Monday, January 28, 2008

Bling & Brilliance

It's funny, I've been seeing this set, Good Things Grow, on a lot of people's retirement sales list lately. I actually only got this set a few days before it retired. It was one of those sets that always caught my eye, but I never bothered to pick up. Now, I don't know if I'll ever get rid of it. It makes such sharp-looking quick cards. Because of the bold square image, I thought some spectrum stamping would look nice. I am still on my birthday card kick, so I went with the dandelion stamp, thinking about wishing. I inked it up with a Brilliance pigment inkpad- Peacock, and loved the results. I used the stamp-a-ma-jig to line 3 up in a line. Next, I paired it with some pastel Bazzill Bling paper. I really like the simple layout with all the subtle shimmer.

I also have the Twilight Brilliance inkpad, so I went ahead and did a pink and purple version too. Again, I paired it with some pastel Bazzill Bling paper. I stamped a PaperTrey Ink greeting on there and left a slight white border on the cardbase. I'm really happy with how these ones turned out!
Supplies:
Stamps: Good Things Grow, Faux Ribbon
Ink: Versafine Black, Brilliance Spectrum pads- Twilight, Peacock
Paper: Bazzill Bling, Pastel multi-pack, white, confetti white

5 comments:

  1. Great cards!!!
    They are simple and beautiful, and it's great the all the emphasis is on the stamped image. Beautiful!!
    Amy

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  2. Wow, I love these cards. They are striking in their simplicity. I also within the last few months got that set of stamps. Thanks for the inspiration in another way to use them. Elizabeth S. in mid-Michigan

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  3. Beautifuuly simple, clean design! Really like this! Actually I like all your creations!

    I was nominated for the great tip award for a project featured on my blog and in turn I get to nominate 3 other bloggers whose work I find inspiring...so I'm nominating you. :-) If you want more info: http://lwdesigns.blogspot.com

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  4. Gorgeous! Such a striking design. I love those Brilliance spectrum pads, but I'm wondering if you heat set yours or if they dry. I've had trouble with them not drying but maybe it was the paper???

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  5. Gorgeous work on this. And the rest of the blog too!

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