Pages

Wednesday, June 6, 2018

Black, White and a Sparkly Pink Doily

 Welcome

I was recently asked by a friend to make a card for her, for a 21st she was attending.
I was given the brief that the recipient liked White, Black and Pink.  
This is the result, which elicited a squeal when the recipient opened it, as the colours were identical to her cake!!


I started with layering the black over the white, then laid another white layer before starting to die cut the doily out of sparkle card.  That took two attempts and a lot of exasperation ... I had already decided to trim the side of the doily and use a black strip down the left side.
I then cut the white centre piece with the numbers cut out, and layered over the black over the doily


I sent a photo of it to my customer, and she was happy with it all laid out.

Next day I went to stamp the sentiment, and removed the top white layer and was stunned by the drama that was the pink over the black, so made the card up without the last white layer, and changing the side strip ti white.


Subsequently I white embossed the sentiment on the black


The centre part of the unused die cut was removed and layered over some more black card and placed on the left inside of the card


On the right inside I layered another piece of white card that I had sponged the edges of with Worn Lipstick DI ready for the message.

I am linking this to:
(the sentiment was a 'real' stamp)


35 comments:

  1. Another beautiful card,Maxime.Love the stunning sparkling Die.Enjoy your day.

    Gr,Sylvia.

    ReplyDelete
  2. How lovely these colours matched her cake, very clever of you and an amazing beautiful card...xx [aussie aNNie blog]

    ReplyDelete
  3. Stunning Maxine. No wonder the recipient loved it!

    ReplyDelete
  4. Ooh, I just bought that doily the other day! Gorgeous Maxine! Love what you've done with it hun. Thanks for the embossing tips too! LOL about asking how you knew too!! Hugs, Wends xoxo

    ReplyDelete
  5. Maxine, that medallion is stunning - so sparkly and beautiful! Lovely card!

    ReplyDelete
  6. Gorgeous 21st birthday card..Thanks for joining us at Fab'n'Funky :)
    Wendy xx

    ReplyDelete
  7. Shiny, bright, and beautiful! Love those colors together and your design. I know she loved his card.
    Lynn

    ReplyDelete
  8. Wow - another stunning design Maxine! You never cease to amaze us with your wonderful card designs!
    Happy rest of the week for you!
    Hugs, Susi

    ReplyDelete
  9. A truly lovely card to celebrate such a fabulous milestone! Great design. Big hugs, Autumn

    ReplyDelete
  10. Ohh this is fabulous. Maxine, I love your sparkly doily.

    ReplyDelete
  11. I love that sparkly Pink Doily against the Black
    adorable made Maxine
    Hugs
    Monika

    PS: Try to catch up

    ReplyDelete
  12. Love the result Maxine - well done!

    ReplyDelete
  13. A strong and beautiful graphic card! Hugs, Gerrina

    ReplyDelete
  14. Beautiful card design, and I love the sparkly paper! So glad you shared this with us at PIP Challenges this week!

    ReplyDelete
  15. Beautiful card Maxine, and the colors are smashing too! Some of these doilies can be frustrating to cut well, and I've found that the metal shim helps tremendously with these fussy intricate dies. Your work certainly paid off because this is lovely. TFS & Hugs

    ReplyDelete
  16. Hi Maxine, sounds like you made the perfect card for the card recipient. I love it when that happens. A very pretty doily die and I often find them difficult. Have a wonderful weekend. .. Megan

    ReplyDelete
  17. Well done you on getting it spot on for the recipient...a squeal of delight is always good x Such a beautiful card and loving the bling x

    ReplyDelete
  18. It's a beautiful designed card and how great that it did match with her cake.
    Thank you for joining the challenge at Addicted To Stamps Challengeblog.
    Greetings Miranda (dt-ATSC)

    ReplyDelete
  19. Beautiful card with a great design, thanks for playing along at Fab’n’Funky this week.

    Pat xx

    ReplyDelete
  20. Lovely card design! Thank you for linking up with Paper Nest Dolls Challenge this month!

    ReplyDelete
  21. Your card is absolutely perfect, Maxine. The sparkling doily is adorable!!!!!!! Kisses, my friend.

    ReplyDelete
  22. This is so posh and stylish, Maxine. I am so happy that it was a perfect match for the cake.

    Love,
    Monica

    ReplyDelete
  23. Well done with your card orders Maxine - that is great! Love the pink Sparkle on this - perfect with the black background! I am not surprised at all there were squeals of delight! xo

    ReplyDelete
  24. The colors are perfect. Doilies are something I love to use when I can. This card is spectacular. It will be treasured.

    Love, Hugs and Blessings

    ReplyDelete
  25. Maxine everything about the card is beautiful. And how nice that the recipient loved it using her favorite colors.
    Hugs, Fran

    ReplyDelete
  26. Fabulous card Maxine, very elegant and a perfect entry for our challenge at Fab 'n' Funky, thanks for playing along!
    Chris
    x

    ReplyDelete
  27. Great project thanks for joining in at Crafting by Designs

    ReplyDelete
  28. So fun and sparkly! Thank you so much for playing along with us in the All Things Bright and Beautiful Challenge over at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog this week :)

    ReplyDelete
  29. What a beautiful card...classic black and white with a hint of colour...and sparkly too...what's not to like?...Thanks for playing along with The Paper Nest Dolls xxx

    ReplyDelete
  30. Smashing looking card with great design and use of our letters/numbers over at the Paper Shelter. I am running a bit late but I am glad that you decided to join us last week. A new fun challenge is now up and running.
    Love n hugs
    Marie, dt-leader The Paper Shelter

    ReplyDelete
  31. Fabulous card!! Thank you so very much for sharing your beautiful card with us at Lemon Shortbread Challenge Blog.

    ReplyDelete
  32. Lovely!! Thanks so much for participating in our LEMON SHORTBREAD challenge. Hope you participate in our next challenge!! Have a happy crafty day!!!
    Deanne at A Little Bit O’ Paper

    ReplyDelete
  33. This is a very beautiful colour combination on your gorgeous card.
    Thanks for joining us at Addicted to Stamps.
    Greetings, Danoesja

    ReplyDelete

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog - may your day be blessed. Any comments you may leave are deeply appreciated. All comments are moderated and spam deleted.

Anonymous comments are not accepted on this blog

Those leaving a comment on any post on this blog do so in the knowledge that their name and blog link are visible to all who visit this blog and by providing the comment, they have published their own personal details on this blog.
Maxine D