Michelle's Asian Artistry make & take...

I like the soft colors in this Asian Artistry card.

One of my downline, Michelle, couldn't make our last American Ink gathering, but gave her make & take to Kim to bring anyway. How great is she?

We stamped the floral branch in Basic Brown and colored it in with ink pads and an aqua painter. I like the idea of using the aqua painter to make a border - it really looked like an extra layer when it wasn't!

I knotted the Certainly Celery grosgrain and added the Wide Oval punched sentiment to finish the card.

Bea's Asian Artistry make & take...

Bea's gotten a lot of use out of the Level 2 hostess set Asian Artistry. She brought this make & take to our last demo gathering.

It's a Ruby Red card with a few black stripes (from a retired background stamp), a sentiment from Define Your Life, and a flower stamp that we colored in with markers, tore, and then sponged around.

A knot of 1/4" black grosgrain completes the card.

Bea's Asian Artistry card swap...

Bea brought this pretty Asian Artistry swap to our American Ink gathering.

Sometimes the simplest thing - such as cutting the main image in three as shown here - becomes so striking.

I also like the torn Mellow Moss card stock behind the main image, the black strip and the background.