Big Love

Happy Friday, Friends! It's another Noon Time Challenge at Flourishes: You've Been Framed (FLLCFEBRW2). You have to use a frame in some way on your card or project. I had a ball making this card.

I love distressed cards--the more distressed, the better. So, for my "frame" I cut a Fleur de Lis Rectangle die cut from kraft cs, then cut a rectangle out of that. I sponged Walnut Stain Distress Ink on the frame, then spritzed Gold Shimmer Spritz lightly over it. The pearls in the corners are Pearl Pen pearls. Then, I took the rectangle that had been cut out of the middle of the frame, spread a thin layer of glue over it, and sprinkled Ultra Fine Flower Soft all over it (another purchase at the stamp convention last weekend).

To assemble it, I adhered the Flower Soft die cut to the front of the card, then tilted the frame over that slightly, gluing the corners so that the sides slightly bowed up. I left the upper corner of the frame completely loose. I colored the rose heart with Copics and added just a tiny bit of glitter to it. Then, I put foam dots on the upper right corner of the heart and glue on the left side and bottom of the heart, tucked the left hand side of the heart under the frame and the right hand side slightly over the edge of the frame. My thought was that the heart had so much love that it couldn't be contained in the frame. :)

In the lower right corner, I tore the dp a little, inked up the edge and underneath, curled it slightly, then did some stitching. In this photo, you can see the "cross stitches" on the right hand side of the card, and straight stitching on the bottom edge.

I also purposefully left the upper right corner unsewed and left long threads hanging, then I curled the corner back to give the card a worn look.

The Love sentiment was stamped on a strip of floral dp, using a glue pad, then I sprinkled glitter over it. I adhered that strip to a tag from the Spellbinders Fancy Tags Two set and put two small gold pearls at the top and bottom of the tag. The lower corner looked a little bare, so I hot glued two buttons in that area.

Here's a look at the inside:

Isn't the font used for the sentiment gorgeous! I think of this card as a Valentine's Day card, but it really could be for just about anything to do with love, don't you think?

Thanks for stopping by my blog, and have a wonderful weekend!

~Hugs,

 

Stamps: Hearts & Flowers, Lace Heart (Flourishes)
Paper: Kissing Booth (Basic Grey)
Ink: Memento; Copic markers; Distress Ink
Dies: Classic Rectangle, Fleur de Lis Rectangle; Fancy Tags Two (Spellbinders)
Accessories: Paper Lace II embossing folder (Cuttlebug); pearls; button; twine (The Twinery); sewing thread; foam dots; glitter (Martha Stewart); Pearl Pen; Shimmer Spritz; Ultra Fine Flower Soft
Size: A2 (4.25" x 5.5")

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Lots of Love

Hi Friends! Quick post here...I've got lots of challenge cards to make. :)

Flourishes is getting ready to reveal their new releases for February, so it's time for their Noon-Time Challenges. This is the first one--a Pinterest challenge! I love that peachy pink color with black and the cameos. Unfortunately, I couldn't find my cameos, : \ but I had the perfect color and style of dp!

Here's my take on the photo:

I made this card for my daughter for Valentine's Day. She loves dancing, and these shoes remind me of her ballet shoes. She's definitely a girly-girl! :D I wanted to use Stickles in the center of the flowers on the shoes, but I restrained because the inspiration photo is really soft looking and I wanted my card to have that same feel.

Here's the inside:

The silver heart is a scrap from my Q-Pig card from a few days ago. It's embossed duct tape. Here's a close up, in case you are wondering about how it looks. It's amazing how nicely it embosses.

That's it for now. You have until Friday at 5PM to enter this challenge, so if you're inclined to do so, better hurry!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a wonderful evening!!!

~Hugs,

 

Stamps: Make a Wish (Flourishes); Valentine Sayings (Hero Arts)
Paper: Little Black Dress (Basic Grey)
Ink: Copic markers; Memento
Dies: Heart Circles, Fancy Tags 3, Classic Bracket Edgeabilities, Ribbon Banners (Spellbinders)
Accessories: Love is in the Air embossing folder (Cuttlebug); ribbon (Joann/ Offray); duct tape; foam dots
Size: A2 (4.25" x 5.5")

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Flourishes' Year of the Dragon Noontime Challenge

Hi Friends! It's late, and my card is simple, so this will be quick. Flourishes is having a Noon Time Challenge called The Year of the Dragon Challenge. Here's the inspiration photo:

I didn't use any stamps on this card. Actually, I didn't use any ink at all this time. I did use pearls, though. :)

The inside is blank.

Even though there isn't too much to this card, I still like it a lot because of the layered die cuts. And, combined with the bg paper, it reminds me of fireworks, like you might see when celebrating the New Year.

Thanks for stopping by!

~Hugs,

 

Paper: Que Sera Sera (K&Co); Shimmer Stack (DCWV)
Ink: None
Dies: Labels Thirteen, Fleur de Lis Pendants, Lotus (Spellbinders)
Accessories: Pearls, foam dots
Size: A2 (4.25" x 5.5")

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Witching You...

Happy Wednesday! Hope yours was a good one. My card today is pretty much self-explanatory, so this won't take much of your time.

I used the sketch from today's Flourishes Noon Time Challenge and decided to break out my new Witching You a Happy Halloween set. I've used Stickles for the cat's collar, stars, swirls, and witch's hat band. I colored the broom and hat band with Copics, but I don't have enough gray markers to color something black yet, so I used Prismacolor pencils for the hat.  

I have started using a different method to pop some of my layers up. When I only want my layer popped up a little bit, I found that I could use a piece of cardstock that I've run though a paper crimper. I usually use two layers, with the crimps going in opposite directions to give just a little more lift and stability. I like using this method for two reasons: first, it makes the entire layer sturdier, unlike foam dots, and second, I can precisely control the height I lift a layer. I know that if the layer is pressed on, it will collapse, which doesn't happen with foam dots, but I don't see that happening very often. And, if it did, the layer just wouldn't be lifted anymore. I can live with that.

And, that's it for this card.

Oh, one more thing...I love my new ink blender blocks! 

Thanks for visiting and enjoy the rest of your week!

 

Stamps: Witching You a Happy Halloween (Flourishes)
Paper: Midnight Magic (Recollections)
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink; Staz-on; Memento; Copic markers
Accessories: Arch Lattice edge punch (Martha Stewart); Bird Call embossing folder (Cuttlebug); ribbon (Michael's); Enamel Accents (Inkssentials); color pencils (Prismacolor); rhinestones; twine (The Twinery); Stickles; sewing thread; foam dots
Size: A2 (4.25" x 5.5")
 

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