Ornaments Keepsakes

I just had to include these cards featuring the Ornament Keepsakes in this series.  I won this bundle of stamp sets and coordinating dies from a raffle held at one of our stamping group meetings.

All the ornaments were heat embossed with white embossing powder on cherry cobbler card stocks.   I wanted to use the same elements and create three distinctly different cards.

The first card came together pretty quickly until I got to the sentiment.  I tried different placements and punches but ultimately decided to add another ornament with the "merry" adhered in the middle.

The next card layout came to me the first time I saw this particular stamp.   Somehow it reminded me of those sparkly bead "curtains" from the sixties.  I thought the embossed double lines added just the right touch of texture.  This is my favorite out of the three cards.

With the last card, I tried to create a non-holiday card using holiday elements.  I made a "flower" with the ornaments and used a vague sentiment.

Here's the side view.

Thanks for stopping by.  Until next time .............. Cheers!!!

All supplies used were from Stampin' Up

Wedding - Bridal Shower

And finally, the card I made for the Bridal Shower.  This is another center step card, a type of pop-up card.

The main image was embossed in black, very dramatic!  And in keeping with the beachy wedding theme, I sponged the panels in turquoise ink and used masking technique to simulate billowy clouds.  I attached a piece of kraft cardstock to the bottom and heat embossed it using clear embossing powder to simulate sand and scattered the tiny flowers with pearl accents.

At the bridal shower, I won one of  the games we played and got these sparkly votive candles for being the first one to guess five correct answers.