Pretty Whispery Suede

Today's color challenge colors over on SCS are Pretty in Pink, Whisper White and Soft Suede. I love Soft Suede, it's probably the color I've used most. I know some people aren't sure about it yet, but I love it's neutral quality that can be paired with so much.  These three colors together made me think of candy today, yum!  Especially if there's chocolate involved.   I created a sweet wintery scene with this first card:

To give this card the sparkly candy feel I added Chunky Glitter over Crystal Effects to give it some texture and sparkle.    Don't you love the embossing over the patterned paper.  It really looks pretty. 

I'm not often a button girl, but these sweet little buttons called to me.  I'm a girl who's ok with leaving a button naked (as in nothing in the holes), but I know it really weirds some people out!  So I threaded a teeny tiny sliver of whisper white paper through the holes and tied it in the back. 

I hope to have another card to add to this post later...it's in process, but I also have a Dentist appt this afternoon with the whole fam to get our toofers cleaned! 

Ok...I did have time to finish the other card before we left for the Dentist....a pretty Lacy feeling one.

I had to take the picture in goofy light, bright sunlight so it makes goofy shadows. 

I just LOVE these new wreaths from Flourishes.  I think Marcella did a wonderful job with them.  And this one had a kind of lacy organic feel.  I colored the wreath with straight Stampin' Write markers no blending.  Then I used the pinked Nestie as my template to sponge with Soft Suede. 

To keep that lacy feel I embossed the white layer with the Flourish Impressabilities and then sponged over top to sort of give it the look of lace.  Then I added the pretty Lattice Borderabilties.  And then some pretty crochet lace with pink velvet ribbon run through it.  All available from Flourishes. 

Here's a better light picture for the details.

Recipe:  Stamps:  Serene Snowflakes, Teeny Tiny Wishes;  Ink:  Soft Suede, Whisper White Craft, Pretty in Pink;  Paper;  Whisper White, Soft Suede, Pretty in Pink Prints, Christmas Cocoa DSP;  Accessories:  Big Shot, Finial Press Embossing Folder,  1 3/4 Circle Punch, Modern Label Punch, Scalloped Edge Punch, Buttons, Dimensionals, Satin Ribbon, Piercer, Crystal Effects, Chunky Glitter.

Lacy:  Stamps:  Flourishes - Seasonal Wreaths; Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Soft Suede, Pretty in Pink;  Paper:  Soft Suede, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White;  Accessories:  Big Shot, Pinking Circles Nesties, Lattice Borderabililties, Flourish Impressabililties, Pink Crochet Ribbon, Velvet Ribbon, Rhinestones, Dimensionals, SW Markers, Sponge, Glue Dots