Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Curtain Call + FMS168 + Seize the Birthday & Merry Monday #140 + Paper Smooches

Today was laundry day, so between loads I kept popping into the office and work on these two cards. They were both the kind that needed a little time to come together.

There was a delicious cupcake to inspire us at the Merry Monday Christmas Challenge for Challenge #149 {Snowflakes}, and since my snowflake dies are from Paper Smooches, I checked out the current Sparks challenge and was happy to see it is Anything Goes.






I think it is pretty easy to see how I was inspired: the snowflakes, color palette and embossed vertical lines all came from the challenge photo. The sentiment from the Christmas Sampler stamp set is heat embossed on a vellum banner.




This second card has been floating around in my head ever since I saw the cool wintery scene in the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge Winter Wonder. It all came together relatively quickly when Freshly Made Sketches #168 posted earlier today.




I say relatively fast, because numerous panels were cut and discarded before I settled on the embossed white cardstock, winter white crepe paper and white patterned vellum panels. I have a crafting resolution to use more of the little bits and pieces I have collected over the years instead of just collecting them and I'm off to a good start (the crepe paper and pearl spray were picked up at a local Scrapbook Expo at least 2 years ago).




The Delicata Silver Shimmer ink was perfect for the birthday senitment and echoes the stainless steel thermos (flask?) in the photo.




This card is also being linked up to Seize the Birthday in the Anything Goes category.




Thanks for stopping by,

Jacquie

25 comments:

  1. Wow.....the white on white on white made one gorgeous card! Love it! Thanks for sharing it at FMS!

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  2. Well, these are just beautiful. I love how you've combined your white on white layers into one elegant card! Thanks for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches!

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  3. 2 beautiful cards today Jacquie!
    So glad you joined us at Seize the Birthday with a very special card. The detail were captured in a spectacular way! Love the neutral tones with the pearls!

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  4. Wow, Jacquie, you rocked that winter white! Love that sketch. Glad you shared it.

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  5. Love the white on white with that little touch of silver......stunning! Thanks for joining us at Seize the Birthday!

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  6. Ohhhhh these are so pretty! My fave is that birthday card! Awesome sauce Jacquie! :)

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  7. Wowsers, Jacquie! These are two fabulous cards. I saw the birthday one while entering my card at Curtain Call and HAD to come take a closer look. It is absolutely beautiful. The other one follows the challenge image perfectly.

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  8. I love the texture and clean look of your FMS card. The white on white look is really beautiful, and I just want to reach through my computer screen and touch those pretty papers. Thanks for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches this week.

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  9. What a a winter beauty! Love the soft, subtle colors.

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  10. Oh, I love the clean graphic lines of your first card, Jacquie!!!! And how beautifully you have used the colours!!! Love the sentiment embossed on the vellum and the vellum and cs snowflakes with the rhinestone centres!!! The falling snow on the blue is lovely and I love the vertical stripes on the brown frame!!!
    Your FMS card is so striking with the white on white layers!!!! The patterned vellum is beautiful and I love the idea of the crepe paper!!!! Your pears and the felt heart and button with twine are all that was needed to make this a stunning card, Jacquie!!!! The silver sentiment is perfect!!!
    Two beautiful cards, Jacquie!!!

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  11. These are gorgeous :) you nailed the inspiration in both the challenges, I so love the pearly accent on ur second card

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  12. Two gorgeous cards! The snowflake card is just fabulous with the snowflakes and the white on white card is so elegant! Thanks so much for joining us at Merry Monday and Freshly Made Sketches.

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  13. Ooooh, this is so very pretty Jacquie! Hazel x

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  14. Beautiful cards- might need that silver ink too!

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  15. Gorgeous tone on tone. Thanks for joining us at the Curtain Call.

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  16. Such a wonderful birthday card - all those papers fit together perfectly and that pearl wreath is stunning!

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  17. Every day feels like laundry day lol... but at least it's machines that do all the hard work nowadays (wouldn't want to break a nail). Both your cards are fabulous Jacquie, love the elegance of all those pretty layers on your birthday card, I just had to pin it!

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  18. Wow...this is so pretty. I love your sweet vellum snowflakes with the blue bling in the centers, so beautiful. And your birthday card, just gorgeous!

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  19. Wonderful cards Jacquie. Love the textures paste panel on the first one with those snowflakes... your second card is beautiful. The pearl string is just the perfect touch. Thank you for playing along with us at the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge.

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  20. Just found your blog... Love your work!!!!!! Such inspiration! I´ll visit you often. :-)

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  21. Love your cards!! The snowflake card is so pretty!

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  22. Absolutely gorgeous cards!! Thanks so much for playing along with us at Merry Monday this week - your snowflake card is so pretty - love the vellum snowflakes!

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  23. Congratulations, Jacquie!! That crepe paper just does it for me!!!
    =] Michele

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  24. I'm not surprised your card took honors over at Curtain Call, Jacquie. It was superb.

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  25. Gorgeous cards my dear!!!! Love the white on white! So elegant!

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