Very Vera

This "Thank You" card was inspired by a Vera Bradley "Java Blue" invitation I received recently. I'm making a bunch of these as a gift. I loved the color combination and believe it or not, I had a paisley stamp that almost matched. I also used my Nestabilities scalloped oval die for the Chocolate Chip piece. Everything else is from Stampin' Up! The corners are just Signo White Gel Pen dots because I didn't have any white brads. Enjoy.

Stamps: Paisley background, Short and Sweet
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Taken With Teal
Paper: Soft Sky (retired), Whisper White, Taken With Teal, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Ticket Corner punch, White Grosgrain Ribbon, Small and Large oval punches, Nestabilities oval die, dimensionals

Graduation again

A late post today. The system was down or just running slow this morning. This is another card I made for graduations. The technique is a type of emboss-resist. The silhouette is stamped in Staz-On Jet Black ink and the Butterfly in Purely Pomegranate on glossy white paper and then set aside to dry. Next stamp a circle (mine was from Big Pieces) in Barely Banana and then in Versamark (or use a yellow Craft Ink, which I don't have). Emboss with clear embossing powder. Next, brayer over the entire piece with blue (I used Ballet Blue) dye ink. The background is the Paisley background stamp in Versamark on the Barely Banana Paper. The sentiment is in the Pomegranate. Hope your Monday was a good one.

Stamps: Essence of Love, Live Your Dream, Big Pieces, Paisley background stamp
Ink: Staz-On Jet Black, Purely Pomegranate, Ballet Blue, Barely Banana, Versamark
Paper: Glossy White, Purely Pomegranate, Whisper White, Barely Banana
Accessories: Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Brayer