Sunday, September 8, 2013

Beautiful Beginnings

Many of my projects start with inspiration from a particular tool, technique or image.  This week's project for Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge  was inspired by a gorgeous flowery embossing folder with a coordinating folder. 



I started with stamping the flower on vellum using Versamark Watermark Ink. I repeated this three times. I heat embossed the flower using white embossing powder. I then cut the flowers out. I layered the flowers together and attached them with glue dots.

I stamped the sentiment using gray ink on the card base. I embossed several pieces of cardstock and cut them and layered them with pop dots onto the front of the card.
From this angle you can see the layers.

The inside is blank and ready for a personalized greeting.  Now I just need someone to get married. :)

Products: Hero Arts Flower, Versamark Watermark Ink Pad,     Simon Says Stamp Clear Stamps - Beautiful Words, Cuttlebug - Embossing Folder - Poppy,      Vellum, White Embossing Powder, StazOn - Stone Gray Ink, Pearls

Put on your embossing hat and think of the many ways you can emboss and play along with us at  Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge for a chance to win a $50 Gift voucher for  Simon Says Stamp. 

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Thanks for stopping by..

Suzz

26 comments:

  1. Oooo, this is gorgeous, Suzz! Love all that beautiful white - So elegant!

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  2. Wow wow absolutely gorgeous stunning really elegant and chic, I love it :-) Kezzy xxx

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  3. A beautifully layered card with fabulous texture and a great design. Love it.
    hugs {brenda} x0x

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  4. What a beautiful layered card!

    Sally

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  5. Wow, this is gorgeous Sue - so elegant!!

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  6. such a classy card - i'll have to try that with that flower - did you use the whole flower for the center part or just arrange differently?

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  7. Stunning Sue - love the White on White!

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  8. Suzz...your card is absolutely beautiful! I so love the elegant look you've given to this! Stamping and embossing the white powder on top of the vellum created such a gorgeous flower! I love that! :) Your embossed white cardstock is the perfect background for such a lovely flower. Absolutely gorgeous card! <3 Candy

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  9. What a special card, Sue - and that poppy embossing folder has become one of my favorites. Love your vellum flower!!

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  10. Such a beautiful card Sue! Love the layers of embossed paper and the vellum flower looks so delicate.

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  11. Oh.. this is such a gorgeous card, Suzz. I love the beautiful embossing on the layers. The embossed flower is so elegant. Thank you for sharing the great inspiration! :)

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  12. A beautiful card and great inspiration.

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  13. Hi Suzz, this is an absolutely stunning card. The layered vellum flower is truly stunning and I love the tone on tone effect. The embossed white backdrop is so eye catching and works beautifully with your dimensional,flower. A truly beautiful card. Tracy x

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  14. Great card Suzanne, a card with a gorgeous fragile look

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  15. That delicate vellum flower is so very beautiful, and I love the embossed background. Gorgeous card, Suzz!
    Alison x

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  16. Very beautiful Suzanne! That flower is such a stunner. Nicola x

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  17. Suzz, this is truly one of the most beautiful cards that I have ever seen. The white on white is gorgeous! So rich! Beautiful embossing. It takes your breath away.

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  18. Oh so elegant & beautiful! I love the monochromatic look :)

    *mwah*
    Steph
    Simon Says Stamp!

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  19. Stunning card Suzanne! Wow! That flower is gorgeous! Incredibly beautiful and elegant!

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  20. Stunning Sue! Love the elegant look of this card.

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  21. This is a breathtakingly beautiful card Sue! Nothing beats the elegance of pure white, especially for a wedding. One couple is going to be very lucky to receive this when they eventually decide to marry, lol!

    Hugs
    Lesley Xx

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  22. Holy cow! This made me want to get married again (to the same great man, of course) just to receive a card like this! Really elegant and romantic and reminded me of classy things. I'm too chicken to go whole hog white, but you've shown that white can be stunning! Great job!

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  23. Suzz, what a gorgeous and elegant card! Love the all whiteness. The embossing is beautiful and flower is stunning! Hugs, Sandra

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