Calli Lillies

One of my favorite cartridges that I got for Christmas is Art Nouveau.   I LOVE IT and want to cut everything but, I am being patient.

So these Calla Lillie's were cut at 4" and I used white opal Liquid Pearls on the top layer of the flowers.   The papers are from My Mind's Eye Lost & Found 'Rosy' small stack.   I used a Martha Stewart Around the Page punch for the center mount and the green strip of vertical paper down the center.   The shimmery ribbon on top of that green strip is from Pebbles.

Peacock Wish

Before I start on today's card I just want to say that I LOVE it.   My little sister loves peacock's and I have had a plan to use the colorful mat paper from DCWV Hippie Chic stack ever since I laid eyes on it.   So, that's where I started.  

I pulled out all the matching glitter papers to cut my peacock from the Art Nouveau cartridge at 4 3/4".  I added a gem to his eye once I was done assembling.   I mounted the peacock onto another frame of solid paper that I border punched with a Martha Stewart border punch.   I added a frame with the letters WISH on it, using matching ribbon.   The ribbon and chip board letters were from Studio G.  Oh, and under the peacock frame, I added some unrolled raffia ribbon in an off white color.

Birthday Calli Lillies

I'm still still loving the Art Nouveau cartridge as you can see.  The Calla Lillies were cut at 4" and I used white opal liquid pearls on the top layer of the lillies to make them stand out.  The printed paper is from the DCWV Serenity stack on the top and a white pearl underneath.   I used a Martha Stewart Punch around the page for both sheets.

I finished off the front of the card with a slider tag I made using a Paper Studio Punch and an Inkadinkado stamped sentiment.   The ribbon holding the slider is from American Crafts.

With this view of the card, you can see that it wasn't an even fold.   I cut the front and inch shorter than the back so that you could see the inside piece of pearl that I border punched along with a little strip of the printed paper.

Sea of Wonder

Oh how I love this octopus from Art Nouveau!!!  I've had my eye on this cut since I got the cartridge and then I read the Jinger Adams design team call HERE and I knew it had to be the the octopus! 

I cut it at 4 1/2".   Each layer was a different glittery or shimmery shade of aqua.  The papers were from the DCWV Royal Garden & Linen Closet as well as an Aqua shimmery vellum from the Paper Studio.   Once I assembled the entire octopus, I used a colored Sharpie to ink the edges, which really took some time.

The base of the card is a pale yellow and then a shimmery aqua and then a coral printed paper from Creative Imaginations South Seas stack.   I round punched the corners of all the layers and then used a Martha Stewart around the page punch on the coral top layer. 

The bubbles above the octopus are bisque colored liquid pearls and the net is black tulle that I folded together on the back of the mat, then taped down.   On the front, I cut the bottom of the tulle in a scallop pattern and spread it out.   The 'weights' on the ends of the net are round foam dots that I colored with a black sharpie and then added black circles the foam.   Once I was done, I used glossy accents to make the weights look shiny.

Last, the sentiment...   The frame was cut from the Songbird cartridge using Frame 2 at 2 1/4" and then the shadow at 2 1/4" and then another regular cut at 2 1/2".   I used a couple layers of foam dimensional dots on the frame and then added the printed sentiment that I inked to give some similar color to the shades of the card.

On the inside, I used the same papers but, corner punched the corners only and didn't do the edges.   The sentiment inside was also printed.