Monday, June 10, 2013

Placecard-Card Medley

Keep quiet now! You are standing before the Eternal Lord
    because the day of the Eternal One is near;
His judgment is coming. He has prepared the sacrifice,
    and He has chosen His GUESTS with care.
Zephaniah 7 : 1     (The Voice)


Hello and Welcome!  I’m excited to be doing this, my fourth post in conjunction with a group I recently connected with after I began using my new-last-summer Silhouette CAMEO cutting machine.  It’s a monthly post to showcase projects that members of the Silhouette Challenge Group have made using these wonderful machines.  You'll find a list at the end here of those who are participating this month, so you can visit them, also!

For this month’s project, I made a medley of Placecards and Cards designed by someone who offers spectacular Cut and Digi designs to those of us who have a love for using them in our creations – and many of them are FREE!  What a lovely Gift to us!  Then we Gift to others!   *Smile*   (www.birdscards.com) 

I’ve made a selection of just a few of the various styles she has offered over the past several months.  I thought they might be appropriate for weddings, showers, luncheons, dinners or meetings.  I’ve used my favorite colors - lavender, black and sage -but they could be done in any colors.  I’ve sized them to be 4” x 4” unfolded.  There is plenty of space to write names on them.  (I’ve actually just finished addressing the Graduation Announcements in my hand-calligraphy for a young woman near me.  I would do that type of 'fancy handwriting' on these placecards.)

I began with the ‘Butterfly with Hearts’ pattern –


 
These are ‘Butterfly with Swishes’ placecards –  I saw several programs on TV recently that said that Emerald Green was THE color for this summer's weddings - so, I added some Emeralds -



Here are two types with ‘Hearts and Flourishes’ placecards


 


This ‘Circle Top’ pattern has 2 layers and I then embossed and inked the top layer before adhering it.  I added a gem to the flower and a heart to the circle.


 
I was thinking, as I was designing and creating, that any of these placecards could be adhered to cardstock and made into a greeting card.  I did just that with the ‘Butterfly with Hearts’ pattern, adding black ribbon, gems and the ‘negative’ pieces of black cardstock from a border I had punched recently – and then one of the ‘negative’ hearts from the Butterfly to the inside, also.  One could do any style of decorative embellishments.  I made a simple “Get well soon” card.





I enjoyed making these and I look forward to using more of her Lovely Cut and Digital files in the future.

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Make Your Own "Rubber" Stamps by Coley's Corner
This Month's Facebook Silhouette Challenge by Tanya's Creative Space
3D Tea Gift Box Download by Creative Turn
File Cabinet Makeover by Super Sweet Life
Jewelry Box Creation by Joy & Gladness of Heart
Retro Chair Silhouette by Tried & True
Toddler Train T-Shirt by The Thinking Closet
Placecard & Card Medley by An Elegant Touch... -   That's ME! - right here!
Pretty & Personal Birthday Bundle by The House on Hillbrook

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10 comments:

  1. oh my goodness, that had to have taken some attention to detail and patience- looks great! I love that it is so creative!

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  2. These are lovely, Lynden. Such a great fold to use with the silhouette!

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  3. I really love how versatile these creations are...placecards...cards...scrapbook embellishments...there's just so much creative potential. (And the one where you did embossing and inking really caught my eye. So profesh!) Thanks for participating in The Silhouette Challenge, Lynden. You always come up with such inspirational creations. Sorry there were some glitches in getting the post up today. I hope that doesn't discourage you from participating in the future!

    Warmly,
    Lauren
    The Thinking Closet

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  4. These are really pretty Lynden. I love the "bling" you added to them. It makes them pop!

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  5. These are so lovely! They are pretty all on on their own but your embellishments and additions really takes them over the top!

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  6. Beautiful as always Lynden! You are so talented!

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  7. Those are just so cute. I like how they turned out. The embossing on the one card was a really nice touch.

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  8. These are all so very lovely!!!

    Hugs,
    Jo

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