Friday 11 May 2012

Pecksniff's Inspired Card

My good friends Debs and Mike gave me this box of Pecksniff's Eau de Parfums as part of my birthday gift.


As soon as I saw it I thought, ooh, that would make a good card design so I knew a CASE would happen at some point.  I've paired River Rock with Basic Black and I've used a branch stamp from an old Hostess set, Garden Silhouettes.  I added a strip of black satin ribbon, tied a separate bow and attached it to the strip with a glue dot.  Hmmmm, River Rock is an SU! colour I'm not fond of, I've only just got round to buying an inkpad and some CS.  However, I have to say I'm pleased how this turned out.  Hubby said the card was "sparse and minimalist but still had something to say" - that sounded good to me!  Not bad seeing as how it was after midnight and he'd just come home from an 8+ hour shift at work, I was impressed with that critique LOL!


Here's the inside and envelope.  I do love that this was a great gift AND inspirational as well, you can't beat that!  Many thanks Debs and Mike! {{{{hugs}}}}


Supplies:
Stamps: SU! Garden Silhouettes set, Hero Arts 'Fabulous Birthday'
CS: SU! River Rock & Basic Black
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Tools: Stamp-a-ma-jig, Perfect Layers
Embellishments & accessories: black satin ribbon, glue dot



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4 comments:

Autumn Mist said...

This is lovely, I love it when we see something like that that inspires us. You've interpreted this beautiufully.

kelly said...

oooohhh this is so pretty!!! Looks a bit oriental! Very classy Ruth!
Kelly xx

Amanda Burditt said...

Gorgeous! Love the cream and black - so classy!! xx

Margaret said...

Simple, elegant, and very pretty! LOL at your DH's critique! Mine usually says "It looks good." Gee, thanks honey!

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