Sunday, May 30, 2010

CDS Sneak Peek - Medallion de Fleur




Oh good! I'm so glad that you are joining me again for the second card of the day for the Clear Dollar Stamps sneak peeks :) This gorgeous background stamp is called the Medallion de Fleur and will be available on June 1st. For a larger peek of the stamp, please pop by the Clearly iStamp blog :)



When I first saw this stamp, I immediately thought of how feminine it looked and it begged to be embossed in white on white vellum. I adore how elegant this technique looks and I'm pretty sure that it was made for stamps like the Medallion de Fleur ;) This stamping technique looks particularly stunning on anything to do with weddings!

Since I was already working with the vellum, I decided to take it one step further and create the flower and leaves out of the same materials. I simply sponged some inks on a piece of vellum and then punched and die cut the shapes out. I think that it adds just the right touch of softness to the card :)

Clear Dollar Stamps has also recently introduced their own cardstock, ribbon, copic and tombow line called the Clearly Coordinating Collection. For my samples this month I used some card stocks from the soon to be released (June 1st) Rustic Fall line called Ripe Olive. I thought that it was such a pretty colour and if you take a close look at my card, I not only used it as a matting but also to add a change of colour behind the medallion embossed vellum and tied it all together with some of the Ripe Olive ribbon :)

Thanks for coming by again and here is a list of more CDS goodness for you to drool over ;)

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Clear Dollar Stamps - Medallion de Fleur
Paper: Gina K, Ripe Olive, Velllum, Basic Grey DP
Ink: Regal Rose, Versa Mark, Old Olive
Accessories: Sewing Machine, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders Scallop Circle Dies, Scallop Circle Punch, Sizzix Leaf Die, Ripe Olive Ribbon, Scallop Edge Punch, Brad, Cuttlebug Embossing Folders, Sponges, Pop Dots, Boho Blossom Punch, White Embossing Powder

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12 comments:

Noor Nahdi said...

Gorgeous card!!!
Loved the flower...

Linda Anderson said...

Beautiful Kim, absolutely beautiful!!!

Linda

Julie said...

Wow! I wouldn't have thought to use vellum for making flowers. TFS Think I'll have a go later. x

Kevin Renz said...

Very pretty Kim.

Stacy Morgan said...

Beautiful, awesome flower Kim.

Bev J. said...

Beautiful-love the embossing on the vellum and your flower and leaves are so pretty. tfs

Laurie Wilson said...

Simply gorgeous! The colors are pleasantly calming and your center flower is such a beautiful companion to the medallion stamp in white.

LindaH said...

sigh...just talking with paula and she told me to come look....we are both drooling over this one...STUNNING!!!!!

paula tracy williamson said...

Saw this yesterday while talking to Linda {Heavens} and we drooled together over it. LOL!!! We enlarged and drooled and admired and just gorjuss!

Carol's Ink Spot said...

Beautiful and elegant looking card. I love the flower made with vellum. Gorgeous!

Conniecrafter said...

Wow, this is a beatuiful piece, the stamping on the vellum is lovely and great idea to use it for the flower and leaves, gives such a soft pretty feel to it!

Rebecca Ednie said...

First off, have to say I am so sorry to not have visited and commented for SOOOO long! All I can say is that I have been busy and forgetful. SO sorry!

When I saw this card on my iPhone (I subscribe by email) I saved it immediately! That vellum flower is to die for!! The rest of the card is, of course, gorgeous too!