'Your Favourite Technique'
As usual, we are sponsored by the awesome 1-2-3 Stitch:
As usual, we are sponsored by the awesome 1-2-3 Stitch:
Prize - a $20 voucher!
I've cheated a little bit...and am using two of my favourite techniques...'Ink Smooshing' (a fairly recent discovery) and 'Faux Stitching' (a long time love). I started by 'smooshing' Distress Inks on to a piece of watercolour paper (colours used: Lucky Clover, Cracked Pistachio, Mermaid Lagoon, Broken China, Salty Ocean & Blueprint Sketch). I built up a couple of layers...drying with my heat gun before adding the second. I stamped snowflakes from the 'A Bright Tomorrow' set in Versamark Ink, then heat embossed them in WOW 'Metallic Silver Sparkle' powder. I cut the panel in two, then matted them on to silver mirror card...adding some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a silver gel pen. I added sentiments (from a Pollycraft set for C. C. Designs) also heat embossed in sparkly silver.
A couple of close-ups:
I'm also entering these cards into the following challenges:
- C.R.A.F.T. - Christmas
- Creative Moments - Anything Goes
- Fab 'N Funky - Anything Goes
- Moving Along with the Times - CAS
- Penny's Paper Crafty - Anything Goes
For more inspiration from my lovely DT buddies, please pop over to the Penny Black Saturday Challenge.
Lovely card Helen
ReplyDeleteThank you for joining us at Creative Moments Challange.
Good Luck :)
hugs,
creativEle
Fabulous cards Helen love the colours
ReplyDeleteHugs Sylvie x
Gorgeous creations
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I'm in love with your cards, Helen! Pinning so I can CASE!
ReplyDeleteLovely card Helen. x
ReplyDeleteReally lovely blending, that is a great modern Christmas look, I'm inspired with your silver on black with a pop of color look. Thanks for joining us at MAWTT this week! x Jessie
ReplyDeleteLove your watercolored panels...stunning!
ReplyDeleteThese are gorgeous, Helen, such a simple idea but so pretty - I love the backgrounds! Thanks for joining in at CRAFT Challenge!
ReplyDeletelove Mags B DT x
Breathtakingly gorgeous Helen! I utterly LOVE what you did for this challenge. The embossing is beautiful, the ink work stunning and the CAS design utterly perfect to showcase it all. Thanks so much for adding your gorgeous card into the Fab 'n' Funky 'Anything Goes' challenge. I hope you're enjoying your Summer. Hugs, Wends xoxo Fab 'n' Funky DT
ReplyDeletePretty card. Love the pastel colours. Thank you so much for sharing with us at Creative Moments. :)
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