Hi blogger friends
Now that we are back from another exciting trip of 4 days I am able to concentrate on making more and more cards. I have taken a picture of one of them today. I was hoping for some sunshine to get a crispier image in the daylight but this will have to do. The sky has been covered all day without rain so I only took this picture for now. I hope you get inspired from it. I had seen a card with a similar idea months ago and always had it in mind. I took some materials I had on hand and made my funky little version of it. I don't remember the name of the person who I got the inspiration from sorry.
Oh I had a good time making this card. I took so many colors so I would have different options, but what I picked was the best look for what I was after.
Bazzil paper in the beige tones, white, and the flower is made out of some shimmering card stock in egg white color I had on hand. For those who have a place called RAFT in their town, this is where I purchased this stock at a ridiculous price.
I used different Tim Holtz Distressed inks, such as Antique Linen, Walnut Stain. But really, you could use any color you see fit for your project. Make it your own.
I also had on hand, a copper wire I cut to length and prepared for the end portion of this card and also used some linen thread that I made into a 4 loop bow. Some liquid pearls was also used to add some dimension to my flower and around it.
I used the Spellbinder emboss stencil called Rose creations - Donna Salazar is the designer. I used the medium size out of the 5 sizes. I made my own leaves. Daisy punch for center of flower.
Quick instructions
I made the flower backing this way. I first cut out a mat piece. I cut another mat the same size but this second piece was to shred to 3 pieces on the width side as per seen on the card. Before I adhered the pieces to the mat, I had fun distressing it all experimenting with Tim Holtz ink pads. I love to work with his sponge tool. Glue on or tape the strips on your mat. I also distressed around the mat before sticking it to the card. Set aside. I cut my flower and separated all the petals and distressed all petals edges with ink. The shimmering effect of the flower and ink is making this card look so special. I did the same inking process for the leaves. Before adding the leaves on the card I took a needle tool and rolled the end of the leaf so it would almost wrap around the wire. Inked the daisy as well with the same ink color. After adding 3 dimensional tape under each petal I was ready to add it to my card. Once the petals are all in place and you like the position of the leaves, add the daisy. I added my wire, that is held by the daisy's glue dot. Then with the liquid pearls I added drops of it on the flower and around it. Voila!
Time taken: 1 hour, from 1 to 5 level of difficulty 5 being the hardest, I call it a 3
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I am not posting a Quickie sheet today being that I am way too busy making cards. So I am hoping you can enjoy my card instead and get inspired to make more cards
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As soon as I can post the new photos we took on our 4 day long trip, I will let you know. We went to see that Terra Cotta Soldiers in Xi'an and had a lovely time.
