Adopt the pace of Nature

Hi Bloggers.

Here's today's card -

I had this all prepped as a demo for last Sunday but there wasn't time for it. By now some of you should have received your dies/stamps. I hope you're loving them as much as I do. In fact some of the flowers I've had left over have just snuck onto some of my samples for the shows on 30th August! Goodness knows how that happened!

Anyway, for the background I stamped the Heartfelt Creations Sunkissed Fleur Corner using Fired Brick Distress Ink and embossed with Cosmic Shimmer Arctic Pearl Lustre Embossing Powder.  I then ran it through the Grand Calibur with the Couture Creations Extra Flint Embossing Folder. I ran it through a second time to extend the design and inked around the edges with Fired Brick using Cut n Dry Foam.

I cut a Spellbinders Filigree Delight die out of Burgundy Card. I stamped the basket from the Hearfelt Creations Sunkissed Fleur Tags & Basket Stamp Set using Jet Black Archival and embossed with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Embossing Powder. I coloured in using Distress Markers. I used Mustard Seed, Aged Mahogany and Crushed Olive. When I used the Aged Mahogany for the flowers, I scribbled some ink onto my craft sheet and used a water brush to water the colour down and paint with. I cut the image out using the Oval Die from the Filigree Delight Die Set and inked through the die with Fired Brick.

I stamped the Sunkissed Fleur Stamp using Jet Black Archival and embossed with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Embossing Powder. I cut the flowers out using the Sunkissed Fleur Die. I selected some small flowers to correspond with some of the flowers in the basket and coloured them in the same way. I shaped them and added a White Pearl to the centre of each.

I stamped the sentiment from the Creative Expressions Garden Sayings Stamp Set using Jet Black Archival and embossed with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Embossing Powder. I cut it out using Spellbinders Resplendent Rectangles and inked through the die with Fired Brick.

I assembled the card as shown adding a few more White Pearls and some dots of Cosmic Shimmer Pearlescent PVA in White around the edges.

I still haven't heard from Crafty Chris with her addy to receive her prize. Please email me at juliawattscrafts@gmail.com so I can pop it in the post.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia