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This is a card I made for a local swap group - following this tutorial from Natasha Foote.
I know my partner for this round loves purple so that set my colour theme.
It took me four 'sessions' to finally get this done, but I quite enjoyed it - apart from when the gelatos did not do what I expected - I must play with them more!!
First session - I embossed the card and used gelatos to loosely colour the card, activated with water and then left it to dry and 'booked' it overnight to flatten.
Second session, I ran the card through the embossing folder again, then glued on the die cuts and left to dry. Unfortunately, being wet and then dried, it lost some of the dimension.
Third session I added water to purple Brushos powder, and painted the background and dried it again.\
By this time my heat gun was getting a good work out!
Fourth and final session, I sprinkled over the same Brushos and activated, mopping extra off the flowers. Then when it was dry, I rubbed some Inka Gold gold paste over the flowers and some of the background with my finger.
I then tried to photograph it, avoiding the glare from the gold.... not the easiest card to make, but I was pleased with the outcome :)
My swap partner also liked it.
I am linking this to:
Purple is the favourite colour of the recipient of this card
wow beautiful card....
ReplyDeleteI am the lucky recipient of this gorgeous card. And yes Purple is a favourite colour of mine. And this one is just perfect. Thanks Maxine for this stunner. It certainly is worth the hard work and challenge it took to make it.
ReplyDeleteI love purple and love the grungy background you made! A beautiful card! Hugs, Gerrina
ReplyDeleteI love purple too! My absolute fave! I also love flowers! So this is a win-win for me to enjoy looking at! Wonderful project, Maxine!
ReplyDeletelove the gold that you rubbed on your die cut flowers, it give the flower another dimension! Thank you for joining us at C4Galz
ReplyDeleteI love it so much.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a lot of work went into that card, so I am glad your swap partner enjoyed it :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! The PIP Challenge.
ReplyDeleteWow, this card took some time Maxine, but boy did it turn out amazing looking and so artsy! The background looks so pretty with the highs and lows in the color of the purple and I just love how you rub some gold here and there on it. The embossing is really pretty and I love the flower and leaves that you used. I can see why your swap partner loved it too! A lot of work, but so well worth it!!! Hugs, Brenda
ReplyDeleteoooh! this is very lovely!
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Chriss
This turned out so beautifully, Maxine. Love the colors, your gelato and brushos background is gorgeous and great embossing! Love the shimmer on the flowers! Thank you so much for sharing this month at y Crafty Wednesday challenge!
ReplyDeleteOh, Maxine! I just adore your card and the purples (my favourite colour). So glad you joined our Favourite Colours challenge on The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog. Good luck with your entry. Hugs, Lori - DT
ReplyDeleteThis is lovely. I often pop over to Natasha's videos for inspiration. It's nice to see I'm not the only one. Thanks for joining us at Cardz4galz. Love Dawn x
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous card, Maxine! I love Natasha Foote's videos, too, she is so inspiring. Thanks for joining in at Dream Valley.
ReplyDeletelove Mags B x
So beautiful!!! Thank you for joining us at The Paper Shelter Challenge! I hope to see you in our next challenge!
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DT Dawn
Gorgeous card and very creative! Thank you for joining us this week at
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