Welcome to the Control Freaks March 2011 Tour. We are thrilled to have you join us today. I'm your 7th stop this month. Our tour is nice and short, and features some of your favorite Control Freaks Stampers, sharing projects made with Stampin' Up! products. In fact, if you started in the middle of the tour, you may have just come fellow freaker Lisa Young's blog.
Our theme for this month is: Something Borrowed, Something Blue – Wedding Projects
To Have and to Hold: Something Borrowed Card
I would say, this card comes under the borrowed category. Why? Because I feel like I channeled my good friend Penny, who does the most beautiful neutral, tone on tone cards. I find myself going back over and over again to her style and adapting it to my own style!
Dawn' Stamping Supplies
Stamps: Everything Nice
Ink: Not Quite Navy
Paper: Very Vanilla cardstock
Accessories: Big Shot, Manhatten Flowers Texture Embossing Folder, Vanilla Rosettes, Very Vanilla 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin' Dimensionals
To Have and To Hold: Something Blue Card
For my "blue" wedding card, I used the same "Everything Nice" stamp set, but gave it some color and more! Funny, how when you add Designer Series Paper, some leaves made with the Blossom Petals punch, and my "favorite" Pearl Jewels, you get a completely different look, but beautiful just the same. I can't decide which one I like the best. How about you?
Dawns Stamping Supplies
Stamps: Everything Nice
Ink: Not Quite Navy
Paper: Very Vanilla, Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy cardstock and Springtime Vintage Designer Series Paper and Regal Patterns Designer Series Paper Stack
Accessories: Big Shot, Square Lattice Texture Embossing Folder, 1-3/4" Circle Punch, 2-1/2" Circle Punch, Blossom Petals, Vanilla Rosettes, Pearl JewelsmMini Glue Dots, Stampin' Dimensionals
Gift for the Bride
At Stampin' Up!'s Leadership Conference in January, I received a similiar bookmark using the Fun Flowers Die found in the 2011 Occasions Mini Catalog. I changed up the color and the embellishment in the center of the flower to make it my own.
Dawns Stamping Supplies
Stamps: Clearly for You
Ink: Early Espresso and Crumb Cake (for sponging)
Paper: Very Vanilla and Baja Breeze cardstock
Accessories: Big Shot, Fun Flowers, Beveled Window Panes, Crumb Cake 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon, Early Espresso 5/8" Satin Ribbon, Hemp Twine, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin' Dimensionals, Stampin' Sponges
Well, that wraps up this stop of the tour. I hope you enjoyed it. Now on to more party inspiration from the always creative Gretchen Barron – she has some awesome project to share with you – you'll love it!
BEAUTIFUL stuff, Dawn! I love the vanilla color!
These are gorgeous. I am drawn to the first one, I think it is elegant looking. TFS
What a wonderful group of projects! I love both cards and the bookmark is gorgeous! Great ideas.
VERY nice Dawn!!! Love all of your projects for the tour 🙂 Your ribbon treatment on the first card is gorgeous.
Beautiful projects, I love that bow and all the cream on your first card, just beautiful
Gorgeous Dawn (looks like we all have the same reaction lol!). I love your Vanilla card – who wouldn’t be honoured to receive that?
All beautiful! The first card is my favorite. TFS
Great to see the embossing folder used again… have not seen that one in a while.
I love all your projects!!!! They are fabulous.
Great projects! I LOVE the tone on tone vanilla card! I’m going to have to do something like that!
Love your projects but my favorite is the embossed rose card. It is so very elegant with a very clean look!
thank you for sharing your creativity.
Beautiful cards! I favor the cream on cream card. Very elegant!
That tone on tone card is exquisite.
I agree, the cream on cream card is wonderful. So elegant. And the touch of blue too. Love that card too.
Those are all wonderful Dawn! I haven’t bought seam binding yet, I know, what’s wrong with me and I nuts?? But I wouldn’t have thought it was elegant enough for such a beautiful wedding card. Well, that’s what I get for thinking apparently! lol
beautiful projects, Dawn — each and every one! Love the tone-on-tone of the first card — so very elegant! Thanks so much for being on the Freak’s tour again this month! Your friend — Gretchen
Beautiful projects! I love the cards!
Beautifully elegant, Dawn … every last thing!! Haven’t used that embossing folder in ages… thanks for the inspiration to pull it out again!! 🙂