Saturday, September 19, 2009

Simple Beauty

With a thick, luxurious piece of Pure Luxury White as your card base, little more is needed to create a special but simple card for a friend. An easy cutaway adds a bit of whimsy. Here I stamped Theresa's mailbox from "Autumn Beauty" on the front of a 4.25" square card, about 2/3 over. I cut straight up and down to the middle of the mailbox image, then around the right side to give the front this interesting edge, gives the illusion that the mailbox on the post is sticking out towards you...

Open the card to reveal her scarecrow and fun greeting! Shirt is paper pieced from plaid DP and overalls from a textured tan CS. Notice how the Copics on the front didn't ruin my white space inside? For card bases, be sure to use BASE WEIGHT Pure Luxury and you can color with Copics inside or out with confidence, the underside will remain pristine, that's a promise! :)

Hope you're having a great weekend!
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16 comments:

  1. ShawnaSeptember 19, 2009 at 10:48 PM

    Lovely card Melanie! Your coloring, as always, is awesome.

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  2. JennieSeptember 19, 2009 at 11:22 PM

    This is gorgeous Melani! Love the mailbox like that and the scarecrow is perfect on the inside. What a delightful card :o)

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  3. sandyhSeptember 19, 2009 at 11:29 PM

    i love the cutaway....very clever! and the paper piecing on the scarecrow is very cute!
    sandyh
    sandyha@comcast.net

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  4. Giovana September 19, 2009 at 11:42 PM

    Beautiful card Melanie. Simple and elegant.
    God bless
    Giovana

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  5. nancySeptember 20, 2009 at 12:08 AM

    WOW. this is beautiful. I love how you cut out around the flowers and mailbox.

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  6. Miss Boo (a.k.a. jen70)September 20, 2009 at 2:26 AM

    Beautiful one-layer card! Great coloring. I'm amazed at how your Copics didn't bleed through!

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  7. AnonymousSeptember 20, 2009 at 5:26 AM

    Your card is beautiful. What a great idea!

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  8. paradise45September 20, 2009 at 6:44 AM

    How cute...love the cutaway mailbox!!!

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  9. ElaineSeptember 20, 2009 at 8:53 AM

    This is simple beauty. Love how you cut around the images.

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  10. joySeptember 20, 2009 at 9:05 AM

    I love the simplicity of this card - the pure white card stock has such wow. The scarecrow is so cute!

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  11. Theresa MomberSeptember 20, 2009 at 9:07 AM

    Mel, this is gorgeous! LOVE the way you cut the side!

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  12. CasmilesSeptember 20, 2009 at 9:31 AM

    Simple and elegant - I love all the white - it really looks wonderful!

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  13. DorisSeptember 20, 2009 at 5:38 PM

    Love the cutaway--what a great idea!

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  14. Payne Holler CardsSeptember 20, 2009 at 7:50 PM

    lovely one layer card! and now I'm convinced I need that paper - can see your copics didnt bleed through..I hear Gina say it, but I color so heavily that I just wasnt sure...now will color more on the insides!

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  15. slbt17September 20, 2009 at 8:39 PM

    very pretty! Thanks for sharing!
    Sandra

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  16. Granny PSeptember 21, 2009 at 7:54 AM

    Elegant beauty.
    Your colouring is amazing.

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