As I was scanning my stamp shelf and Designer Series Paper stash, I realised it had been quite a while since I had used products from the Simply Elegant Suite. So that’s why I decided to make a few cards using this collection of very stylish products.
The first card, that I am sharing today, was created around one of the Designer Series Paper designs. This Basic Gray and Gold foil design just exudes Art Deco. Let me know if you agree.
I chose Basic Gray as the card base and took a panel of Shimmer Gold Vellum to use as a background layer.
The vellum was embossed using the Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder. I love the effect the embossing folder has on vellum.
The strip of DSP was added to the vellum layer. For this card, I decided to keep these elements centred on the card front.
The floral image, from the Elegantly Said Stamp Set, was stamped using Versamark before being sprinkled with Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder from the Metallics collection. The same was done with the birthday greeting. After using the Heat Tool, the gold embossing powder melts and looks so amazing.
The floral image was punched out using the Elegant Tag Punch. The birthday greeting was trimmed down to the size you can see. Both were then placed on the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals used to pop these layers up.
I used Gold Shimmer Ribbon to tie a gorgeous bow to add to the card front. Then I added several gold Metallic Pearls as well.
I added strips of embossed Gold Shimmer Vellum to the card insert and envelope.
These are most of the products I used to make this card.
I really love the elegant style of this card and think it would be perfect for an older friend or relative. What do you think? Who would you send it to?
I have a trio of cards to share with you soon – all using the same layout but each designed for different card makers.
Until next time, happy stamping.
If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.
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