Flutter with Graciellie's newest designs "Flutter Away"...

 Hello there inky friends!  Today I'm thrilled to share a little card I created featuring the newest Digi stamps in Graciellie's online shop.  This collection of digi stamps and papers were so inspiring (as are all of her stamps) and I REALLY loved the color palette she has in her coordinating paper line!  I decided to use some of the colors in her paper palette when designing my card. 

To create this card, I just opened up a Microsoft Word file and started with a 4.00x5.25 rectangle.  I arranged the two feathers over this rectangle so that they would appear to be flying all over the page.  I also wanted a few of the feathers to escape the edge of the rectangle, so I made sure to purposefully place them breaking the boundary of the rectangle.  After I was satisfied with the layout, I created a smaller rectangle and placed the sentiment inside.  I printed and cut the rectangles out so that I could move on to coloring!

Flutter Away Digi Stamp Set ON SALE NOW!

WOW!!!  I just LOVE that the cost of these digital downloads are less expensive than ONE CARD purchased from a store.  That's pretty amazing!  

Flutter Away Digi Paper ON SALE NOW!

There were just a few Copic colors used on this card.  They included:  BG01, FBG2, YG13, Y04, C-3 and a bright red...I put it back before I remembered to take note of the number.  oops.  After coloring, I applied some clear microfine glitter and attached some sequins. 

To finish off the card, I mounted the colored panel onto a piece of neon lime green cardstock and then mounted the whole panel onto a coordinating teal card base. 

Before attaching the sentiment, I added some golden thread and mounted the sentiment over that.  

So fun!  I'm in love with the sentiments in this set and have another project in the works.  It'll be posted soon so make sure to come back again real soon.  Thanks so much for hopping over.  I hope you have a fabulous week!  

September Challenge...Joy Clair

Hello Joy Clair Friends!  Joy Clair is thrilled to announce the new September Cardmaking/Project challenge!  Several design team members are joining the fun this month to inspire and encourage YOU to join us in creating some beautiful projects!  The feature photo above from designseeds.com is our inspiration and we encourage you to create a card or project using the colors, theme or layout of this photo.  Single layers?  YES!  Check out my creation!

I took inspiration from the colors and the feather pattern in the photo and started out by grabbing some coordinating inks.  I love my Memento ink spots and they work perfectly for this project!  I selected the colors Ladybug, Potter's Clay, London Fog and Bahama Blue.

To create my background, I inked the "holly leaf" from the new Christmas Coffee set and stamped an overlapping pattern using this four different colors.  I tried to follow the color pattern in the photo. After that, I used a paper towel to distress the edges.  Finally, I took the edges of the ink pads and swiped them across the paper to create the feathery swoops in the photo.

Since I wanted to focus totally on this background and not add additional images, this will be a fun note card to send someone.  It's simple and colorful and can be used for a variety of reasons.  To finish off the card, I did add some embellishments to make it a bit more special:  Rinea Foil slivers, golden pearls, red satin ribbon and some sparkly sequin ribbon.  FUN!

Fun right?  OK...Now it's YOUR turn.  Give it a try!  I can't wait to see what YOU create!  Remember to post your project on Joy Clair Blog Challenge page (add your link to our Inlinkz).  You might be the lucky winner of this month's challenge.  There are TONS of stamp sets for you to choose from if you win the $25 gift card!