May 31, 2012

Make it Your Own: Simple and Sweet

Hi!   It is Charlotte here from A Little Bit of Detail.  I am thrilled to be here as a part of the Sassy Design Team.  First, a byg THANK YOU to Sheila for the invitation and another big THANK YOU to Sheila hosting our second card party.  Oh, how I wish you all could have been there.  It was great fun, food , and fellowship.  And I went home with a boatload of new cards!!

Last month I made  monogram cards for two dear friends.  It was so much fun, and gave me a chance to really look closer at all the fonts on the Cricut cartridges.  Well, one that really stole my heart is from the Elegant Cake cartridge.  It is so pretty and yet not too fussy. 

I decided to make some monogram cards for myself.  Here is one of them.
I really do not think the photo does it justice.  This is just a simple little A2 cards with a pretty background mat from K&Co.  I created the border with a coordinating paper and a Martha Stewart border punch.  It is topped with a little lace for texture.   The mat and border are both inked in gold and bronze.  The initial is cut from the Elegant Cake cartridge and also inked a little in gold and bronze.  I added a sweet little gem to complete the card. 

Most of the time I over indulge in layers and elements on the cards I make.  However, there are times that I like to keep it simple.  As it is said sometimes  less is more.  I hope it is true with this card.  Please drop by A Little bit of Detail often.  I just love having company. 

Have a Super Sassy Day!!
Charlotte

8 comments:

  1. Welcome Charlotte!!! Your card is beautiful!! I need to scraplift this design once my wrist heals...one can never have enough cute cards ready to use!!

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  2. You're right. I never even looked at the font on Elegant Cakes. Thanks for reminding me.

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  3. Oh Charlotte your card is so sweet and elegant, I love everything about it, TFS with us
    Hugs
    Adele

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  4. Welcome Charlotte!!!What a Lovely Card.You did a Great Job!!!TFS

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  5. Welcome Charlotte, very pretty card, love the paper.

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  6. Charlotte that card is adorable. I love the W on that card and will definately start using this font... who would have known. Thanks for joining us as I know first hand how beautiful your cards are from our card parties... it is nice having someone to craft with that lives so near by! Thanks for joining us today.

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  7. What a sweet card.. very elegant looking..

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  8. It's a beautiful card - and so easily doable. TFS

    From one Charlotte to another - great job!

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Thank you for your sweet sweet words of encouragement.