Today's card is very similar to one I made a month or so ago (here), and is what I had originally set out to do...but my plans were foiled by some rubbish-y gold embossing powder! It was a really old one (from way before I started blogging...and I've been doing that for over 11 years) that came with my first heat gun, and when I embossed the stamp ('Sketched Flowers' by Simon Says Stamp) it came out a dull brown colour...not attractive! On the previous card, I embossed the flowers and sentiment using white when the gold didn't work, but I went on a hunt to replace it, and picked up a 'Rich Metallic Gold' powder by WOW, and tried again.It's so much better and is everything that I wanted it to be...a lovely shiny gold...and not too yellow. I added a sentiment from the same stamp set, then coloured the flowers using watercolour pencils (but without water), then distressed the edges a little before adding the panel to my card blank.
Challenges for this card:
- AAA Cards - Made in Minutes
- Crafty Cardmakers - No Patterned Paper
- Crafty Creations - Anything Goes
- Simon Says Stamp (Wednesdays) - Anything Goes
This is so gorgeous - love the beautiful blues. Thanks so very much for joining us this time at the Crafty Creations Challenge, Elizabeth (DT)
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us at the Crafty Creations Challenges for our latest challenge. Good luck and join us again soon. Hugs, Kathy {Crafty Creations Challenges}
ReplyDeleteThis is so beautiful. Love the Navy and the embossing and a great way to make a card in minutes. Thank you for joining us at AAA Cards. Hugs ~ Ishani.
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