Tuesday 26 May 2009

Papertrey Ink - Blog Hop



May Blog HopSpring and summer tend to be the most colorful out of the four seasons. One color in particular that evokes the warmer weather is yellow!!! Your challenge this month is to use this trendsetting color to the best of it's potential! You can use it in small pieces as an accent or as the main color. Experiment & play, discovering new color combos that perhaps you hadn't thought of before. No matter what, just have fun and enjoy the feeling of happiness that this cheerful color evokes!

Wishing You... is a new Stamp set from Papertrey Ink.
I thought it needed a bright card to do the stamp set justice so here it is, I inked the tulip heads with summer sunrise palette ink then smooched some pure poppy ink at the top of the flower heads then cut them out, the dots and wording are stamps from the same set I used these in place of the stems, although they are in the set to use.
The base card is white the deep orange overlay card has been had a border punched out using the EK Success border punch then a bright yellow card embossed with the cuttlebug swiss dots folder and the corners punched using a Kreaxions punch





I used the Sympathy stamp set by Papertrey Ink to create my card, the top part of the card was stamped with the flourish stamp then I cut a diagonal slit in the card and slotted the oval nestabilities die though the slit so that only part of the card was die cut, I then cut around the rest of the flourish to finish this.

I used a punch to cut out the flowers and added a pearl to each of them.

51 comments:

Anonymous said...

wow thats beautiful jak

vanessa x

Bonnie said...

Oh this is so pretty!! and I can imagine that those flowers were a little painful.....so teeny tiny, but thoroughly enjoyable!!

Karen said...

A very Pretty card! I really love all those little punched flowers with the pearls! :>

Maureen V said...

Its lovely. I especially like the central cutout and the layering over it. Really beautiful!

Scrapping Julie said...

jak they are both so so so pretty!

Babies-Beth said...

They are both beautiful, jak! I love how you made the tulips 2 colored!

Gwen said...

Hey! I used the orange & yellow too!! so bright! love the pink & yellow together too!

Tabitha said...

Love how you did the tulips!

Melissa said...

Both cards are so pretty! I especially love the one made with the Sympathy set!

Tenia Nelson said...

Very pretty cards!! tfs!!

Marge said...

Absolutely FANTABULOUS - both of them!!!

Michelle said...

Oh my word that second card is fantastic - love that neat-o effect...and the softness of this card...; sooo pretty.

peggysue said...

Whoa, those are great! That bottom one must have taken so much work. I really like the scalloped framing and the side piece thingamajig and the wee flowers. So pretty!

Karen H. (kthaman) said...

Great cards. I love the sympathy card.

Lisa said...

Both of your cards are just beautiful.

Molly B said...

jak, those are amazing! the white one is jaw dropping beautiful.

Leigh Ann Baird said...

Both cards are divine!

Heidi said...

Both cards are beautiful Jak but those tulips are sooo wonderful!

AKiteFlier said...

Wow the tulips are STRIKING! I love that set and loved how you popped some poppy on the ends AND loved the way you used the sentiment as a stem. Great job with both cards.

KatieTurtle said...

Jak, these cards are just fantastic! The cutting on the second one is so intricate, great job!

i'm with the band said...

Great work, Jak!

Anabelle O'Malley said...

Beautiful! That second card is to die for!!

Cammie said...

Your cards are absolutely beautful.

IamDerby said...

They are both fabulous! I really really like that second one!

Kay D said...

Oh wow! How sore were your hands after cutting out all those tiny flowers?
Beautiful cards!

B said...

Jak, these are fabulous! :) Love the fun tip of red on the first and the way you cut around the flourish!

Mara Campbell said...

What gorgeous tulips! I love how you stamped them!!

Kim said...

Both are so lovely but I think the way you cut away around the flourish of the second card is amazing!

Deanna said...

These are stunning Jak!

BethieJ said...

Both of your cards are BEAUTIFUL!!! Great job!!!
Have a GREAT night!

Regan said...

totally gorgeous!

Lori said...

Both cards are beautiful!!!

Bonnie Lynn said...

Oh my....these are both gorgeous!! Wow!

Unknown said...

Absolutely STUNNING on both counts!!

Sharon D said...

You are AMAZING!

Ally said...

Wow, just gorgeous!!

Allison Cope said...

Gorgeous Jak! Love the punched corners on the first one!

Jackie Pedro said...

Both cards are so pretty!

Terri Trotter Earley said...

Oh my gosh! I love the tulips and the fun coloring you did.

It's a good life!
Terri E.

Dana Gustafson said...

Oh the kiss of pure poppy is so sizzling. And the tiny flowers with pearls so elegant. WOnderful cards.

Tanya said...

So pretty!!! I love how you did the tips of the tulpis.

Rita said...

Love the blending on the tulips! Truly inspired, truly beautiful! Thanks for sharing.

Unknown said...

OOOh JAk - I can't choose! they're both fab!!!

Debbie said...

love how you did the tips of the tulips! Great colour combos!

Lisa H. said...

oooo, two FAB cards! great use of the color yellow. love the detailed punched corners of your first card. TFS!

Janelle said...

Your cards really show the two personalities of yellow! Beautiful!

My'scardcorner said...

That is so classy Jak just beautiful:0)

michele said...

Just wanted to email to say I love your site. I will mention it in my own blog today as it has been the inspiration for my first foray into card making. Best wishes!

Anonymous said...

Your second card is so beautiful, Jak. Such a clever way to use your die.

Alice(beemer)

Anonymous said...

Very nice classy card Jak.
Sue c

Maren said...

Wow, two so beautiful card - yet so completely different from each other. :) Loved them!