If Friends were Handbags

Hi Bloggers.

Thanks for all the comments yesterday and emails to the studio - much appreciated as always.

Here's one of the demo cards from yesterday -

For the background, I ran some Coconut White card through the Grand Calibur with the Couture Creations Pastorale Embossing Folder. I used a piece of card which was wider than the folder to create a larger background. I inked around the edges with Fountain Blue Paris Trunk Dye Ink using Cut n Dry Foam. I wrapped a piece of Sky Blue American Seam Binding around the background as shown.

I stamped the image from the Creative Expressions Handbags Galore Stamp Set (designed by Sam Poole) using Jet Black Archival and embossed with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Embossing Powder. I coloured the main section in using the Fountain Blue ink and the handle was coloured with Silver Lustre from the Cosmic Shimmer Mica Spray Set 1 (Metallics). I cut it out using Spellbinders Labels 25 and inked through the die with Fountain Blue.

I spritzed some Coconut White Card with Cosmic Shimmer Vintage Mister in Egyptian Blue. I then cut out the second largest of the Spellbinders Romantic Rectangles dies and inked through the die with Fountain Blue.

I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set using Jet Black Archival and embossed with clear powder. I cut it out using labels 25 and inked through the die with Fountain Blue.

I tied a bow using 3 lengths of the American Seam Binding and added a Teal Dazzler. I assembled the card as shown adding some Pearl Swirls, some 5mm White Pearls and some dots of Cosmic Shimmer Pearlescent PVA in White around the edges. I did not have the right coloured blue card so I spritzed a couple of pieces of white card with the Egyptian Blue Vintage Mister to create the mats.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.