...a different mood

The constant rain through the weekend affected my mood somewhat. The final product, be it romantic or flea market chic, seemed to work.  Grey and vintage red with touches of black scrolls here and there seemed almost French. I added even more "chic"at the end with a smooth grey ribbon and... voila!

Love, love, love the classy kind of shabby chicness of the pearls in combination with the various splashes in the color pallette. You cannot go wrong with simple and elegant.

Although my usual choice of color leans more toward blues, for this card I decided to use several refreshing fall colors -- tis the season!

new directions

For those of you who perhaps thought I had disappeared... surprise! This past year has taken me to unexpected yet welcome places -- places that really did not include so much cardmaking. An English teacher at heart, I broke from crafting to concentrate on an editing project and the nearly lost art of letter writing which I thoroughly enjoy. I am, however, hoping to post some new pictures and "wow" you all with more creative card design in the very near future!

...a few eXtras

There are a small handful of cards I purposely did not post previously, but finally decided to share 'em with you all. See how special you are? The next few cards were made for friends. This was simply a thank-you card with a semi-modern twist.

Yes, this IS a card (complete with a translucent film over top)! Simple:  a few friends of mine were "under the weather"; I filled out a prescription. This one was fun and resulted in a handful of laughs!

I thought this little bird went well with the soft color palette of the card stock. To balance it out a tad, I added a couple brads & roughened the edges.  Anything "birds" is right up my alley.

This idea was a little more challenging -- a card to congratulate a young, spunky mother who recently gave birth to a baby girl...but nothing "too pink." This is what I came up with!

This particular Teapot Card has to be my favorite. It was meant as a thank-you for a tea party my friends hosted. The best part? -- the tea bag holds the message and sits snug inside the pot.