Good Morning everyone
Today is the card i made for my mum for Mothers day yesterday
A5 in size. I first die cut the poppy die from silver mirror card and then coloured them with alcohol markers in green, orange & red.
I made my white card blank using the largest nesting die. I then took another piece of white card and embossed with the 3D lace embossing folder, i did the letter press technique and inked one side on the folder with tumbled glass and cracked pistachio distress inks and then run through my machine. Doesn't show up well in the photo and more noticeable in real life but its gives a subtle background colour.
I then used the nesting dies and using every other size die to cut the embossed panel into frames. I adhered the largest outside frame to the card front with 6mm of foam tape, the next size down with 4mm of foam tape and the next size down with 2mm, i then added the smallest piece flat in the middle. This card was hand delivered so i could put as much foam tape & dimension as i liked on it. Its just a way of adding interest to what is essentially a very simple card.
I then arranged the mirror card poppies, using 3 of them and cutting up the various stems/flowers to alter them and build them up, i tucked the ends into the frames so it looks like they are growing out of it.
Stamped sentiment to finish
You can really see the colour on the poppies here, when the light hits the mirror card them really do shimmer and shine.
Items Used:
Crafters companion 3D embossing folder 'ornate lace'
XL Nesting dies
Pennyblack poppy die
Clearly besotted sentiment stamp
Silver mirror card
Alcohol Markers
CraftUK ltd smooth white cardstock
Distress Inks ' tumbled glass & cracked pistachio'
Thank you all for stopping by. I hope you have a good week. Hugs Emmaxx
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The layered embossed background is gorgeous Emma,love the diecut poppies
ReplyDeleteA stunning card that does pop Ginny
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Great technique of coloring on the mirror card, the poppies look great. I'm certain your Mom loved her Mother's Day card. Thanks for sharing at The Beautiful Blossoms Challenge!
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Very pretty, the embossed background with the layers and subtle color looks gorgeous! Thanks for sharing with us at Can You Handle the Pressure!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card, hope you are well cheers Sue N x
ReplyDeleteIt's beautiful Emma and I am sure you Mum loved it.
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Beautifully designed floral card!
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Lovely card, the poppies are stunning. Debbie x (Paperelf )
ReplyDeleteFabulous card and embossing folder,love the brilliant colouring effect on the beautiful poppies-they look metallic.
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Just love your alcohol coloured poppies, they look stunning on the embossed b/g x
ReplyDeleteSo pretty, love it!
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SO GORGEOUS! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Can You Handle the Pressure challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.
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Gorgeous card Emma, beautiful poppies and love the background effect. Big hugs Kirsty. X
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a stunning card Emma
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