Guest Designing for Little Yellow Bicycle

It is inDEED a special day here at The Open Window!

You know...you know...you KNOW I am a huge fan of

Little Yellow Bicycle

and today I am honored to have an opportunity to be a

guest designer on their blog as a member of the

Swoon Cycling Team.

The package arrived from Mr. Brown and I could not

wait to tear it open...of course, being that most of it was

paper products, I had to use that 'gentle' touch!

All of my cards were inspired by my niece Cortney's upcoming wedding this summer. I am so excited for her & her fiance.
 

Creating with blacks, whites, greys and creams was out of the box for me,

but this collection made it easy.

For this 'quilt' card, I just cut 4 panels from 2 sheets of these beautifully

textured papers.  I used the coordinating patterns on each side and they

worked perfectly together.

I constructed the flowers using the 'Paper Flowers' kit.

I love the sentiment & the dove from the 'Fabric Favorites'

and the final touches were the pearls.

Continuing on the same path....

I knew I wanted to use the 'Wedding March' paper 

the minute I laid eyes on it.

I love the beautiful stick pins that come in this collection.

That tiny touch of gold was perfect!

I thought it would be good to add a 'splash' of color for this final project...

I wanted to go with the sentiment of 'With this Ring' and carry that over as

much as possible, so I used the Standard Circles die from Spellbinders

and created various sizes of in contrasting papers for the background

and layered the 'Journaling Card' on top of the Beaded Ovals die,

also from Spellbinders.

I added a little color with a peach rose from Recollections.

My favorite little addition is the bling on the bride's ring.

There are so many wonderful possibilities with this collection.

You could 'colorize' various designs and take it to a whole new level.

I sure hope you found some inspiration from your visit.

I had a blast being a guest for LYB and I hope you'll stop by their blog

and take a quick peek at my post.

A BIG thanks to my friends over at Little Yellow Bicycle !!!

Project Recipe:

Textured Cardstock, Decorative Edge Cardstocks,
Fabric Favorites, Cardstock Stickers, Clear Cuts,
Gem Stickers, Paper Flowers Kit, Stick Pins
Journaling Cards all from 'Swoon' Collection by

 Little Yellow Bicycle
Embellishments: paper rose from Recollections,
ribbon from Making Memories
Tools:  Standard Circles & Beaded Ovals die by Spellbinders, Big Shot 

What a Way to Start the Day!!

Happy Tuesday All.....

It is indeed a happy day for me today as I get to share a bit

of news that I am super super excited about!

I received a fabulous email from Liz Qualman over at

Little Yellow Bicycle inviting me to be a member of the

Swoon Cycling Team!!!

I could not be more thrilled as LYB has become one of

my very favorite companies to play with.

As one who typically does not do layouts, I appreciate that

LYB recognizes the work of card-makers out there and appreciates

what we can bring to the table...or should I say, road??!!.  

Card-makers appreciate all the fun patterned papers

and groovy embellishments too!

This collection is so elegant and I can't wait to get started!

I am really blessed and truly honored!

Thanks LYB!!!