Seasonal Catalogue Sneak Peek - Birthday Card

I hope you don't mind just a little interruption to my Sale-A-Bration Countdown posts but .....

Today is my daughter's 9th birthday - Happy Birthday Amelie!
She loves anything with the Eiffel Tower at the moment & requested her card have this image.   I received my preorder for the new Seasonal Catalogue (due to be released February 1st) & could not go past the gorgeous new More Amore DSP along with Artistic etchings (of course!)

I used Primrose Petals as a base, along with Pool Party, Very Vanilla & Basic Grey. I also added a little of the DSP to the envelope.  I have used a teeny bit of Sale-A-Bration Pool Party Ribbon for a bow along with the stitched 1/4" Grosgrain ribbon in Basic Grey.  

Stamp Sets:  Artistic Etchings, Memorable Moments.
Paper:  Very Vanilla, Primrose Petals, Basic Grey, Pool Party.

Ink:  Primrose Petals, Basic Grey, Pool Party.

Cool Tools: Snail, sponge dauber (sponged edges), Glue Dots, Paper Snips, Sale-A-Bration Pool Party Ribbon, Basic Grey 1/4" Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon. 

Thanks For Looking,

TRICIA  

Russian Dolls

I have seen these nesting dolls made into beautiful cards in a papercraft magazine a while ago and had the idea in the back of my mind to make one when I got the chance.  CC328 challenge was a great colour challenge that I thought might work with these dolls.  Titled Cherry Night Cakes (Cherry Cobbler, Night of Navy & Crumb Cake) it challenges you to use those colours only on a card.  I did not choose the dessert option of adding something from my kitchen as I totally forgot. 
Here are my "girls"

They open up the top or side and can open up to a family of nesting dolls if you like.  These ladies have both a front and back, but no babies inside.  The lady on the left was made using some paper I had in my stash and is Non-SU.  The doll on the right is made with the "Artistic Etching" circle stamp on Whisper White.

Stamp Set:  Artistic Etching  (120573)
Paper: Cherry Cobbler (121683), Whisper White (106549), Crumb Cake(121695), Night of Navy (108606)
Ink:  Cherry Cobbler(119669)
Cool Tools: Eyelet Border Punch(119853), Scallop Border Punch (119852), Boho Blossom Punch (119858), Circle Punch (Non-SU)
The Perfect Touch: Red Ribbon & Red Braid (Non-SU) Black Fine Tip Pen.

Thanks For Looking,

TRICIA

Artistic Etchings Gate Fold Card

Wow - I just love this stamp set!  It looks even better when it is heat embossed in black.  I have been wanting to make a gate fold card for ages, but never knew how.  My new ScorePal makes it so easy as it is all premarked for many special folding cards.  I would love to add more bling or brads but I think I will leave this one clean & simple.

This is the outside. The scallop doily is from my Nelly Snellen Doily Die.  The Love Letter DSP looks regal when I added a few circles and the crown from the artistic etching set.

The inside has the Eiffel Tower stamp heat embossed which really brings out the finer details of the stamp.

Stamp Set:  Artistic Etchings (120573)
Paper:  Very Vanilla (106550), Basic Black (121688), Ridinghood Red (116205), Love Letter DSP (117162).
Ink:  Versamark (102283) & Black Embossing Powder (109133).
Cool Tools: Heat Tool (106586), ScorePal.
The Perfect Touch: Black ribbon.

Thanks For Looking,

TRICIA