Tuxedo Cards Revisited

I finally got around to recapturing the classic black and white of Tuxedo cards.  A while ago I posted these cards by Cynthia and promised to show you my latest efforts.  Why don't you break out a set you haven't used in a while and try it in basic black and whites for a new look?

This floral card features the Sale-A-Bration set "Friendship Blooms" and "One of a Kind" from the Spring and Summer Catalogue.  Though you can't see it in this photo, I embossed all the flowers and in real life they just shine.

I haven't used "Polka Dots and Paisley" for quite a while and so I dusted it off to make this card.  I used the polka dot stamp to dress up the white grosgrain ribbon used here.  I thought about stamping white dots on the black ribbon but then remembered .... less is more.... and stopped myself.

 

You may recognize this card layout from a post I made here on March 3rd.  I purposely tried this card in black and white to see how the colour, or lack thereof, affected the outcome.  What do you think?  Which one do you like more?

Featuring the set, "Always"  this tuxedo card seems to remain a happy card.  Perhaps it's the flowers.  Maybe it's the popped up flower and ribbon, covering my black fingerprint in the upper right hand corner of the main image.  Did you know, necessity is the mother of creativity too?

This final card is a CASE of a fellow demonstrator, Marie Kirkwood's swap card from the 06-07 catty swap.  Her card was a Thank You card so I switched it up and found all my current Happy Birthday stamps to put a twist on it.

I hope you find these cards inspirational and give this quick and effective Tuxedo card a try.  It's great when you don't have a lot of time because you limit your choices and then things flow faster. 

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Comments

[Connie Carswell]

I love these cards. So elegant!

[JenMarie]

WOW, so GORGEOUS!