Blessed to the Core

I took on the Caardvarks Core'dinations Challenge to make a Monochromatic Card, well a few actually, this one the more serious one, some extra playing around below.

Lots of sanding in this one to bring out the core of the cardstock.  Core'dinations is best for this, such a soft cover of colour, comes off really smoothly, especially with the super fine sand paper that my Dad found for me in his shed.  The Papertrey Impression plates came up really nicely with this cardstock and I will be going back for more of this style in the future.

I coloured the Very Vanilla Cardstock with different strengths of the Antique Linen ink to deepen the colour and make sure this was all mono browns... a subtle approach to a Sympathy Card.  Easy to add details to the lovely impressioned background.  Well worth the time it takes to hand cut one of the sentiments from StampIt.

What's in it?
Stamps: StampIt: Sentiment; Papertrey: Background Basics--Text Style
Paper: Core'dinations: Cappucino and Latte; SU: Very Vanilla
Ink: SU: Chocolate Chip; Tim Holtz Distress Ink: Antique Linen
Extras: Prima Pearls Brown; American Crafts Pearl Brads Earth Tones; Martha Stewart Border Punch; Antique Lace; Papertrey: Tin Types and Giga Impression Plates, Flower Dies; SU: Little Leaves Die

This one focussed on the Blue Core'dinations... I had fun applying impressions to the little butterflies, and then double punching a set and having a plain rubbed back under wing...  I love the bigger Polka Dot embossing folder by QuicKuts, and it gives the embossing a nice fresh and slightly modern look.  The base card has a shine, something from my stash, came up nicely with the Spellbinders Impressability.

What's in it?
Stamps: StampIt Sentiment
Paper: Core'dinations Navy
Ink:  SU: Not Quite Navy; Random Blue Shiny Card
Extras: Bella: Blue Blossoms; Spellbinders: Nestabilities Circles Sm, Impressability; Quick Kuts: Polka Dot Embossing Folder; Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch; Antique Buttons, Kaiser Pearls

And then I had to try some pink Core'dinations.... thought a little tearing might be nice with the pink, so ripped some strips for the background and some circles to make the roses, lots of bending and distressing in those little ones!  I added plenty of shine to this one with some Perfect Pearls and a spritzer.

What's in it?

Stamps: Waltzing Mouse Stamps: Labels Five; StampIt: Sentiment

Paper: Core'dinations: Fuscia; Papermania: Rose Garden; SU: Pink Pirouette

Ink: Papertrey: Hibiscus

Extras: Hero Arts: Metallics Dots; Kaiser Pearls; Perfect Pearls