Aloha, all!
Those of you who know me well understand that jewelry is not "my thing." I have four pieces of jewelry that I wear on a fairly regular basis, all of which were gifts from my husband – including my wedding ring! So I was less than overwhelmed when Stampin' Up! introduced its line of jewelry, Simply Adorned, during the 2009 Holiday Mini Catalog campaign. Ho-hum.
Uh, that was last fall. This is now. I already have two pieces of this jewelry and will definitely be purchasing more. Why is this jewelry different? Because it's not the jewelry itself that is the focus of attention – it's the artwork that's IN the jewelry that's what more interesting.
Last week I presented a Stampin' Up! Workshop, and I wore one of my Stampin' Up! branded shirts, which is the color of Brocade Blue. What better "adornment" for that shirt than a piece of Stampin' Up! paper crafted art in the very same color. And what better way to show it off than with the Simply Adorned 1-1/2" x 2" Rectangular Charm!
I stamped the image from the Charming stamp set in Brocade Blue, then mounted it on a layer of Brocade Blue Card Stock. I made the butterflies using the Beautiful Wings Embosslit Die and some Cameo Coral Card Stock. I think it makes a lovely picture to show off! Of course, the back of the Simply Adorned Charms are also glass, and I couldn't just leave it blank, could I? I stamped another image from the Charming stamp set not only on the whisper white card stock but also on a scrap of Cameo Coral card stock. I cut out the left and right swirls from the image on the Cameo Coral card stock and glued them on top of the image stamped on Whisper White. Then I cut my initial R using the Sizzix Big Shot and the Sizzlit Naturally Serif Die. The final touch on the back was two small rhinestones that I removed from two Clear Rhinestone Brads.
Who would have thought I'd be saying that I love some jewelry!?
