Sunday, October 23, 2011

More faux letterpress

At CASE Study, our muse, Niki Estes has given us another lovely card to case.  Here's my submission this week,  using faux letterpress again - this could be addictive!



supplies: white and green cardstock, white watercolor paper for faux letterpress, Sizzix embossing folder and worn lipstick distress ink, Verve Bloom & Grow flower, Stampers Anonymous leaf sprig, peeled paint distress ink, Hero Arts CL491 Made with Love, VersaFine onyx black ink, K&Company Adhesive Gems, faux stitching with fine-tip black marker

33 comments:

Ruth S said...

Adorable card Lin - I love the texture!
Rx

Sanne said...

Great cards Lin my fave is the first one - gorgeous design !

Barb said...

Ooo, loving these colors, Lin! Beautiful card! I agree, faux letterpress is lots of fun!

Kath Stewart said...

yummy card lin...loving that faux letterpess background...hugs kath xxx

Jacqueline said...

This is a beautiful card Lin - I can always see how much you enjoy your card making!

MarcyK924 said...

This card evokes another memory for me - the bg faux letterpress technique reminds me of a chenille bedspread I had. It was pink with white too and had pink and green flowers around the border. GORJUS!!

Karin Åkesdotter said...

Beautiful! and the texture is wonderful!

Clare said...

Ooooh this is really gorgeous!! LOVE it!! Thanks for joining us at CASE Study this week! : )

GrammySue's Creations said...

Hi Lin,
Your card is gorgeous--love the flowers and the beautiful colors. Great take on Niki's card. Hope that you are having a great weekend.

Brenda said...

I just love this pink and green combo Lin! Superb card!

Dawn T said...

Lin this is so pretty. Love your take on the CASE card.

Teresa Kline said...

wow, Lin, this is stunning, luv the flower ink/embossing..so very sweet...hope you have a super week!

enjoy *~*

Ann said...

Oh lovely Lin! A really pretty card - love this letterpress look too.

Maureen Morton said...

I am so loving this card - the colors and textures. I love this technique; need to do more of it! Thanks!

Lucille K said...

Lovely, Lin. The coloring is beautiful :)

Virginia L. said...

How GORGEOUS!!! Love love the colors and composition! You're the BEST, Lin! Thank you so much for helping me with the voting! xoxo

Kelly Booth said...

LOVE your card Lin!!! The Faux letterpress is so Pretty in pink. xoxoxo!

Nona said...

This is so pretty, Lin! Love the colors and texture. You can also enter this in Moxie Fab's texture challenge. Hope you had a nice weekend :)

walchowDesign said...

Lovely card and love the embossing texture

Wanda G (stampcat) said...

This is very cool!! What a neat technique and thanks for sharing it with us...love your card! Have a great day Lin!

Elizabeth Allan said...

Love the color combination Lin. Happy, happy, happy!

Trinh said...

So pretty, Lin! I agree with about this technique being addictive!

Iwona Palamountain (Chupa) said...

For one, I adore this shade of pink, but the whole card is amazing! Great technique, perfect sentiment and I love the faux stitching!

Clare said...

Wow Lin, this is just AMAZE-ing! I LOVE the technique you used here - soooo pretty! Such a gorgeous card!

Virginia L. said...

Congrats on being the Top three for CAS Study! You are SO talented!!!!

Unknown said...

congrats ...your card won at the Lily pad designs.I am a big fan of yours. very happy for you.This card is really beautiful

walchowDesign said...

Congrats for being on the top three, Lin!

jintyoo7 said...

So pretty, LIn and I love that technique too. It is so easy to do and gives marvelous results!

cheiron said...

Gorgeous Lin! Love the pink and green too!

Leni said...

Love it!

Suzanne C said...

Fabulous texture and beautiful! Love the flower accent.

Tiffany Ervin said...

Really beautiful take on Niki's card! I like the faint print on the leaves!

Diane said...

Gorgeous!!! I have been scrolling thru your blog....due to my arm surgery I haven't been visiting my favorties, but now am catching up...beautiful projects I have missed!!