Fabriano large notecards were used as card bases. 'thanks' is a Memory Box die, cut from a spare Fabriano notecard. Flowers and leaves are old 7gypsies papers - scallop circle dies (folded to form flower petals) are from Spellbinders.
Close-up of the die and flowers. Brads are from Making Memories.
Above is December and January's front door knocker art - September's is here and October's is here. Layout was inspired by one of Shari Carroll's cards here. Tinkering Ink papers from 2008, Martha snowflake punch, EK Success heart punch; white silk ribbon.
I didn't create door knocker art for the month of November - pretty much lost that month due to Superstorm Sandy. There's always next year to fill in the gaps! Very surprised the art has not faded given the western exposure. We'll see how the cardstock colors fare when the summer months roll around. Happy Hump Day!
Love the door knocker art! So, how do you make those scallop circle flowers? I can't wrap my mind around the fold pattern. Do you cut 4, then fold each into a 1/4? Note cards are adorable. I have now used 2 of the Fabriano note cards with my dip pen and Sumi ink. What wonderful paper! Of course, I still haven't cut into any of the Card Shoppe paper, except what I need for my Christmas cards. Based on my normal time table for admiring, it'll be about 2014! Hope your week is winding down nicely.
Posted by: nise | December 05, 2012 at 07:44 PM
Love that Thanks MB die and using it with the Fabriano note card! And that door knocker is so cool! I can't wait to see how you decorate it in the coming year!
Posted by: KathyN | December 06, 2012 at 12:33 AM
Cindy, I love the Fabriano note cards. I too, would love to see how you fold the scallop into a flower. I still have my Fabriano note cards that I bought from you 3 years ago. I love them so much that I'm afraid to use them !! LOL !! I guess I better work on that :)
That door knocker is just too cool !! I need one of those - Hope you have a wonderful holiday.
Posted by: Stefanie | December 06, 2012 at 09:33 PM
I made these flowers using photos from this blog:
http://tinyurl.com/b5a3yeh
for visual reference. I cut five - used one as the base and folded four. Paper is easiest - I have made them with muslin and pinned folds in place then machine tacked at the center, then used a big brad to conceal the stitches. Paper is by far the fastest versus fabric. They are fun to do! xoxo Cindy
Posted by: Cindy Lyles | December 06, 2012 at 09:49 PM