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Simple and Elegant Control Freaks Blog Tour

August 19, 2014

WELCOME to the August 2014

Control Freak

Blog Tour!!!

Our theme this month:

Stampin' Up! projects that are

SIMPLE & ELEGANT

Our tour this month showcases cards that are Simple yet Elegant, or "Flat and Fabulous".. perhaps 1 or 2 layer cards without lots of embellishing... we hope you enjoy this tour! You have probably reached me after visiting Heidi Baks fantabulous blog, and if not, be sure to travel backwards on the tour and visit her! :) This month I'm a Heidi Sandwich... I'm sandwiched between 2 amazing Heidi's!!! :)

Card #1: Corner Garden Stamp

My first card uses a new background stamp called Corner Garden in a very different way! I had not thought about turning this stamp on its side but I like it!

If you are looking for it, it's on pg 175 in the current Stampin' UP! Catalog.

After stamping the background stamp on Whisper White in Calypso Coral (my current fave Stampin' Up! color), I stamped the stamp again in Black Memento ink onto Whisper White and colored in the largest flower with Calypso Coral Blendabilities markers and then cut it out with my nice sharp paper snips, added petals with the Beautiful Bunch set stamped in Old Olive on Old Olive cardstock and punched with the Fun Flower punch, then added that to the card. The Thanks a Bunch stamp is from the Occasions 4 You set, pg 8.

Simple, yet elegant... don't you think?

You can see the Blendabilities colors I used for the flower.. the 3 Calypso Coral Blendabilities markers plus the Blush (skin tone) marker and the Color Lifter. (Yep, this card was for a swap.. in fact it was for a Control Freaks Swap!)

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Corner Garden Stamp, pg 175, #134045/134048
Calypso Coral ink & cardstock, pg 181, #126983, 122925
Old Olive ink & cardstock, pg 180, #126953, 100702
Memento Black ink pg 212 #132708
Whisper White cardstock #100730
Calypso Coral Blendabilities markers pg 212, #130996
Skin Tone Blendabilities markers pg 212, #129370
Color Lifter marker pg 212, #129369
Occasions 4 You stamp set, pg 8, #134333/134336
Fun Flower punch #133785

Card #2: Bloom with Hope Hostess Stamp

My second card features a hostess set called Bloom with Hope colored with Blendabilities markers.

I think the Stylish Stripes embossing folder background, white on white, really makes this card beautiful and elegant. I also like the sponging effect around the edge of the tag... I used both Tangerine Tango and Daffodil Delight to sponge the edges.

After stamping the flower with Memento Black ink on Whisper White cardstock, I colored it with Pumpkin Pie and Daffodil Delight markers with some brown in the center from the Skin Tone assortment. I used my Scalloped Tag Topper punch to make this a pretty tag focal point.

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Bloom with Hope hostess set - available when you have an order or party of $150 or more (see pg 240)
Stylish Stripes Embossing Folder, pg 226, #132174
Scalloped Tag Topper punch pg 221, #133324
Whisper White cardstock #100730
Stampin' Sponges pg 210, #101610
Pumpkin Pie Blendabilities markers pg 212, #130997
Daffodil Delight Blendabilities markers pg 212, #130998
Skin Tone Blendabilities markers pg 212, #129370
Tangerine Tango ink pad pg 180, #126946
Daffodil Delight ink pad pg 180, #126944

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Posted by Patty Bennett on August 19, 2014 at 05:45 PM in 2014 - 2015 Stampin' Up! catalog, Background Stamps, Big Shot - Embossing Folders, Blendabilities Markers, Blog Tour, Stampin' Up! cards & projects, Swaps | Permalink | Comments (8)

Comments

Your coloring is absolutely beautiful!

Posted by: melissa davies | August 19, 2014 at 06:12 PM

Beautiful! Love how you colored the flowers!!

Posted by: Margaret Raburn | August 19, 2014 at 06:20 PM

Beautiful!

Posted by: Wendie | August 19, 2014 at 07:23 PM

You did a fabulous job of coloring on the flowers. I love how you stepped it up a little just by adding that blush to the calypso coral group. Simply stunning for both cards.

Posted by: Mary Alice Bellis | August 19, 2014 at 08:49 PM

my present fave. color is calypso coral; soooooo #1 is a knock out!! #2 is nice, but not as effective as #1; I look so forward to this group's posts & TFS!

Posted by: Susan Mac | August 19, 2014 at 10:10 PM