Hello lovely crafters and friends! Today, my card is for the CAS Mix Up Challenge and their challenge this month is 'Splattering'.
This is my card and I will explain the techniques and products used, below.
First, I took a plain white panel the same size as my card base and gave it the 'faux wood' treatment. I scored some lines for the 'planks' then I dragged some distress inks down the front to represent the 'grain'. Then I splattered it with some water, to make it look even more worn and weathered. I let it dry and then adhered it to my card base.
Next, I stamped my image with Versamark ink and heat embossed with Platinum embossing powder. I coloured the flowers by sponge blending and fussy cut it out.
Next. I took a plain white panel and cut it at an angle and edged it with black card-stock and adhered that to the wood panel. I then mounted my image with foam tape for dimension. Stamped the sentiment in black and added some dots of enamel accents in black to tie it all in. A lick of Stella to the flower and called it done!
So, techniques are, stamping, distressing, water splattering, heat embossing and ink blending.
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Hello lovely people. As it is a Bank Holiday here in the UK, and, unsurprisingly, raining, I got out my unused Stampin' Up stamp set 'Jar Of Love', to give it some inky love!
As I am not very good at flower arranging, either for real, or with paper, I went on the look out to see what others had done with the set. I came across this lovely card by Kay Kalthoff of Stamping To Share This is her card.
I have changed it somewhat, so it isn't an exact copy and this is my take.
As I purchased a pack of 250 of these doilies, you are probably going to get sick of seeing them on my cards, but, well, a girl's got to get her money's worth! 😉
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.
Good day Crafters. I hope your weekend has started well. The card I bring you today was made for my dear SIL who has been going through a bit of a tough time recently, so I wanted to let her know that we are here for her and that she is not alone.
Here is the card, and explanation below.
I used my new stamp set from Stampin' Up called Beautiful You and stamped the girl on to a white panel. Then, I cut a 6x6 piece of patterned paper to cover the front of the card base and stamped the girl again on the scrap piece and fussy cut her dress out and adhered that to the stamped image on the white panel.
Next, I cut a few raindrops in the panel with a die from 'Weather Together' die set, also from Stampin' Up. I finished the panel with a sentiment from the same stamp set and hand drew some border lines around the image.
I mounted the focal panel on to the card front with foam for a bit of dimension, sprayed it with my home made shimmer spray, to add a little sparkle (anyone who needs cheering, needs a bit of sparkle) and that was the card done. It was gratefully received yesterday and I was happy I managed to brighten her day a little.
My day, didn't go quite as well! I waited another five hours for my mum's heart nurse, only for her to ring and cancel five minutes before the end of the five hour time slot she gives us! She asked if she could re-schedule, I'm afraid I lost my patience, and told her not unless she could give us a a specific time for the next one, as I had other things to do than sit around for five hours waiting for a no show!! She got my point, apologised, and said she would contact me next week about another appointment! Sorry, I'll stop moaning now, and wish you all a very happy weekend!
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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