Coordinating Mother's and Father Day Accordian Cards

These two are paired up for the Etsygreetings Team Design challenge, which was to somehow coordinate Mother's and Father's Day cards. To see the rest of the challenge entries: http://etsygreetings.blogspot.com/2011/04/mothers-dayfathers-day-challenge-voting.html

Silhouettes and String

Most of the elements of this card were custom requested (mandolin, banjolele, guitar, keyboard, family members, pop-up). The challenge was to find a way to get them all on the card without making it look too crowded! The conclusion was a two-color palette, with lots of layers, scoring, and string.

Envelope Book

The quest here was to find a way to use my larger prints, other than scrapbooking or collage. I tend to buy the slabs of paper, but only use the smaller background prints for my cards. This was a great way to make a dent in my paper stash, and now I can buy more, lol.

Firefly

Two of my impulse buys are put to use here for the first time - the jar stamp and the bug punch! Stamp on the back side of the acetate so that the ink won't smear with handling.