If you missed the Abstract Beauty Collection in the Spring Mini Catalog on pages 48-49 I think you should go back and look those pages over! There are some interesting and different products! Even without the stamp set and dies, all the rest of the products can be very fun to play with and you can still make cards as I did with this Abstract Beauty Card For a Friend.
The reason I made this card was that I LOVED this particular paper in the Abstract Beauty 4″ x 6″ Specialty Designer Series Paper. I loved the dark blue background with the bright pink flowers and gold foil accents. Actually, this card didn’t photograph very well because of the glare from the foil so the card is really prettier and brighter in person. Did you notice the paper size is 4″ x 6″? It’s a different size to use for scrapbooking, cardmaking, and any other projects. I kept the card design simple so I didn’t have to cut much off this pretty paper!
The card base is Just Jade, one of the “old” In Colors that will be retiring soon. It’s a pretty green, so I wish we weren’t losing it. To help set off the designer paper a little bit, I added a layer of Basic White underneath it, just a tiny margin, so the Jade card base would show, too.
The greeting is from the Sale-A-Bration stamp set, Special Moments. I stamped it in Just Jade Ink and die cut the Basic White and the Just Jade layer with the rectangles in the Stitched So Sweetly Dies. Before I adhered the greeting, I wrapped around some ribbon, just adhering the ends to the back of the designer paper. I used the Just Jade and Gold 3/8″ Braided Ribbon. Then I just tied on an extra piece of ribbon to the left of the greeting in a knot.
In the Abstract Beauty Suite is a package called the Abstract Beauty Ephemera Pack. This is a fun package of assorted preprinted and precut elements that you can just add to your project as embellishments. On my card, just adding a flower and leaf to the corner of the greeting seemed like just enough with the bright, busy paper in the background.
There are also Adhesive-Backed Hexagons to stick on where you need a little something. There are also Abstract Beauty Cards and Envelopes that have some watercolor design on them which allows for more stamping or embellishing! Use the Ephemera Pack if you like for embellishing the cards. Just have fun!
This is a simple card with a basic design, but the Abstract Beauty Designer Paper makes it so beautiful! I have to laugh at the sentiment, “Thanks for Brightening up my day!” I think the pretty paper will brighten up the recipient’s day!