Happy Friday!! It's hard to believe that it's already the weekend! This week just flew by! I love Fridays, though. We relax a bit more, stay up a little bit later, & tonight we'll probably catch up on all the American Idol episodes we've missed! There...I said (admitted) it...our family is hopelessly addicted to American Idol! LOL! Friday also means that Beate has come up with another fabulous sketch for her Weekend Sketch Challenge!
This is a smaller card than I normally make (4 1/4" x 4 1/4"). I really wanted to use some of the frames from the Frames with a Flourish set (I LOVE that set) so I made my card just a bit smaller to fit them. Everything except the butterfly is embossed using Black craft ink and clear e.p. onto Shimmery White c.s. The butterfly is embossed onto Shimmery White c.s. using my Versamark and Soft Sky pads with Clear e.p. There wasn't a lot of room for ribbon (believe me...I tried many, many different ways) so I just put a strip going down the middle and then attached some black rhinestones to it. I pierced around edges of the Black card base to tie in all the dots of the frames.
That's it! Pretty simple! I'm sure that Beate, Cambria, Charmaine, Jenn, Mary Jo, Lori, & Sharon have made some amazing samples that you'll want to check out as well!
I hope you all have a great weekend and get some fun stamping time in! :-) ~Laurie
Recipe Stamps: Frames with a Flourish, Kind Thoughts, All Holidays Paper: Shimmery White c.s., Basic Black Ink: Black craft ink, Versamark, Soft Sky Other: Clear e.p., Black rhinestones, Ribbon, Blue mini rhinestone, Paper piercer
Laurie, this is just. . . oh my . . . be still my heart beautiful!
Posted by: jenn | March 07, 2008 at 07:38 AM
This is just so beautiful, Laurie! So elegant!
Posted by: Charmaine | March 07, 2008 at 07:40 AM
Laurie, this is absolutely amazing! I love it!
Posted by: Beate | March 07, 2008 at 08:04 AM
Gorgeous, Laurie -- love those Flourishes frames all in black and that lovely touch of blue butterfly . . . so elegant!
Posted by: Sharon Harnist | March 07, 2008 at 08:20 AM
This is very pretty!
Posted by: Danielle | March 07, 2008 at 08:41 AM
So elegant, love the softness in the butterfly!
Posted by: Conniecrafter | March 07, 2008 at 08:51 AM
oooooooh! so sleek and elegant! Great job!
Posted by: Kerry D-C | March 07, 2008 at 08:52 AM
gorgeous card! fun size too. and I'm so happy it's Friday too!
Posted by: Jessica | March 07, 2008 at 09:29 AM
Stunning!! Absolutley STUNNING!! Love that soft blue butterfly...just the right touch of color to a fabulously elegant card!! Everything is perfect!! LOVE IT!!
Posted by: Tosh | March 07, 2008 at 09:34 AM
Lovely!
Posted by: Melissa | March 07, 2008 at 10:13 AM
Totally BEAUTIMOUS! Dang, you make my mouth drop! :)
Posted by: Cambria Turnbow | March 07, 2008 at 10:17 AM
A classic beauty! Absolutely gorgeous design choices. :) We're Idol fans, too - although DH likes me to keep that info on the down-low. ;) LOL
Posted by: Julee T. | March 07, 2008 at 11:08 AM
Gorgeous card, Laurie! I love the black and white with just that pop of the blue butterfly. Those frames are amazing. Love this.
Posted by: Susan (rainy) | March 07, 2008 at 11:31 AM
Wow, Laurie! This is truly stunning. So pretty and elegant in black and white.
Posted by: Kelly L | March 07, 2008 at 11:49 AM
I love this color combination, and love how you incorporated all these frames in one card!
LeAnne
Posted by: LeAnne | March 07, 2008 at 01:02 PM
This is an awesome card. I am a huge fan of black and white and this card is stunning. Definately a favorite.
Posted by: denise (imchatty) | March 07, 2008 at 03:03 PM
Love the little touch of soft sky! Such a stunning card!
Posted by: Maren | March 07, 2008 at 04:04 PM
Love the little touch of soft sky! Such a stunning card!
Posted by: Maren | March 07, 2008 at 04:05 PM
I love the way you used that set! :) Beautiful!
Posted by: pesc | March 07, 2008 at 04:25 PM
Hi Laurie I got the stamps todays!! Woohoo new rubber {to me} thank you !!
Posted by: cindi rousseau | March 07, 2008 at 06:42 PM
What a beautiful card, Laurie! The frames make such a nice pattern--I thought at first it was designer paper. Very elegant!
Posted by: Leslie Miller | March 07, 2008 at 09:43 PM
This is gorgeous. I love the monochromatic....and I adore the little butterfly with the jewel. Awesome card. Joan
Posted by: Joan Jeffery | March 08, 2008 at 01:16 AM
Absolutely stunning use of the Frames with a Flourish set. Crisp and Lovely.
Posted by: Mary Fish | March 08, 2008 at 06:32 AM
So very elegant, Laurie--I love the crispness of a Band W card!
Posted by: Debbie Olson | March 08, 2008 at 12:17 PM
Absolutely stunning Laurie!
Posted by: Dawn Easton | March 08, 2008 at 08:51 PM