors and the black embossing!
8 Jane Harrah // Jul 17, 2011 at 10:02 am
Tres Chic! So elegant Vera and the colors are wonderful. Perfect paper choices.
9 Karin // Jul 17, 2011 at 10:22 am
BEAUTIFUL!
10 Chris L. // Jul 17, 2011 at 11:52 am
What a beautiful and elegant card! I love your colors, and I am sure your mother-in-law will love it!
Chris L.
11 Julia Aston // Jul 17, 2011 at 11:57 am
I have that paper too and I just love it – how perfect for your MIL’s card! The stamping looks wonderful inside your die cut.
12 Kathy // Jul 17, 2011 at 1:42 pm
Great vintage colors and look..fabulous job.
13 Charmaine Stack // Jul 17, 2011 at 2:19 pm
This is such a great card! I like how you used that butterfly paper and pulled your colours from it. Thanks for the tip re: that image and die going together perfectly, too!
14 Cassie K // Jul 17, 2011 at 3:24 pm
what a great card
15 LaurieJ // Jul 17, 2011 at 6:33 pm
This is so pretty! The vintage circle image looks great on the die cut.
16 Tosha Leyendekker // Jul 17, 2011 at 8:34 pm
Love how you framed the vintage circle with the beautiful butterfly dp in the bg!! A lovely card!
17 Nancy // Jul 17, 2011 at 10:20 pm
Gorgeous card….love all the butterflies and the colors you used. I’m sure your mother-in-law will love her birthday card.
18 Belinda Langner // Jul 17, 2011 at 10:56 pm
Absolutely lovely! The vintage circle stamp looks like it was made for this die! Just fabulous!
19 Jen Cuthbertson // Jul 18, 2011 at 2:22 am
What a great color combo! I love the black over the terra cotta and it is just perfect over the butterflies!
20 Helen LeBrett // Jul 18, 2011 at 5:18 pm
Love this card: the paper is beautiful, and it goes so well with the spellbinders die cut and the embossed labels piece!!
21 ~ Ali Watson ~ // Jul 19, 2011 at 5:04 am
this is fab!
ali x
22 Pat (mspfd) // Jul 20, 2011 at 11:47 pm
Gosh, this is pretty, Vera! Lovely mix of paper and colors, and it a great, mailable design.