Card Captain-Monday April 29, 2013

This week I am "Card Captain" for the Enjoy Michael Strong Stamps Yahoo Group. Today's card is made with Mike's  Special Lily stamp set, which I think he named after his granddaughter, Lily.  Isn't she a doll!

For the card base I used a 5-1/2 x 8-1/2" piece of yellow bazzill cardstock, folded in half.
Stamped the large lily stamp on white cardstock with Distress pumice stone ink. Added color with my stash of color pencils. Then  trimmed the flower with scissors.
Embossed a 2" wide x 2-1/4"high strip of white cardstock with Cuttlbug's D'vine Swirls. Distressed that with scattered straw distress ink on the edges and on top of the swirls.
Cut a small strip of white cardstock, 1" wide x 5-1/2" long and distressed the edges with scattered straw. Adhered a strip of cotton lace underneath.
These elements were adhered to the card as shown. Foam squares were used  for the flower and a mini glue dot for the tiny bow.

Below is the inside of my card. Used scattered straw distress ink on the edges of the white paper and to stamp a portion the lily on the left.

Materials:
Yellow Bazzill cardstock, white card stock,  scrap cotton lace, narrow ribbon, colored pencils
Michael Strong's Special Lily Stamp set
Cuttlebug D'vine Swirls embossing folder
Tim Holtz Distress Inkpads: scattered straw, pumice stone

Day 3 - Card Captain at Michael Strong's Group

On my third day of being Card Captain at the Enjoy Michael Strong Stamps Yahoo Group, my card is very simple. I used Michael Strong's Special Lily stamp embossing it in Adirondack Red Pepper embossing powder. The mini tag is stamped with a Printworks stamp and it's also embossed with the Red Pepper. Used a brad with a red gem and some tulle for a tie on the tag. As you can see, I'm in Valentine mode!