It's All About The Journey: One Backgrounder 2 Cards

Yesterday I decided to make another card using the Victorian Backgrounder from Cornish Heritage Farms. Right now this is my very favorite Backgrounder. I challenged myself to make a monochromatic card but make it a Valentines Day Card and not use red or pink. I knew what color I would use and thought "this will be a breeze". Well for most people it might have been but for me it was a little harder then I expected it to be. It was half done last night when another card idea came into my head. So I started card number two. Both of them had to be left as they were until I did the errands that needed to be done today. While I was out another thought came to mind. Why not stop off at the store and buy some buttons that might be a bit elegant for each of my cards. So that is what I did. Thank you Wayne. :) I called Wayne at work tonight and thanked him for buying the buttons for me. Ha-ha.

Here is my first card and as you can see I used Ivory, browns and gold in keeping with my monochromatic theme. I used the heart punches because I felt that it made my card look more like a Valentines Day card. I thought it could also be used as a wedding card too.

Stamps: Victorian Backgrounder from Cornish Heritage Farms. Image is made by Inkadinkado. I purchased it at Stamping memories. Sentiment is from Fancy Flexible Phrases from Stampin'UP!

Card-Stock: Suede Dark Brown and Vanilla Cream from Prism Papers.

Inks: Vintage Sepia fromVersafine.

Embellishments: Dark brown satin ribbon and gold buttons from I Kandee purchased from Stamping Memories. The gold button on the ribbon was purchased from Jo-Annes.

The hearts are popped up so that they are 3-D. I did a little stippling around the heart and the sentiment.

This next card uses the same stamps and same heart punches. I changed it up a bit. :)

This is the card that came to me while I was making the Vintage card. As you can see I changed colors and change the design just a little. I have had a lot of fun making these cards. This makes the third card that I have made using the Victorian Flower Backgrounder with the heart punches and satin ribbon. Here is the first one.

Don't you just love when you can use your stamps more then just one time? I certainly do and I think that I will start challenging myself to use my stamps making more then just one look.

Okay, I have chatted lots longer then I had planned to. I sure hope that all of you had a wonderful week and have some terrific plans for this weekend. I will be doing housework, cooking , laundry and stamping when ever I can. Smile. :)

Comments

Gorgeous. I think I have this backgrounder!!! Ha, I guess I should know. I have a gazillion new ones coming soon. have to get cracking and produce some Valentine's Day cards. Using them more than once before I put them away is a great idea.

Posted by: Joan | January 12, 2008 at 02:17 AM

Oh my- what a nice change for a valentine! Just love both cards!

Posted by: karen swenson | January 12, 2008 at 09:21 AM

OH MY!!! That chocalte brown one is TDF!! Mary they are stunning! Nice work! :)

Posted by: Becky | January 12, 2008 at 10:07 AM

Just love both of these cards with your floral backgrounder -- but I must say, I am particularly drawn to the brown one -- oh, those colors are so gorgeous and that ribbon -- just speaks to me!!! Fabulous work on both cards with a beautiful b/g stamp!!!

Posted by: Sharon (notimetostamp) | January 13, 2008 at 02:41 AM

love the cards. the brown one is my favorite. wayne is so awesome to go and buy his sweet wife MORE buttons. I got some antique buttons from my friend today!

Posted by: tami | January 13, 2008 at 03:40 AM