Good Morning everyone
Today Im sharing the card I made for my mum for Mothering Sunday. I used metallic flakes, printed acetate and my very old well loved hollyhock die to make a DL card for her. Nightmare to take photos of though with all the shimmer and shine!
DL (8x4") white linen cardbase which i lightly inked the edged with cracked pistachio and tumbled glass distress inks. I die cut a lacy panel from white linen card and added to the front.
I adhered a sheet of double side adhesive to white card and on the other side rubbed in the metallic flakes and then die cut them with the hollyhock die. I die cut foliage from pale blue and pearl teal cardstock.
I have packs of 'clear prints' from stamperia which is very very heavy weight acetate with beautiful printed images, so I die cut a jar from one fo them. Now this acetate is so thick the die doesn't cut right through but enough that i could then finish cutting it with scissors and get a clean edge. I added this to the card front with pinflair glue gel and then got arranging the flowers and foliage.
I added a torn scrap of green paper under the jar to 'ground' it
Side view of the dimension. I added curve to the hollyhocks with a ball tool
The acetate jar has a lovely shine which adds interest and another texture. I debated where to put a sentiment but decided against it, I know mum will have this on display for months so doesn't really need a sentiment on the front.
Here you can really see the colours better, the metallic fakes really are shimmery and gorgeous but I do so hate them! lol
No matter how hard I try every time Ive used guilding flakes or metallic flakes they go everywhere and stick to everything - for weeks afterwards they turn up somewhere, for days the cats had red speckled fur - one even had a red sparkly nose for a few days, the hoover has a lovely coating of them where they stuck to the warmth of the outside plastic areas. So I did use the whole pot up in one go adding to adhesive sheets to get it over with - I still have them to use. I was give the pot as a Christmas present and the effect if beautiful with the different colours in them but yep a product I still Hate to use😒
Items Used
Cosmic shimmer metallic flakes
Stamperia clear prints
Impression Obsession hollyhock die
Jar & foliage dies
Various printed papers
Distress Inks - tumbled glass, cracked pistachio
Thank you for stopping by once again. I hope you all have a great week. Emma
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