Kiwi Daisies
Did I mention that I love our new in colors and the new stamp sets? I love them, love them, LOVE THEM.
I made this card last week Friday while my friends were over stamping and the Mamma Mia soundtrack was blasting! I seem to be the most creative lately when that CD is on. I can’t wait to buy that movie!!! I will watch it all the time. Pierce Brosnan was so sweet in it. He can’t sing, but boy…it’s so romantic that he does it anyway. …sigh…
The card base is a 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ piece of Chocolate Chip cardstock folded in half.
The next layer is a sponged 4″ x 5 1/4″ piece of Brocade Blue cardstock.
I stamped it with Tres Chic background and paper pierced the edges.
A 1 1/2″ x 5 1/4″ piece of Whisper White cardstock was adhered in the middle of the Brocade cardstock, the bottom edge was paper pierced and Kiwi Striped Grosgrain ribbon was tied around it.
For the center piece I stamped a 2 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ piece of Kiwi Kiss with Friends by Definition background and sponged the edges with Kiwi Kiss. Then I stamped the Upsy Daisy stamp with Chocolate Chip Craft ink. I let the image dry (translation: I hit it hard with the heat gun. I don’t have patience to wait! LOL) and added highlights with my white gel pen.
The stamped layer was adhered to a 1/8″ bigger piece of Whisper White cardstock and a Chocolate Chip scallop rectangle square that was cut with the rectangle Nestabilities templates. The layers were attached to the card base with .
The sentiment was stamped with Chocolate Chip classic ink on Whisper White cardstock. Next the flowers were inked with Kiwi Kiss, stamped on scrap paper once, then stamped over the sentiment. It was punched out with the large oval punch, layered on Chocolate Chip cardstock and cut out to by hand to create the bigger oval layer.
This is actually my second try on this card. My first version was with Sage Shadow.
I really liked this version too.
But as I am getting ready for my first stamp camp after my summer break, I needed a card with ribbon that is not retired.
The ribbon on this card is from a retired Ribbon Originals pack.
Have a wonderful day! Hugs and smiles
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Comments
So pretty and I do love the in colors also. This kiwi is perfect. Wonderful Beate.
Posted by: Stacy Twinshappy SCS | September 4th, 2008 08:35
These are beautiful Beate! I may have to CASE you giving you proper credit…of course!
Posted by: Lorie | September 4th, 2008 08:59
Very nice! I love the top color combination, in particular! And the white shadow effect looks great!
Posted by: Jingle | September 4th, 2008 09:07
Beautiful! Simply beautiful! I’m actually trying to resist this set since I already have something (or perhaps several somethings) similar. ;D
Posted by: Melissa (SCS: stampin_melissa) | September 4th, 2008 09:08
These are both wonderful! I really like how you added the white accents to the flowers!
Posted by: Tanya | September 4th, 2008 10:01
Oh, wow, love how you’ve used the new colors! Those flowers look amazing on the Kiwi Kiss cs! Highlighting the flowers with the white gel pen makes all the difference in the world and gives a whole new dimension to the card. Great eye!
Cindy
Posted by: Cindy Major | September 4th, 2008 10:55
Stunning cards! The paper piercing really finishes it off nicely Beate.
Enjoy your day!
Posted by: Tiffany Miller | September 4th, 2008 11:35
Just loving this stamp set and new incolors! I adore both of your cards Beate! Have to get my order in! Have a great day! Hugs, Deb
Posted by: Deborah Golan | September 4th, 2008 12:09
I LOVE both of these, Beate!! Gorgeous colors and stamps…and I love your white highlights!! Beautiful designs!!
(I will have to remember your movie recommendation. *wink*)
Posted by: Rose Ann | September 4th, 2008 12:13
Beide Karten wunderschön Beate…., Der Blumenstempel und die Farben sind ein Traum! Have a nice day….
Posted by: Silli | September 4th, 2008 12:35
Oh my gosh, Beate. . .total perfection! I just adore this!
Posted by: Charmaine Ikach | September 4th, 2008 12:58
Stunning Beate !
Posted by: Krista | September 4th, 2008 13:19
These both rock! I despise Sage Shadow, but you actually made it look good here.
Posted by: Ann | September 4th, 2008 15:04
Your card is beautiful. As to Pierce Brosnan — it was so hard to watch James Bond singing so earnestly on the top of a cliff in Greece. I kept thinking — this is James Bond! The music is great — then and now.
sb
Posted by: Sean Blancaneaux | September 4th, 2008 16:04
Awesome card Beate! I just love your little details, my fave being: the flowers stamped off and then onto the sentiment oval, and oh my, the white highlighting of the flowers adds sooo much! Love this!
Posted by: Bev | September 4th, 2008 16:11
These are both beautiful Beate!!
Posted by: Vicki | September 4th, 2008 16:44
I love all the depth that the words give behind the daises… The Blue and Green is my favorite… Weird because the Pacific Point is not my fav….
Hugs
Brooke
Posted by: Brooke S | September 4th, 2008 16:59
Beautiful - both of them!!! The depth with those daisies is amazing!! *STAMPIN HUGS* Alex
Posted by: Alexandra Hobson | September 4th, 2008 17:33
Both cards are fantastic!!! I love that stamp and I just might have to get it!
I see it everyone and I love it!!! 
Posted by: jenn | September 4th, 2008 18:10
Hi Beate!! Welcome back from summer break
Both your cards are beautiful!!
Posted by: Kristine | September 4th, 2008 18:54
Beautiful Beate! These are lovely and I’d love to do one at your Stamp Camp…hehe!
Posted by: Dawn Easton | September 4th, 2008 19:09
Both of these cards are just GORGEOUS Beate!! I love the white highlights..and the colors…WOW!! Love these!!
Posted by: Tosh | September 4th, 2008 19:43
Oh Beate, what great inspiration! Vera just delivered this set the other day and it’s waiting to be inked up. These beauties were just the inspiration I needed to get my mojo working!
Posted by: Pat (mspfd) | September 4th, 2008 20:36
These are both absolutely gorgeous! I love the white highlight on the flowers…it really adds a lot to the image. I can’t wait to get this set too!
Posted by: Lynn | September 4th, 2008 20:40
wow, i love the cards! i can’t wait to get my upsy daisy set…getting ready to hit submit order
i’m looking forward to stampin’ with you in the morning!!
Posted by: stephanie | September 4th, 2008 20:56
How beautiful is this? I should be getting this set by tomorrow (crossing all my fingers and toes it arrives on time) so hopefully I can play with it this weekend!
Posted by: Brandi Wiggins | September 4th, 2008 21:58
Beautiful Beate! I love all your background stamping and the way you highlighted the daisies! And I agree with you on Mama Mia, Pierce cannot sing…but who cares!
smiles,Deena
Posted by: Deena | September 4th, 2008 22:59
What a cool look on the top one. Both are very you but in new fresh colors!
Posted by: Nancy Grant | September 5th, 2008 00:02
Oh my gosh! I would never have thought Kiwi & Pacific would work so well to this degree! Love it, Beate!!
Posted by: savorthejourney | September 5th, 2008 01:22
These are such beautiful cards! I love your idea on how to highlight the stamped image with the white gel pen. I’ll be CASEing that soon! Thanks for sharing your creativity!
Posted by: Candi | September 5th, 2008 06:48
oooh, that ‘upsy Daisy’ is such a nice set… great how with the white gel pen, it makes the whole image pop up… two lovely cards!
Posted by: antje | September 5th, 2008 07:44
Soooo pretty! This is becoming one of my favorite sets! Love it like this! This is a beauty! Have a wonderful day! Hugs &
Posted by: Jennifer Buck | September 5th, 2008 07:47
Beautiful cards. I’m nutso about what you did with the gel pen. I have to try that! Hugs, M
Posted by: Mary Fish | September 5th, 2008 08:46
Love it, Beate! Love Mamma Mia, too! It will be only the second of two movies we own! TFS
Posted by: Sue Duffy | September 5th, 2008 11:06
Beate I love your Upsy Daisy cards! Have a great weekend!
Posted by: Diane G | September 5th, 2008 12:23
Stunning! Love the colors and your use of the white gel pen!
Posted by: Pam Downs | September 5th, 2008 17:08
Beautiful card .. Your colors look great together!!
Posted by: Savannah | September 5th, 2008 18:27
beautiful cards…i am starting to like those colors (didnt think i would but now I am changing my mind!)
Posted by: Carolyn King | September 6th, 2008 00:47
I love your card…”NATCH” but I was so happy to read your Pierce Brosnan singing comment! I was like, “am I the only one who noticed that?!” You know it’s a good movie when it lives up to the Broadway show…I loved them both!
Posted by: Amy Caraluzzi | September 7th, 2008 05:03
Love, the card…but, felt the need to comment on your Mamma Mia review. Cracked me up since that’s how I describe the movie. Meryl Streep was excellent-I didn’t think she can move like that. Pierce cannot sing, but no one seems to mind. Go, James Bond!
Posted by: Lauri | September 8th, 2008 01:48
Beautiful card!! I loved it so much that I cased it for my stamp club on Monday (I just didn’t have time to post it earlier). I changed up the colors to what I have enough supplies on hand for the club gals and brayered the image layer instead of using solid card stock. I LOVE this card!! Thank you so much, once again, for the inspiration!!
http://handstampedbylacey.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/09/happy-anniversary-mom-and-a-brayered-card.html
~Lacey Stephens
http://www.handstampedbylacey.typepad.com
Posted by: Lacey | September 12th, 2008 09:22