Card: Opéra de Paris

Black can be soooo hard to photograph.  Observe a case in point.  This picture really doesn't do this card justice.  The card was for the birthday of my musically gifted (though not operatic) friend, Steve.

I used my Silhouette SD to cut the scroll frame out of copper metallic paper and it was adhered to the black card stock with glossy acrylic medium.  I then painted over the entire surface with the glossy medium twice, letting it dry between coats.  The gloss has a really nice look and, just like stain brings out the grain in wood, the gloss medium brought out the metallic of the metallic paper.  A window was cut in the card stock and the photo was mounted from the inside.  The vintage postcard image of the Paris Opera was free from The Graphics Fairy and you can upload it from this link.
If the card was a little beat up it would look just like an antique souvenir from the Paris Opera House!

Paper and Card Stock
black card stock (Bazzill)
copper metallic paper (Paper and More - paperandmore.com)
glossy ink jet photo paper (HP)
Silhouette Shape
frame_flourish_1413
Clip Art
Paris Opera (The Graphics Fairy)
Aditional Supplies
Glossy Acrylic Medium (Liquitex)

Card: For John - Soar

Paper
Periphery Collection (BasicGrey)
vintage sheet music

Rubber Stamps
French Ledger (Stampers Anonymous)
Far Off Posts (Inkadinkado)
Ornate Postcard (Stampendous)

Edge Punch
Lattice Arch (Martha Stewart)

Card: Fabulous!

I made this fabulous "fabulous" card for a friend.  One of her favorite words is, you guessed it, fabulous!

Paper

La Creme  (DieCuts With A View)

Rubber Stamp

Fashionista Ladies (Hampton Art)

Bling

Vintage Gems Gold and Silver (Jolee's Boutique)

Card: Butterflies and Bling

Paper

Mariposa (DieCuts With A View)

Crystal Swirl
Prima

Card: S&S Sketch Challenge #12

I created this card for Operation Write Home's Stars & Stamps Sketch challenge #12.

Paper

Andrea Victoria Collection (My Mind's Eye)

Leaf Die

Persia (Cuttlebug)

Card: Fashionista

This is a birthday card for my fashionista friend, Debbie!  One of my favorite things about this card is the huge red button!

Paper

Fashionista (Graphic 45)

Card: For My Sister

This card was for my sister's 50th birthday.  Because my sister, Tami, is also a paper crafter and it was a milestone birthday the card had to be really special.  It took 4 attempts but I finally was able to pull it all together!

Embossing Folder
Leafy Branch (Cuttlebug)

Paper and Card Stock
Indian Summer (BasicGrey) ,
Card base (Bazzill)
Leaves ( Core'dinations)

Flowers
Prima

Card: Verve Sketch Challenge

This was a fun sketch at Verve!

Rubber Stamp

Stampabilities - Faded Text Background (TR1011)

Dies

Spellbinders - Labels Three (S4-189)

Cuttlebug - With Gratitude (37-1163)

Card: Brown and Khaki Masculine Card

The punch that I used to make the top and bottom diamonds is by McGill. I bought it a long time ago and it is still one of my favorites!

Embossing Folder
Cuttlebug - Fancy Corners

Punch
McGill