The Alphabet Challenge has started a new challenge. Caz is the host this time round, and she has chosen the theme of ‘Nature‘. Here is my card:
I added a dry embossed panel onto a white card base – a Spellbinders embossing folder, and placed the Pinkfresh Studio deco frame on top – added with 3D foam.
The floral arrangement is from a die set from Spellbinders, die cut each with Concord & 9th card stock, layering the images, and adding to the frame as you see,
A foiled sentiment was added, along with some dew drops scattered around.
I hope you can come and join us with your creations inspired by ‘nature’. xx
Hello again. Cardz 4 Galz has started a new challenge. Johanna is the host, and she has chosen the theme of ‘Green and Cream‘. Here is my card:
I decided to go a more mixed media style on this card and had a play with several products from my stash.
I first created the green background. For this I added some crackle paste through a stencil, onto some mixed media card, and set aside to dry naturally.
I then turned to the ink smooshing with Distress Inks and Distress Oxides – Antique Linen mainly – and created a creamy panel, and set that aside to dry.
The next step was to add colour to my now dry crackle paste panel, and to do that I grabbed my splatter box, some Distress Oxide sprays, some mica sprays – and just sprayed. And moved the panel around. And sprayed again. And moved the panel around again. I like how the crackle paste grabbed hold of the colours in some areas, so you can see the pattern and dimension.
I then turned to my ink smooshed panel, and die cut the arch, and die cut the leaves from Simon Says Stamp, die cut the green crackle paste panel with the same arch.
I added some layers to the arch frame, inset the green panel, added the leaves, and then added the foiled sentiment.
The base card is some linen card stock for a little more interest.
I hope you can come and join us with your ‘green and cream’ creations. xx
Hello yet again. I was inspired to create a shaker card for the first time in ages:
My goodness – all that acetate on the front made this very difficult to photograph – I hope you can see the details….
The card base is a white dry embossed panel using a Simon Says Stamp embossing folder.
The shaker piece was created by die cutting the circle frame (Pinkfresh Studio) and finding some nesting circles which went underneath with no visibility outside of that circle – and die cut the circle frames underneath several times. I probably die cut them at least 7 times, as I didn’t want to use 3
The shaker piece was created by die cutting the circle frame (Pinkfresh Studio) and finding some nesting circles which went underneath with no visibility outside of that circle – and die cut the circle frames underneath several times. I probably die cut them at least 7 times, as I didn’t want to use 3D foam tape – I think it looks neater without the foam tape showing…..
I glued all those circle frames together, and stuck down onto the card base.
The sequins were added to the ‘well’, a circular frame die cut out of silver and placed behind the deco circle, so it would show through the holes in the frame, and then a piece of acetate added to the back of the deco circle, and stuck down.
I added some die cut silver glitter snowflakes, then the stamped and die cut sentiment – also layered several times.
The scene was created using a layering stencil set from The Greetery, a variety of different colours – even on the same stencil – it just takes a little more patience and the use of some low tack of masking tape….
I splattered the scene panel with some white acrylic paint, and then some gold shimmer acrylic paint – and then realised maybe my ink blending wasn’t quite dry – some merging of the colours occurred – but I still like it as it gives a vintage feel I think.
Whilst that was drying, I die cut the Pinkfresh Studio ‘Rounded and Beaded Rectangles’ and layered that with a brushed gold card stock.
I then used one of the inner dies to cut the panel with the scene, and inlaid that into the frame.
The sentiment is gold foiled and attached as you see.
I hope you can come and join us with your Christmas/festive creations. xx
Having attended a couple of virtual crafting events the past couple of weekends – Pinkfresh Studio Create and Connect, and the Crop & Create – I have been crafting to try and update my DT cards.
The background Lattice effect is from a die cut from Catherine Pooler, used as a tone on tone backdrop to add some extra interest.
The floral images with their layering stencils and matching dies are from Pinkfresh Studio – not part of the Create and Connect – but a favourite of mine.
Once stamped, coloured using the stencils, then die cut, I arranged them onto the background, adding with 3D foam.
I added some silver gems to the middle of some of the flowers, then dotted some around the background.
the sentiment is a foiled strip from a previous foiling session – silver foil on black card stock to make it stand out, and to match the black of the stamped images.
I hope you can come and join us for our ‘anything goes birthday challenge’. xx
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