Friday, September 11, 2009

Friends with Flair Friday

I have two cards to share with you, Unity friends. Make sure you stop by Unity's blog to see the list of participants this week.

First is a clean and simple card using the pear image from Pocket Full of KOTM and the sentiment from Following my Heart KOTM. I used SU's Ruby Red and Summer Sun and Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The ribbon is by Stampin' Up also. I followed the Pink Elephant's color combo challenge this week.

This next one uses the cute bird on a branch from A Pocket Full KOTM also and the sentiment is from Birthday Messages set by Hero Arts. The bird was colored with Copics and layered three times (tole technique). The colors I used are Pumpkin Pie, Rose Red and GinaK Soft Sand papers (a cross between Kraft and Sahara Sand, I love it), which almost follows the Color Throwdown challenge this week :-). The bird is colored with Copics (E55, YG18, R39) the old fashioned way, no shading!


If you want to see more Unity inspirations, you can go HERE and HERE for some of my recent posts using Unity stamps. Have a good weekend, everyone!

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35 comments:

digitalgrrl said...

All I can say is gorgeous and more gorgeous!

Angie's Scrappin Spot said...

wow, stunning, I love your style.

Emily (stampingout on SCS) said...

Beautiful cards! Love the stitching and the big beautiful bow on the second! :)

Melissa Cash said...

Great cards Nina! I love the pear card because it is so clean and simple. I try to do CAS cards, but am never happy with them. Now, the bird card........love it! The colors are so pretty and vibrant.

JazzyH said...

Beautiful cards!

Rona said...

Very very pretty

Sharri Seffens said...

Nina, both cards are beautiful! I love the colors of the bird!

goldberry said...

hi nina! what do you use for the "lacy" part at the bottom? thanks. and... the cards are fabulous, as always;))

Maile Belles said...

These are fabulous cards!!! Love the simplicity of the first and the colors and coloring on the second are great!

Martha said...

love them both, so cute!

dpkennedy said...

Love that bird card! Such a clean striking design! Thanks so much for playing the Color Throwdown!

JenMarie said...

CONGRATS! http://stampasweetimpression.blogspot.com/2009/09/birthday-bash-challenge-winners.html

whoistracy said...

Nina these are stunning! Love the simplicity of the first. I need to ink up that cute pear!

Love your story about 9-11, too. I was living in Boston at the time and the guy I was seeing called me out of the blue yelling on the phone if I was "OK". Roomie and I didn't know at the time what had happened. The city was on lockdown for an entire week. It was so scary but it really gave you a sense of closeness with people at how everyone pulled together to help others.

Jacqueline said...

These are GORGEOUS cards!! Wow your talent is amazing!!

Rachel Hope said...

Sweet cards!!!

Randi said...

Beautiful cards!
I LOVE the colors on the bird card! Really stunning coloring!

Handmade Creations by Stephanie said...

Just beautiful!!!

Uma said...

brilliant cars, very inspiring

Donna said...

Nina...Beautiful work...Absolutely stunning!!! Xx

Monika in VA said...

Fantastic cards! Love CAS ~ and a very touching story! It's a day I don't think anyone will forget...

JPScraps said...

Lovely!

Dawn K. said...

elegant!

Lori said...

Gorgeous! Love your clean and uncluttered style!

Jen said...

LUV the first clean and simple card, and the second is also fabulous!

Katy said...

Love your cards, so clean, yet beautiful. Also, I read your post above - Gaby is a doll! The Lord is good :)

ANAT S said...

gorgeous cards
love them both

Kelly Landers said...

Love your style!!

rubberstampinzone said...

I love em' both. I am especially fond of the pear card. It's so clean and very pretty! The second one with the bird is simply adorable. It looks wonderful colored the old fashioned way. ; )

Purple Princess said...

Fabulous cards! Love the clean designs!

Kristin Bueter said...

I think both cards are gorgeous!! Especially love your CTD, bird card. That stitching, the layered bird, your border...everything is just stunning and well put together! GREAT job with the CTD challenge!

Pamela said...

Love love love your cards!!!

LeAnne said...

Both cards are great, but that bird and your coloring on it, really stands out! Great use of the punch and ribbon too! Thanks for playing CTD with us!

Morissa Sweeney (SCS - stampinsweeney) said...

Lovely, Nina.

the whimsical butterfly said...

Just gorgeous, so clean and simple. Love the different colored pears!

Tammy Hershberger said...

Fabulous cards! That bird is gorgeous! Thanks for playing the Throwdown!