Thursday, November 10, 2011

MFW: Beads & Baubles

Supplies: Papers from Basic Grey "Out of Print;"
Martha Stewart branch punch;
letter stickers all from Basic Grey;
Sakura Clear Glaze pen (on yellow letters);
blue, pink, and white pearls from $store;
standard circle Nesties; quilling by me

I had a custom card order last week that seemed a perfect fit for this edition of Moxie Fab World's Tuesday Trigger: Beads & Baubles, which ends on November 13. Check out this Trigger photo:


I was particularly inspired by the colours & layout, and the pearls made a perfect accent. The yellow flower gave me the push to use yellow letters for the recipient's name, and I added Clear Glaze pen (two layers) to give them some jewel shine. I included gold by punching the branches from some handmade gold paper that's been in my stash for a really long time. 

Here's a close-up of the flower arrangement, and the shine of the letters:


So far this week I've made 22 cards - and usually Friday is my most productive day, and it'll be a Christmas card blitz, so I can hardly wait! And since Sunday is my birthday, I bet I could play with paper most of the day then too...just picture me rubbing my hot little hands together with glee :)

xoxo,
Jessi

10 comments:

walchowDesign said...

Wowzy! This is so beautiful with so many elements, Jessi! I'm sure that person will be super happy with this order!

Weather has improved a lot today with lots of sunshines and dry but chilly!

Have a nice day!

CinnamonSally said...

Fabulouis Jessi, you really are a whiz at quilling!

Anonymous said...

22 WOW! I would've been lucky to make 3 and now my days off are full of non crafty things.... maybe next week for me!
This card is perfect for the bling challenge, she is going to ADORE it!!

Emily Leiphart said...

Wow, Jessi, I sure hope you're framing this for Katie! I can only imagine how long it takes to make one of these quilled cards. The details are beautiful!

Emily Keaton said...

You amaze me, Jessi!! You've already made 22 cards this week?? WOW!! You definitely are the most prolific papercrafter I know. This is such a sweet card. I love all the wonderful elements you included. I do believe that Katie will love it. I know I do!

lisa arana said...

I love how you quilled out the 25! All the bling and the great colors from the photo definitely shine through. Beautiful.

Sandy Ang said...

wow this must have been so much work. well worth the effort !

Jen W. said...

Fabulous! Love the quilled numbers and all those gorgeous pearls!

And 22 cards??? I bow down to you...

Paper Crafts & Scrapbooking Editor said...

Hey Jessi! Thanks for linking this up to this week's Tuesday Trigger in the Moxie Fab World! I'm so glad you joined in on all the fun! :)

Jocelyn Olson said...

Holy cow...22 cards? You're productive!

I LOVE this take on the trigger. The quilling, the colors, the pearls...they're all so fab. You're the only other person I know that uses the Sakura pens...I love to use mine, too!