Things have been hectic in my little corner of the universe, leaving very little time for me stamp. While I find the time to rediscover my stampin’ quarters, I’ve decided to revisit some “oldies but goodies” that for one reason or another never made it to my blog.
Black and White is one of my favorite color combinations, always seeming to leave the impact of clean and simple elegance. If you look closely these two cards are made using the same basic products, but have completely different looks (I think so anyway).
On this first card, I broke up the “whiteness” by wrapping a length of ribbon under the main image, tied it in a bow and hung a simple layered sentiment from the bow. The single red gem in the center of the floral petals gives an eye-catching splash of color. This card can go from birthday, anniversary, sympathy, etc., with a quick change of the sentiment.
I changed up the layout in this next card, opting for a quick and easy layering of punches. 
Since I still had all my embossing folders, texture plates and butterfly die sitting on my desk, I decided to use them once again. A single piece of gingham ribbon wrapped around the butterfly draws the eye naturally to the focal point. Adding a border punch to a single edge of the bottom layer retained the clean lines yet added the touch of elegance I was hoping for.
Project Recipe:
Stamps: Tiny Tags, Hope Happens
Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black
Ink: Basic Black
Accessories: Elegant Bouquet embossing folder, Backgrounds 1 texturz plate, Beautiful Wings Embosslit die, Scallop Edge border punch, Scallop Square punch, square punch, Jewelry Tag punch, rhinestone brad, Organza ribbon, gingham ribbon, dimensionals
