Thursday 3 January 2013

Thinking of You

Hi Bloggers.

A card featuring one of the trees from the Creative Expressions Trees of Imagination Stamp Set today.

For the background, I placed the Leaves Mask onto some Milk Card and spritzed with Antique Green Cosmic Shimmer Vintage Mister.

I stamped the tree using Perfect Medium and embossed with Cosmic Shimmer Bright Gold Metallic Embossing Powder which is in the Metallics and Darks Set. I cut it out using Spellbinders Labels 28 and inked through the die with Mowed Lawn Distress Ink. I cut a larger Labels 28 out and again inked through the die with Mowed Lawn.

I wove a border using Two Tone Ribbon (see Sue's tutorial here), tied a bow using 2 lengths of it and added a Frosted Aqua Dazzler.

I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set using Perfect Medium and embossed with the Gold Powder. I cut it out using the tag die from the French Frills die set and inked through the die with Mowed Lawn.

I assembled the card as shown and added some dots of Cosmic Shimmer Pearlescent PVA in Olympic Gold around the edges.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.



20 comments:

  1. Morning Julia,
    This is gorgeous and so elegant. Love it :)

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  2. Morning Julia, This is a gorgeous card, I love the embossed tree, the spritzing through the mask background and the woven border is absolutely gorgeous.
    Lots of love from Patricia xx

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  3. Julia
    Love this card and thanks for the link for the ribbon

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  4. Morning Julia,
    Good card for man very nice. Love these tree stamps so versatile.
    Have a good day.
    Lydia
    X

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  5. great card like the spritzed background.Laura O

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  6. Hi julia, fab card, braided ribbon is my favourite part. Bx

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  7. Morning Julia,

    Stunning card. So elegant. X

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  8. Hi Julia. Love the gold tree and the plaitted ribbon is stunning.

    Val in Spain xxx

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  9. Good morning Julia, What a stunner, love the gold tree, this stamp is so versatile, the braided ribbon is beautiful, thank you for the link.
    Take care.
    Hugs June xxx

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  10. hi Julia, must give these ideas a try as I need to do a couple of man cards this week and I think they will work well. regards Jackie D

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  11. Good morning Julia
    Stunning what a great card for lots of occasions especially the Male card!
    Margaret

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  12. Love this card Julia like the colour and that two tone ribbon feature xx hazel

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  13. Hi julia this is another great card using the tree stamps they are very versatile!! When are you going to be back on our screens I haven't watch c+c before xmas!! Love lesley xx

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  14. Gorgeous card, I love those tree stamps. Happy New Year to you and your family! xx

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  15. beautiful card, love the tree stamps and the ribbon braid is gorgeous! thank you for the link to the braiding tutorial - I really want to try that Karen x

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  16. Hi Julia.
    Beautiful and elegant card today. Loving the tree stamps.
    Thanks for the inspiration.
    Joan B.

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  17. Hi Julia, Lovely card today great background as usual
    and love the ribbon last year at the secc in Glasgow
    one of the stands gave us all some ribbon and let us try
    it, it is so easy yet very effective love it. Nancyd xx

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  18. Hi Julia what a lovely card who have done today love what you have done with the ribbon thank you Tracy w xx

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  19. Nice card Julia like the tree and the ribbon weaving, Carol E

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