Simply Jane Frame

I haven't had time to craft in a while (and I won't have much again until Christmas and New Year's are over - welcome to retail) so again, this is an older card.

I started out by die cutting the frame and adding a light ink to the edges.  I then stamped and embossed the Jane images (from Papertrey Ink's Simply Jane stamp set).  I glued it to the card back and it looked empty, so I added the corner frame stamps.

Austen Silhouette Congratulations Card

A close friend of mine, who has published several books through Christian and ebook presses, has just published her first Harlequin novel!  She's been trying to get published with them for ages, and I'm so proud of her.

So I sent her a card. :)

I brought out my Papertrey Ink Simply Jane (Austen) stamp set and my new Petra's large ovals die and got to work.

I die cut the oval, inking through the die and around the exposed bits, then used a darker purple for the silhouettes in the center.  I also clear embossed them, so they shimmer a bit.  The corners looked a bit bare, so I added a stamped image to flesh them out a bit.  Voila!

Jane Austen Cameo

This is a card I gave a writer friend of mine for the publication of one of her books.  The cameo and ovals were cut on my Silhouette SD, with punched butterflies and a dot embossed background.  The text is from Pride & Prejudice and I printed it up myself on cream resume paper.  In the future I'd probably leave the creme oval bare, as the text makes it feel busy.  I also used some Core'dinations cardstock, sanding the edges for a softer look.

Supplies:
Cardstock: Recollections, Core'dinations, resume paper
Punch: Martha Stewart Butterfly and Stamp
Embossing Folder: Couture Creations - Swiss Dots
ribbon
pearl accents
sandpaper