My card today was originally intended for Loll & Bonnie's CAS Mix Up Challenge, where they want to see 'inlaid die cutting'. I thought I would be clever by using a very intricate die from Hero Arts, which is a large Chrysanthemum. So, I cut it out of a smooshed watercolour panel and laid a piece of 'Press and Seal' on top and pressed it down in order to keep all the little 'petals' in place. I gently pulled off the flower outline but a few bits came up with it. Not to be daunted, I replaced them back in where they were and flipped over the 'Press and Seal' to put glue on all the little petal pieces.
Next, I placed a card base face down on to the die-cut petal pieces and pressed that down and flipped it over, re-sticking down a few of the pieces that hadn't adhered properly, then, I cut another flower out of pale grey card-stock and this is what I found.
I hadn't got some of the pieces back in place quite right (you can see some where I have ringed in red). So, I had to scrap that idea!
That is when I decided that it would be good for Darnell's April Boo Boo #2 and NBUS #11
It fits the challenge on both counts. I hadn't used the die before (I'd forgotten I'd had it until I saw a card on Pinterest made with it and thought, 'I think I have that die', so I searched it out).
This is the card I finally made, as I was unable to pull the petal pieces up without destroying them!
I finished the card by stamping a back card base using a NBUS background stamp and heat embossing with clear embossing powder and a sentiment heat embossed in white powder on a strip of matching black card-stock and three dots of black enamel accents.
Thank you so much for your visit today and especially if you have left a comment. You are all appreciated more than you know!
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Good morning crafty friends. I hope you're all having a good day. Today, is April Fool's Day (or, all fool's day) and that means there is a new challenge over on my dear friend Darnell's blog.
Last April Darnell decided to run a fun challenge whereby everybody could show any boo boo's they had made during their card making! Well, of course, there were many entries, and everyone, including yours truly, had a good laugh at ourselves and joined in the merriment with everyone else - it also gave new crafters a chance to see that even the most seasoned crafters, make the same mistakes that they do!
This year, Darnell is running her second challenge along with her NBUS challenge, which means, for the uninitiated, Never Before Used Schtuff, a phrase coined by Darnell herself, whereby we use supplies that we have purchased but never used before (which we all have). You can enter, just a boo boo, or a NBUS, OR, both together (Darnell explains it better, so get on over there and read all about it) . . . and enter!
Here, in all it's shameful glory is my first boo, boo and see if you can work out what is wrong here.
Not quite sure? Those of you who saw it at the time will know of course, but for those, who missed it, see the original post HERE It's a good job we can laugh at ourselves, right?
This is the second boo boo. You will see immediately what I did here, but for those who may be new to card making, I will explain after the picture. You can see what it should have looked like HERE
Seasoned stampers, will know immediately, that I placed the poppy centre on my acrylic block upside down!!
I had spent ages lining up the various layers of the poppies (I'm not very good at lining up multi-step stamps, so it took me ages to get this far!)
Well, my lovelies, I've showed you mine, now . . . show us yours!
Thank you so much for your visit today and especially if you have left a comment. You are all appreciated more than you know!
If you have a question, please be sure I have a way to contact you so I can answer, as a lot of you are 'no-reply' bloggers, so I am unable to reply via e-mail.
