Leaves a la Carte

This card is the third in a series of cards using the Carte Postal and Leaves a la Carte bundle which is currently available as a Stampin’ Up! Promotion. This particular layout was inspired by Beate Johns who is amazingly talented and another inspiration to me. So, thanks Beate, I hope you like my variation. 🙂

With this card I have done a double layer of ink with the wheel to create a shadow effect, the first roll across the card was with Almost Amethyst ink (one of my absolute favourite colours) and then rolled a second time with Chocolate Chip (another favourite) slightly lower and starting a little bit before the card stock. Hope that made sense, but if not, and if you would like to learn how to do it, please contact me.

Stamps Sets: Live Your Dream, Leaves a la Carte Jumbo Wheel

Cardstock: Almost Amethyst, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White

Inks: Chocolate Chip, Almost Amethyst

Accessories: Round Scallop Punch, Corner Rounder Punch, Circle Punch, Jumbo Wheel handle, Chocolate Chip 1.6cm grosgrain ribbon, mat pack and piercing tool, sponge, Styled Silver Hodgepodge Hardware

Artwork by Chris Parker-Barnes

The current Stampin’ Up! promotion is a fantastic deal, so I wanted to demonstrate some cards made using one of my favourite combinations from all of the stamp and wheel duos, which is the Carte Postale stamp set and Leaves a la Carte Jumbo Wheel. This is such an elegant set and can be used in so many ways. I will try to post some more examples over the coming week or so.

And don’t forget that this fabulous promotion ends on the 30th September, so you still have a few days to make the most of it.

This first card uses a colour combination that I think is stunning for cards and can be good for both male or females depending on what you add to it, and that is of course, black and white. I like using black and white with orange, or yellow, or in this case pink. But it looks great with a heap of different colours. Try it with blue or green for a nice male combination.

Stamp Sets: Carte Postale, Leaves a la Carte Jumbo Wheel

Card Stock: Whisper White, Basic Black, Regal Rose

Ink: Basic Black, Regal Rose

Accessories: Scallop Circle Punch, Half Back Pearls from the Pretties Kit, Regal Rose Grosgrain Ribbon

Artwork by Chris Parker-Barnes

This second card is a design that I think I saw on someone else’s blog, but I really don’t know whose. I have had a bit of a search around on the blogs I frequent on a regular basis but couldn’t see it, so I apologise to who ever owns it!! However, typically when I go to CASE someone else’s work, it never works out the same anyway 🙂 and I was doing it from memory, so in the end it is probably completely different 🙂

Stamp Sets: Carte Postale, Leaves a la Carte Jumbo Wheel