Project Complete

My voice teacher chose the stationery sample she liked the best, which will be a gift for her sister's birthday. I was a little surprised by her choice, but I knew she would know her sister's tastes better than I. I'm pleased with the result, and I think she will be too.

Base: white pre-scored card

Paper/cardstock: TLC - misty blue city cafe; SU - baja breeze; DCWV - luxury stack

Ink: SU - taken with teal, close to cocoa

Stamps: PTI - simply stationery

Misc: scor-pal; PTI - packaging; SU - felt double-stitched ribbon, hemp twine, teal corduroy button, choc. chip button; tacky tape

Third Sample

For my third sample, I attempted to improve upon my first failed attempt. I think I was able to find a relatively good substitute combination that works. Unfortunately, when I purchased the in-color cardstock, I didn't think to purchase the ink. Silly me! It made ink-matching a bit of a challenge. But I think it works alright when you're not too heavy-handed.

Base: white pre-scored card

Cardstock/paper: TLC - misty blue city cafe; SU - baja breeze; DCWV - luxury stack

Stamps: PTI - simply stationery

Ink: SU - taken with teal, close to cocoa

Misc: ScorPal

Second Sample

Most of my recent stationery projects have been very simple - sans a lot of color. For the second design sample, I opted to punch up the color palette & make it much more prominent. I still kept it clean & simple. I think it works really well.

Cardstock: SU - night of navy; DCWV - luxury stack; PTI - white shimmer

Ink: SU - night of navy

Stamps: PTI - simply stationery

Misc: SU - scallop edge punch; pop dots; corner rounder; Sizzix - circles #2

Inspiration

First Sample

I mentioned yesterday that my voice teacher has contracted me to make several sets of monogrammed stationery for friends & family. She selected a color palette for the project, and I decided to make several design samples so she could select that as well. Here is the first successful sample. I opted to keep it simple so the cards would be quick & easy to assemble yet still be very classy.

Base: white pre-scored card

Cardstock: SU - night of navy, bashful blue; white

Ink: SU - night of navy, bashful blue

Stamps: PTI - simply stationery

Misc: pop dots; Sizzix - circles #2

Inspiration

Reject

My voice teacher loved her set of monogrammed stationery so much that she asked me to make several sets for her to give to friends & family. I've started on samples for the first set she's requested. Funny enough, I decided to start by posting the sample reject. I'm working with a blue color palette for this project, but the blues I selected for this card did not work in the end. I liked the elements individually but once I put them all together, it just did not work for me. Talk about YUK! Toss this one in the scrap heap!

Base: white pre-scored card

Cardstock/paper: DCWV - luxury stack; TLC - misty blue city cafe; SU - bashful blue; white

Stamps: PTI - simply stationery

Ink: SU - brocade blue, creamy caramel, not quite navy

Misc: satin ribbon; pop dots; ScorPal

Custom Stationery

Have you seen the newest release over at PaperTrey Ink? What fabulous sets they have this month! So great that I had to get (almost) all of them. I've been dying to break them in ever since they arrived this weekend & finally got the opportunity today since I'm home b/c of weather closings.

I started with the Simply Stationery set. My voice teacher is having a birthday this week and some custom cards are the perfect gift. I'm really pleased with the way these turned out. I repurposed the box that my new stamps sets arrived in - using the existing Polka Dot Parade band and adding my own coordinating paper & ribbon for a more decorative touch. I especially love the classy bow - it really dresses the whole thing up.

Base: white pre-scored card

Cardstock: SU - baja breeze, windsor knot

Stamps: PTI - Simply Stationery

Ink: SU - sage shadow, old olive

Misc: Scor-Pal; Michaels - ribbon

Inspiration