PINK AND GREY SPONGED BORDERS

 

Starting tomorrow I promise I won't post any more of this type of card.  I was just having so much fun with the various color combinations that I thought I would share.  Hope you give this a try.  The designs work so well for just making one-layer cards.

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SHADES OF BLUE

The first card is just the single layer and was actually the very first of these sponged border cards that I made even though I posted others before it. 

 

On the 2nd and 3rd card here I did something a little different.  I masked off the area but before sponging blue onto the open area, I stamped the design with VersaMark and then embossed the image with white embossing powder.  The blue were then sponged.  Using a soft cloth, I wiped any ink from the white images and then removed the post-it masks.  The blue image was stamped and the sentiment.

 

There were tiny smudges of blue ink on both cards which dictate where I stamped the butterflies.  I wasn't thrilled with the placement but the little butterflies did serve the purpose.

 

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SPONGED BORDERS



 

 

 

I'll just leave you with these three pictures today.  Using a variety of stamps with the sponged borders can be a lot of fun.  I played with different colors as well and will show those in the coming days.

WITH SYMPATHY

 

It seemed appropriate to post a sympathy card today.  Last week a very dear friend of ours died and today is his funeral.  Our families have been friends ever since my husband and I married 44 years ago.  Our children grew up together and were friends so today we mourn but will celebrate his life.  He will be missed.

 

The card was one I made at the SU Workshop.  I won't be giving any details here, but if you have any questions, please let me know.  My email address is on the right hand column of my blog and I will answer as soon as possible.

BEST WISHES

Another quick entry.  This card was made at an SU workshop.  It's a simple layout which I could use again, but I'd definitely use different papers and different colors.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

This is very similar to another card or two that I have posted in the past, but due to a shortable of time I just wanted to have something to post today.  Hope you enjoy this one.

 

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, LYNETTE & JIM

This is a card I made for my friend, Lynette, and her husband who are celebrating their anniversary today. 

 

Using post-it notes, I masked the top and bottom portion of the card front and sponged SU Close to Cocoa and Dusty Durango inks in the open area.  Then I stamped a Penny Black design with Close to Cocoa.  I stamped it off onto scrap paper once.  Next I huffed on the stamp so that any ink that was left could be stamped one more time onto the card with a shadow affect.

 

Some of the gals on our Yahoo Group have been doing this on cards and I love the affect of the sponged ban across the front of a card.  I had so much fun doing it that I made several more cards using different colors.  They will probably show up here too.

 

(NOTE:  I forgot to take a picture of this card before I sent it to Jim and Lynette so I "borrowed" the picture she took of it.)

 

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