Be Free in two styles

I'm a little late with this post. It was supposed to be my second blog post last week (I've been doing a pretty good job sticking to two posts a week!), but I actually went on a craft retreat over the weekend. It was my first retreat in four years (the first time I've gone anywhere since 2019), and I was busy getting ready and then having a great time, so I didn't get to blogging. But I made 53 cards over the weekend, so I'll have plenty to share for the next few weeks. :) 

Tonight I have a quick post featuring two cards made with the Be Free stamp set from Colorado Craft Company. 

For the first card I colored the image softly with colored pencils. I wanted it to have some dimension, so I cut out the die a few extra times and glued them together. (I love that the die even cuts out the spaces between the bars of the bird cage.) For the background, I stamped the lock and key images from the set on a Crumb Cake card base and added gold splatter. I added a few punched flowers and a twine bow for the final touches.

For the second card, I wanted a look that was a little more bold. I colored the focal image on this card with alcohol markers. I stamped a polka dot background on a red card base and added some gold splatter. (I've been loving splatter lately!) A small gold doily, a twine bow, and a few gold glitter enamel dots finish off this card.

Thanks for stopping by!