Die cuts,Bling and a Flower

Welcome. 

I am back - the maintenance has been done and I am now in recovery mode... and although I am not allowed to lift any great weight, I am able to lift a pencil or pen, cut paper and work a cuttlebug :-).

I made this card for a teenager, and started with a print out of a photograph that my Daughter in Law took some years ago - she and my son took a lot of photos and put them onto a CD for me so I could use them for background papers - this one is of a guitar neck, and was taken at a concert, hence the unusual colours.

I trimmed the image and when I adhered it to the green card base, I layered a strip of  die cut lace under it.

I die cut a small doily and added metallic thread around it.  My initial stamping was not acceptable, so I stamped and embossed again, then cut the sentiment with a circular die, sponged it and then layered it onto the doily.

I embossed the sentiment using a glitter powder, which give quite a rough surface, but it is very sparkly IRL.

I cut the smallest doily and layered paper flowers over it and secured them with a gem brad - it was amazing how the flowers picked up the colours in the background.

The final touch was the rhinestone swirl, which brought all the elements together.

I am linking this to:

Sister Act Challenge #27 - Anything Goes

Kitty Bee Designs Aloha Friday Challenge #9 - Flowers

Cut It Up Challenge #29 - Think Pink

Crafty Cutz Weekly Challenge #201 - Anything Goes

Chocolate, Coffee and Cards Challenge #49 - Flowers

Paper Creators Craft Challenge #15 - Die cuts or Punches

My Sheri Crafts Challenge #120 - Stitch Time

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May your day be blessed