You're a Gem for Monkey Challenge #61: Girly-girl

When I think "girly-girl," I think pink and sweet and sparkly. So I felt compelled to use rhinestones and glitter, ribbon and silver flower filigree brads on my card. It was fun!

This is my card based on the A La Card Monkey sketch below. It uses 5/8" Pretty in Pink satin ribbon, Pretty in Pink and Melon Mambo inks, Artistic Etchings and You're a Gem stamp sets. I like it! Let me know what you think.

Stamps: Artistic Etchings, You're a Gem;
Ink: Pretty in Pink, Melon Mambo;
Paper: Whisper White, Pretty in Pink, Melon Mambo, Love Pattern dsp;
Accessories: Scallop Border Punch, 5/8" Pretty in Pink satin ribbon, basic rhinestones, flower filigree brads, 2-way glue pen, Dazzling Diamonds glitter, dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots.

Antique tags with Artistic Etchings and crochet trim...

My sister asked me to make some tags for her antique items she is selling next month. She asked for a little "French" - hence the Eiffel Tower from the Artistic Etchings set - and a bit antique looking. These tags are very soft. She can write the item and price directly over the stamping. She's just going to use regular string to attach the tags to her items. My friend and neighbor Beth helped me assemble these. Beth had some retired designer paper I ripped and sponged, and she colored the pearls. The smaller tags were leftover card stock from cutting the bigger ones!

Come back tomorrow. I'm hosting a Birthday Card Stamp-a-Stack tonight, so I'll put those cards on the blog Thursday. Have a great evening!

Artistic Etchings in Marina Mist...

This stamp-a-stack card uses Baroque Motifs and Curly Cute on a Top Note, as well as the the crown from Artistic Etchings - all stamped in Marina Mist.

My favorite part of the card is the Basic Rhinestone Jewels on the crown. These rhinestones are so sparkly!

Stamps: Artistic Etchings (118517 wood, 120573 clear), Baroque Motifs (113490), Curly Cute (117014 wood, 120510 clear);

Ink: Marina Mist pad (119668);

Card Stock: Whisper White (100730), Marina Mist (119682), Bashful Blue (105120);

Accessories: 1-3/8" Circle Punch (119860), 1-3/4" Scallop Circle Punch (119854), Top Note die (113463), Basic Rhinestone Jewels (119246).

Sherry's Artistic Etchings make & take...

Sherry provided this sophisticated make & take with the En Francais background stamp and Artistic Etchings.


The card is Crumb Cake card stock, with a layer of Early Espresso. The light layers are actually Whisper White that's been stamped, distressed and sponged to achieve this glorious look.

Artistic Etchings stamp-a-stack card...

Here are two more cards from my recent Birthday Card Stamp-a-Stack.


This one features the Artistic Etchings stamp set and Newsprint designer series paper with a knot of black satin ribbon.


We tore the left edge off a 4" x 4" piece of music, then sponged all the way around it with Basic Black ink. Then we used all of the stamps in the set for a collage look, capping it off with the Teeny, Tiny Wishes "happy birthday" at the bottom.


To add bling, we dabbed on some 2-way glue and added Dazzling Diamonds.


Have a wonderful weekend!

Artistic Etchings Eiffel Tower...

I like the Eiffel Tower. I like Paris. It's a gorgeous city.


This card is Very Vanilla and Basic Black. I sponged around the top layer as well as the Newsprint layer, and added a piece of Basic Black card stock that'd been punched with the Eyelet Border Punch.


The two jumbo brads were smooshed into my Jet Black StazOn pad (keeping with the black and vanilla palette), and a photo corner added from that punch (with dimensionals).


The "just for you" is from Teeny, Tiny Wishes.

Artistic Etchings in Newsprint...

I love, love, love the new Newsprint designer paper available in the new catalog. There are gorgeous designs in black and white that will make any of your projects "pop."


For this Whisper White card, I used a 3" x 3" piece of Newsprint, a 5/8" Basic Black grosgrain knot, and the round stamp from Artistic Etchings punched with the Scallop Circle with a jumbo eyelet in the center.


"I'm here for you..." is from a new Level 3 hostess set called Occasional Quotes.