Apothecary Art {Clean and Simple}

Ah, summer has arrived!  While we're in the throes of enjoying a softball All-Star tournament and swim lessons, we've finally arrived at the end of the school year.  It was a terrific one and now we're ready for a fun and restful summer.

This card was made for two challenges.  First, I entered it in the 365 Cards "Word of the Day:  Round" challenge and the Freshly Made Sketches (#40) challenge.  The 365 Cards challenge asked us to include round things (I love the new Labels Collection Framelits and thought they were just "round" enough).

The pearl and the mini silver brads "rounded out" the project...

Once again, I used the corner of my square punch to make the pennant flag shape in the sentiment (from Fabulous Phrases).

Stampin' Up! Supplies:

Stamps:  Apothecary Art (W125525, C125527), Fabulous Phrases (W117002, C120501)

Papers:  Sahara Sand (121043), Not Quite Navy (101722), Rose Red (102544)

Inks:  Rose Red (126954) and Not Quite Navy (126971) Classics

Accessories:  Big Shot (113439), Labels Collection Framelits (125598), Whisper White Taffeta (109070),   Mini Silver Brads (122941), Large Pearl Basic Jewels (125577), Glue Dots (103683)

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Oh, {Pennant}, how do I love thee!

One of the hottest things trending right now is the pennant...  They're all over papercrafts and so I thought I'd enter the 365 Cards challenge a few weeks ago with a pennant entry for a challenge using 10 (!) different pieces of patterned paper in our project.  Here are all 10:

The Designer Series Paper that I used for this project is called Everyday Enchantment and it's a Sale-A-Bration freebie available until the end of March.  With a $50 merchandise order, you could receive this package of 12 sheets (two each of six designs).  I'm going to need to order more before March 31, as it's fast become one of my ALL-TIME favorites (and once Sale-A-Bration ends, it's gone).  

I've paired it with Pool Party, Poppy Parade, and Whisper White.  To make the pennants, I simply used a square punch to take a "bite" out of each rectangle.  

 Here's a quick video:

To make my "friends" stand out a little more, I've drawn the card stock across my Pool Party Classic Ink Pad.  It's adhered to a tag punched using the Jewelry Tag punch.

The "heartfelt" sentiment is from the Fabulous Phrases set.  I used the same pennant technique from the video to make the tab...

Stampin' Up! Supplies:

Stamps:  Fabulous Phrases (W117002, C120501), Tiny Tags (W118091, C118592)

Inks:  Poppy Parade (119782) and Pool Party (122938) Classics

Papers:  Everyday Enchantment DSP (SAB 126154), Pool Party (122924) and Whisper White (100730) card stocks

Accessories:  Jewelry Tag (117190), 1-1/4" Square (119865), Word Window (119857), Boho Blossoms (119858), Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack (118309), Crop-A-Dile (108362), 1/16" handheld (101227) punches, Stampin' Dimensionals (104430) 

Triple Word Score!

I have to say that this layout and design is one of my favorites... I am imagining how many different elements could take the place of the Daffodil Delight flower in the lower right... An image stamped on a punched circle, matted upon a scalloped circle, maybe? Or how about a bird, cupcake or owl made with our fabulous Builder Punches? The options are many...


The Square Lattice Bigz die makes for a simple, yet effective backdrop, giving monochromatic dimension to the project.


Finally, a row of card stock, punched first with the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch, cut in half lengthwise adds a bit of color for visual interest. I'll be posting more variations of this layout soon...


Stampin' Up! Supplies:

Stamps: Fabulous Phrases (cut up)

Papers: Whisper White, Pool Party (In Color 2011-13), Daffodil Delight and Basic Gray card stocks

Inks: Calypso Coral Classic (In Color 2011-13)

Accessories: Big Shot, Lattice Bigz die, Dotted Scallop Ribbon border punch, Five-Petal Flower punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Stampin' Dimensionals

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