Bright and Beautiful

Welcome - I have been MIA for a few days as life was a bit fraught for a day or so, but has calmed down now, thankfully.

I wanted to make a card for a friend who has minimal sight, and this was the outcome.

I went for texture as well as contrast - the die cut is one I bought recently, called Italian Flourish by Cheery Lynn. I cut it out from glossy black card which I had spritzed with water and applied Opalite inks to. (Yes, the bottom of the die-cut was trimmed)

I then stamped the flower from the Simply Delightful stamp set on gold card, and the leaves from the same set with Bamboo Leaves ink onto white card and cut them out and placed them over the die cut.

I then added gold and purple glitter - the purple unfortunately looks very washed out here - and the pearl brad in the centre.

The sentiment is one of my original stamps from Kiwi Stamping. It was stamped and gold embossed and then the purple glitter applied - it shows a wee bit better here.

I am linking this to:

Bows 'n' berries Challenge #10 - Glitter

Critter Sketch Challenge #84 - Anything Goes

Get Hippity With Ippity Challenge - Buttons &/or bows &/or Bling

Karboodle Doodles Challenge #86 - Pretty Doily

Oh La LA Crreations challenge #89 - Punches and Dies

Squigglefly Challenge #117 - Floral fantasy

Stamp Fairly.com - Add some sparkle

Delightful insipration Saturday Challege - Die Cut Divas

Thanks for calling by - may your day be blessed.

Eddie Elephant

Hello once again - it is still cold and stormy here, so I thought I would brighten my day with this cheerful character from McMahon Vintage Digital, who looks as though he has riden off the pages of a vintage children's book.

I thought this would be ideal for a child's birthday card, so I coloured the image with watercolour crayons.

I then mounted the image on a maroon base, added double sided sellotape and then glitter.... now I remember why I don't use this technique often, there is still glitter glittering in unexpected places!!

I also used the glitter on the corner pieces, embossed a greeting and added three gold rhinestones for added sparkle.

In this final photograph I have tried to capture (not very sucessfully) the intensity of the glitter.

I have decided to make three separate posts today, rather than one humongous one, hence the brevity of this.


I am linking this to:
Southern Girls Challenge #23 - Happy Birthday
Forever Friends Blog - Not Square & an Animal
Hanna and Friends #102 - Happy Birthday
Stampin' B's Challenge #112 - Use Bling - the glitter
Penny's Paper-crafty Challenge # 57 - Happy birthday
Ruby's Rainbow Challenges #7 - Happy birthday

May your day be blessed.