Fancy Folding in Red, Pink, and White

Hello!

Ever since the Just Add Ink challenge was released this week, I've been impatient to begin work on one of my own Fancy Fold cards. The blog hop was just one inspiration after the other. Already the entries are gorgeous. It is going to be a whizz-bang week at JAI this week with all the beautiful card folding going on!  My entry for JAI Challenge 74 is using the irresistable colours from CR84FN colour challenge , take a look at these:

Aren't they yummy?



I decided to start with the Diamond Fold card demonstrated by Mae. I'm still not sure how practical this card is (and it is very tricky to photograph), but it is so pretty, I had to give it a go. My apologies for the photography. That is me taking photos at night time again.

I used SU Real Red, Pretty in Pink, and Whisper White. The patterned paper is also SU, but I forget its name. The stamp set is Bliss.

I'll show you a couple more photos to give you the different perspectives.  First is what it looks like closed for mailing.

And lastly is just a different angle.

So what do you think?

Michelle
xxx

Butterflies!

At last!  A feminine birthday card!

I have a some female birthdays coming up over the next couple of months, so I get to play around with girly cards again, yay!  Today's effort was using Butterflies, and I might experiment a bit more with butterflies over the next few cards also.  I have a few ideas I want to try, as always. 

As per my regular creative process, I had one idea when I started and it changed into something different by the time I finished.  I really like the outcome.  It's quite simple, which might be part of the reason I like it - I like less fussy cards with clean lines.  What do you think?

All SU, except the bling.
Ink Colours:  Perfect Plum, Pale Plum, Mellow Moss
Cardstock: Perfect Plum, Pale Plum - smooth and textured
Ribbon: Pretty in Pink (I didn't have any plum colours, but I think it works okay)

I'm looking forward to sharing more girly birthday cards with you soon.

Michelle
xxxxx