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Thursday, December 11, 2014

A Crochet Flower and Splats

Welcome

I would like to welcome my newest follower, Karen Hasheck, whose beautiful blog is Karens Kreative Kards.

This is the card that I alluded to in my last post, the one that I had taught at class this week.


I started with an old stamp from Kiwistamping - I think it was my original background/script stamp, and it appears to have been retired.  I inked it with three shades of green in distress ink, ensuring that both times the darkest ink was toward the centre of the card.


The splats were made with distress stains.  I added the crochet 'poof' flower and heart over the ribbons - all attached with glue dots.


The sentiment is another Kiwistamping oldie but a goodie, possibly my first birthday greeting, stamped in DI, and cut with a s/b tag, threaded on the same ribbon that I used on the central feature.  



Rhinestones were the finishing detail, both on the tag and the main panel of the card.

I am linking this to:
(stains and ribbon have been around for well over 2 years)

Thank you for visiting - any comments you may leave are deeply appreciated.
May your day be blessed

26 comments:

aussie aNNie said...

Beautiful card Maxine just loving this one.xx{The Journey is the Start – my personal blog}

CRAZYCRAFTSHED said...

Beautiful card Maxine thank you for joining us at Inspiration Destination this week
Dianne x DT

Jeanette (Forest Ranger) said...

Maxine, this is absolutely GORGEOUS!

Heather said...

A fabulous card Maxine, a great design and a gorgeous colour scheme. A stunning inking and stamping on your background...........lovely detailing!!

Thanks you so much for joining us with Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge
hugs
Heather xx

MaryH said...

Maxine, this is very pretty. I liked your idea of adding the 3 shades of ink to the script, and the middle definitely showed nicely. The splats are great detail too, behind that pretty crotchet flower. Hmm...wonder if yo-yo's (the gathered fabric circles) would work like this? Good idea, and something to try. Lovely card, lots of interesting dimension, and the texture on the sentiment made me think of cross stitch with the crotchet flower. TFS & Hugs

HeARTworks said...

So cute! I love the little crocheted heart, so sweet! And I just love calligraphy, so this is a winner! A blessed season to you! Patsy from
HeARTworks

Margaret said...

Beautiful and such a fabulous technique. You are so creative I love to come visit your blog.

Lynn's Place said...

CIO challenge blog is so happy you stopped by to play with us this week...your project is awesome...hope you join us again <((><

mags said...

A lovely creation. Thanks for sharing with us at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges.
Mags
x

Kay Wallace said...

What a gracious celebration of a birthday, Maxine! Your card is just gorgeous! Thanks so much for participating in the Stampotique Designers' Challenge!

Ellibelle said...

Beautiful card Maxine! Love the sketch and such pretty colors!

Unknown said...

Such a beautiful card. Thank you for sharing and thank you for joining us this week at TTCRD.
Cindy W. - DT TTCRD

Becky said...

This is so cool.. I love this Maxine.

Unknown said...

Such a beautiful card! Those splats look awesome! Thank you for sharing your lovely project with us at Creative Card Crew this fortnight :)

paper fun said...

Lovely! I really love the splats!

Thanks for joining us at Creative Card Crew.

Mari

Jackie said...

Lovely bright and cheerful card!
Thank you for joining us at the stampotique designers challenge blog

Karen Letchworth said...

There's a whole lot of work put into this card, Maxine, and it really shows. Great job! Thanks so much for sharing it with us. I really appreciate you taking the time to share your art with us, and I'm also VERY grateful for all the kind and encouraging comments you leave me. You definitely have the gift of encouragement, and I appreciate you!
Karen
Word Art Wednesday

JD/ Jill said...

Pretty card, and I like that background stamp and the colors that you used!

peggy aplSEEDS said...

Thank you for dropping by and leaving me a lovely "blog hug"! I love your script stamp and the way you added the splats!
Wishing you all the best during this blessed season!
Hugs,
peggy aplSEEDS@5

chanya13 said...

Beautiful !!! Love colours and image. Thanks for joining us at Clear it Out!!! I hope you get to join us again for our next challenge. Agnieszka DT

Lovely Linda said...

Thi is one cool card Maxine - love all of the details and that flower = perfect! {{{hugs}}}

Unknown said...

What a lovely card, the background is fab. Thanks for sharing with us at Penny's this week.
Cheers Nicole

StampNScrapJunkie said...

Thanks for sharing and joining us at Inspiration Destination. Hope to see you again and good luck!
Ema
IDCB Owner

Shelly Schmidt said...

Beautifully done! Love the splat of color, the BG stamp and the beautifully crocheted flower! Did you make them for all of the ladies?

Marilyn said...

Love this... that sentiment stamp is great and the crocheted flower is so pretty and delicate on here.

*Arwen* said...

Great Birthday card!
Thanks for joining us at the Stampotique Designers Challenge :)

I wish you a Happy New Year!

xx Arwen