I've been thinking of you

Hi Bloggers,

This card features the gorgeous new Spellbinders Antique Frames and Accents die set. I think it could be suitable to give to a man, what do you think?

I ran a piece of white card through the Grand Calibur with the Spellbinders M-Bossibilities Nobility Embossing Folder. I ran it through a second time to extend the pattern.

I dusted a piece of black card with my anti static bag and cut a border and the frame from the Spellbinders Antique Frames and Accents die set.

I removed the centre piece from the frame and stamped the sentiment from the Creative Expressions Kind Thoughts Stamp Set using Perfect Medium and embossed with Cosmic Shimmer Bright Gold Metallic Embossing Powder.

I inked though the border and frame dies with the Perfect Medium using Cut & Dry Foam. I carefully removed the pieces from the die, added the Gold Embossing Powder and heat set.

I assembled the card as shown and added some Black Glass Glintz, some black pearl pva dots and a bow tied with 2 lengths of black American Seam Binding.

I hope you like the card.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.

Simple Christmas Card

Hi Bloggers,

Here's a really quick and simple card for Christmas. Great if you need to make loads and haven't much time!

I ran a white piece of card through the Grand Calibur with the Spellbinders M-Bossibilities Simplicity Embossing Folder. I had to run it through a second time to extend the pattern.

I then cut 2 small pieces from read card and 2 from green card from the Spellbinders Persian Accents set. I cut a large Persian Motif in green. I stamped the sentiment from the Creative Expressions Christmas Swirl stamp set using Jet Black Archival and embossed with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Embossing Powder. I then cut this out using the large Persian Motif.

I assembled the card as shown, off-setting the Persian Motifs. I added a pearl to the centre of the small pieces in the corners (or, as in the show demo, some Cosmic Shimmer White PVA) and a bow made with 2 lengths of Sheer Iridescent Ribbon in Christmas Red.

Told you it was simple!

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.

Being Happy

Hi Bloggers,

This is one of the cards that I demonstrated in the last show on Thursday.

I ran a piece of ivory card through the Grand Calibur using the Spellbinders M-Bossabilities Elite Embossing Folder. I ran it through a second time to extend the pattern. I cut a large Romantic Rectangle out of purple card and when I ran it through the machine to emboss I added the Small Polka Dots Mask from That Special Touch. Do remember to keep the cutting edge of your die away from the mask.

I stamped the sentiment from the Creative Expressions Sincere Sentiments stamp set using Jet Black Archival and embossed with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Embossing Powder. I cut it out using the second largest of the Romantic Rectangles dies and inked with Dusty Concord Distress Ink while still in the die.

I cut out 2 x Layered Flowers in ivory and 2 x leaves from the Damask Accents set in ivory and a border from the Damask Accents in purple. I inked through the die with Dusty Concord on the leaves and inked around the edges of the Layered Flowers with the same ink once they had been removed from the die.

I cut the border into single pieces to make corners and added a dot of  Cosmic Shimmer Pearlescent PVA in Golden Pearl to each one.

I cut 2 x borders from the Damask Accents set out of purple felt (you can buy felt from Sam Poole here) and using Hi-Tack Tape I made a scruffy flower. I added this to a large bow made from the new Striped Grossgrain Ribbon in Ivory/Purple.

I assembled the card as shown and added some dots of the Golden Pearl PVA around the edges. The button is off an old cardigan.

Hope you like the card.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.

New products

Hi Bloggers,

Just to let you know that the following products have just arrived at my Amazon Store -

Couture Creations Replacements Embossing Folder
Couture Creations Work Shop Embossing Folder
Couture Creations World Map Embossing Folder
Couture Creations Lovingly Baroque Embossing Folder
Couture Creations Ornate Diamonds Embossing Folder
That Special Touch Mask - Trellis
That Special Touch Mask - Woodgrain
That Special Touch Mask - Honeycomb
Spellbinders Edgeabilities - Classic Triple Scallop
Watch Face Charms
Fancy Key Charms
Assorted Key Charms
Baker's Twine - Vintage Colours
Baker's Twine - Earthtone Colours

More new products expected soon.

Julia.

You're So Sweet

Hi Bloggers.

This was the first card that I demonstrated on Thursday.

I love brown and blue together. I was really pleased with how this demo card turned out.

I ran some Kraft-core card through the Grand Calibur with the Spellbinders M-Bossibilities Elite Folder. I ran it through twice to extend the pattern. I then sanded it to reveal the core.

I cut the largest of the Spellbinders Romantic Rectangles dies out of marine blue card. When I passed it through the machine to emboss I also added That Special Touch Ivy Background Mask. Remember to keep the die cutting edge away from your mask!

I then loaded up my Grand Calibur base plate with the following - largest Splendid Circles in white, 2 x Layered Flowers in white, 2 x corners from Lattice Accents in blue, 2 x leaves from Damask Accents in brown and a buckle from Ribbon Buckles in brown. I ran all these through the Grand Calibur at the same time and them ran them through again to emboss them.

I stamped the sentiment from the Creative Expressions Sincere Sentiments stamp set using Coffee Archival and embossed with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Embossing Powder. I cut it out using the second largest Splendid Circles Die. I also cut 2 x Layered Flowers in blue and 2 more leaves from the Damask Accents set in brown.

I assembled the card as shown. I threaded some Vintage Ribbon in Amber Brown through the buckle and added a brown button and some Baker's Twine from the Earthtones set. I finished the card off by popping a couple of roses from my stash in the middle of the Layered Flowers.

Hope you like the card.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.

Yellow and Grey Thank You

Hi Bloggers,

Thank You to everyone who emailed in to the shows yesterday and welcome to my new followers.

Today's card is in yellow and grey (hence the title) -

For the background I embossed some grey card with the Spellbinders M-Bossibilities Elite Folder. I ran it through twice to extend the pattern. This is really easy to do as the already embossed section just slots into place on the folder.

Next I cut 4 Damask Motifs out of yellow card and fleur de lys from the same set. I glued the motifs in place starting at the centre of the card and glued the fleur de lys in each corner.

I cut a Splendid Circle from grey card. I stamped the sentiment from the Creative Expressions Kind Thoughts stamp set using Jet Black Archival and embossed with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Embossing Powder. I cut it out using another Splendid Circle die.

I assembled the card as shown adding a bow made from 2 lengths of Nickle Mist Vintage Ribbon, with a yellow buckle cut from the Spellbinders Ribbon Buckles die set to which I added a button threaded with Baker's Twine. I finished the card my piercing around the edge with my Tim Holtz Ruler.

Hope you like the card.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.

You are one of my nicest thoughts

Hi Bloggers,

What a lovely sentiment! It's from the Creative Expressions Kind Thoughts Stamp set and I've used it on this card -

I ran the backing paper though the Grand Calibur with the Spellbinders Regal M-Bossibilities folder. I cut a border and frame from the Spellbinders Antique Frames and Accents die set. I inked though the dies with Pumice Stone Distress Ink. I stamped the sentiment using Coffee Archival.

I cut some leaves and a border from the Spellbinders Damask Accents die set. I inked through the die on the leaves only. I did not emboss the border. Using a scoreboard, I carefully scored along all the peaks and the troughs in the border (hope you get what I mean). I did mountain and valley folds where I had scored and glued the ends together to make a rosette. I put some hi-tack tape on a circle of card (cut from a circle nestie)and added the rosette. I added some Cosmic Shimmer Dries Clear Glue and set aside to dry.

Once the glue was dry I stacked up some foam pads and popped them in the centre. I cut a shape from the Spellbinders Ribbons and Buckles die set, inked through the die with Pumice Stone and added a button with some Baker's Twine from the new Earthtones set tied through it. I popped all this onto the stack of foam pads.

I assembled the card as shown and added some dots of the new Cosmic Shimmer Pearlescent PVA in Golden Pearl around the edges.

I hope you can join me on Create and Craft today for the Spellbinders Shows (details in the left-hand side bar).

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.

The Naked Bow!

Hi Bloggers.

Strange title for this post, huh? Well, this was supposed to be a demo in one of the Spellbinder Shows I'm doing tomorrow but the Layered Flowers dies have sold out so this is the only place it'll be shown. It's bothering me a little because the bow is 'naked'. Whenever I'm making samples for shows, I always think of Sue. She's always saying 'Don't forget about your edges' and 'you can't have a naked bow'. Well, she's not actually saying that all the time but those are 2 things that she's said that have stuck and I always hear her saying them in my mind when I make a card - sad, eh? Anyway, this card has a naked bow on it - I actually like this one like that but whether I give in and add something to it is anyone's guess.

Better show you the card, hadn't I?

For the background I used the Spellbinders M-Bossibilities Folder - Simplicity. Just love these folders. I inked around the edges with Aged Mahogany Distress Ink.

Using the largest of the Spellbinders Labels Twenty Five dies, I drew along both edges of one side of the die with pencil onto green card. I cut this out with scissors and this made my flower stem.

The leaves are cut from the Spellbinders Damask Accents set. They look like they're waving, don't they? (Yep, definitely lost the plot!)

I cut a flower base layer and a flower top in white card using the Spellbinders Layered Flowers dies. I inked through the die and around the edges with Aged Mahogany.

I stamped the sentiment from the Creative Expressions Sincere Sentiments Stamp Set using Plum Archival and embossed with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Embossing Powder. I cut it out using the tag die from the Spellbinders Antique Frames and Accents Die Set. Again, I inked with Aged Mahogany while still in the die. I added a bow (the naked one!) made from 2 lengths of Basque Red Vintage Ribbon.

I layered the card up as shown and added some dots of Cosmic Shimmer White Pearlescent PVA all around the edges.

Hope you like the card.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.

Sometimes the simplest cards are the best!

Hi Bloggers,

This has to be the quickest sample card that I have ever made and I really like it!

I folded an A4 piece of Ivory card in half to make an A5 card blank. With the card still folded, I then placed the largest of the Spellbinders Labels Twenty-Five dies against the fold in one half of the card (hope that makes sense!). I made sure that part of the die was off the card next to the fold so that when I put it through my Grand Calibur the fold was mostly intact so I had a card blank. You can get 2 card blanks out of one piece of A4. I inked all around the card blank using Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

Using the next size down of Labels Twenty Five, I then cut out a panel from some patterned paper. I inked around the edges with Vintage Photo while still in the die.

I stamped the sentiment from the Creative Expressions Kind Thoughts Stamp set using Coffee Archival and embossed with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Embossing Powder. I cut it out using the smallest but one of the Labels Twenty Five dies and again inked around the edges with Vintage Photo while still in the die.

I assembled the layers as shown and added a bow made from American Seam Binding in Chalk White.

I liked the simplicity of this card so much that I also made a Thank You card -

Hope you like the cards. They fit in a standard C6 envelope.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.

Variation on a theme

Hi Bloggers.

Today I'm sharing a variation of the card posted here. I made it when I thought that the Vintage Lingerie stamp sets were going to be on the Spellbinders shows on 8th March. I thought I'd show it so you can see how you can use different dies for the same card.

This time the background was made using the Spellbinders M-bossibilities Elite folder. The main image is mounted onto a Lattice Motif (designed by Sue Wilson). The sentiment has been cut out using Labels Twenty-Five. The leaves are cut from the Damask Accents set. The ribbon is the new Silky Crush Ribbon from Creative Expressions and I have added a Black Zipper Rose. I finished the card off with some dots made from Cosmic Shimmer White Pearl Pearlescent PVA.

Which version do you prefer?

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.

Naughty or Nice

Hi Bloggers,

Today I'm sharing a card which was going to be a demo on the 1pm show on 8th March but things have changed and I'm now doing 3 Spellbinders shows and the stamps will be featured in the shows on 24th March - but that could change!

I may not get to demo this card but I thought I's share it anyway as I really like it.

I stamped the image from the Vintage Lingerie Stamp Set onto some white card using Plum Archival and embossed with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Embossing Powder. I cut the image out using Spellbinders Romantic Rectangles and inked around the edges with Aged Mahogany Distress Ink while still in the die.

Next I cut out a larger Romantic Rectangle with burgundy card. This time I added the Small Polka Dots Mask from That Special Touch underneath the die when I passed it through the machine to emboss (remember to have the die cutting edge face up, away from the mask). I really like doing this as it adds texture to the card.

I ran 2 pieces of white card through the Cuttlebug with the Spellbinders M-Bossibilities Regal folder (did not have a raspberry adapter plate for the Grand Calibur at the time). I joined them together and added some Basque Red Vintage Ribbon to hide the join. I cut 2 borders from the Spellbinders Lattice Accents (designed by Sue Wilson). I inked through the die with Aged Mahogany Distress Ink and added them to either side of my card with Cosmic Shimmer Dries Clear Glue.

I stamped the sentiment using Plum Archival and embossed with clear powder. I cut it out using the tag from the Spellbinders Antique Frames and Accents die set and inked with Aged Mahogany while still in the die.

I tied a bow using 2 lengths of Basque Red Vintage Ribbon. I added a buckle from the Spellbinders Ribbon Buckles set and a red button from my stash with some red Baker's Twine through it.

Hope you like the card.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.

My fave - red, black and white again

Hi Bloggers,

Just love this colour combo. I'm using the new Vintage Lingerie Stamp Set from Creative Expressions again.

I stamped the corset (this one has to be my favourite) using Jet Black Archival and embossed using Cosmic Shimmer Clear Embossing Powder. I cut the image out and went round the edge with a back promarker to hide any white bits. I coloured the rose in using Barn Door Distress Ink. I then added some feather bits along the bottom edge and secured with Hi-Tack Tape.

I cut some black card out using Spellbinders Labels Twenty-Three. When I passed it through the machine to emboss I added That Special Touch Fretwork Mask. I then cut out a Spellbinders Lattice Rectangles from red card and when I passed this through the machine to emboss I added That Special Touch Small Polka Dots Mask. When embossing with a mask, always make sure that the mask goes down first, then your die/cardstock with the cutting edge face up, then your tan mat, then your pink plate. This will ensure that you don't cut into your mask.

Next I embossed a piece of white card with the Couture Creations Lovingly Baroque Embossing Folder. I lined it up and ran it through a second time as the card was bigger than the folder. I then inked all over with Barn Door Distress Ink using Cut & Dry Foam.

I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set using Jet Black Archival and embossed with clear powder. I cut it out using an oval nestie and inked with Black Soot Distress Ink while still in the die.

I assembled the card as shown adding a bow made from 2 lengths of black vintage ribbon, a red zipper rose and some faux stitching around the edge.

Hope you like the card.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.

Winged Dress Form

Hi Bloggers,

Today I'm sharing another card made with the new Antique Dressforms Stamp Set from Creative Expressions.

As soon as I saw this stamp set I thought it would be really cool to add some wings to the images.

I stamped one of the dress forms twice in plum archival ink and embossed with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Embossing Powder. One of the images I cut out using Spellbinders Labels Twenty and I inked with Aged Mahogany Distress Ink
while still in the die. I cut out the body of the other image.

I ironed together two pieces of Cosmic Shimmer Heat Bondable Film in Aqua Sparkle with some pink Cosmic Shimmer Heat Bondable Fibres from the Summer Bluch Set in between them. I then cut out one of the butterflies from the Spellbinders Wonderful Wings Die Set. I passed it through the machine twice. You have to tease the bits out of the die cut a bit as the fibres are a bit tough. You get lovely shimmery wings though so it's worth the effort. I glued the wings to the dress form on the Labels Twenty die cut and then glued the cut out dress form right over the top.

I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set again using the plum archival ink and embossed with the clear powder. I cut it out using a Spellbinders double-ended tag die and inked with Aged Mahogany while still in the die. I added a couple of brads at each end.

For the background I inked up That Special Touch Trellis Mask with Perfect Medium. I placed some burgundy card on top and ran it through the Grand Calibur. The ink transferred to the debossed side. I brushed some Cosmic Shimmer Red Bronze Mica Powder from the Metallics Mica Spray Set all over. It clung to where the perfect medium was.

I inked up Some American Seam Binding with Aged Mahogany Distress Ink (you should have seen my fingers!). I scrunched it up and left it over night to dry.

I ran some white card through the Grand Calibur with the Creative Expressions Floral Embossing Folder. I inked up 4 of the flowers on both sides with Aged Mahogany and cut them out. I added a little more ink to hide the white edges. I made a 3D flower and added it to the tatty bow that I tied with my dry dyed American Seam Binding.

I assembled the card as shown and added some faux stitching around the edges.

Hope you like the card.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.

Spotty Spring Card

Hi Bloggers.

I've never made a spring card before but I thought I'd try one and see if it would work with the new Vintage Lingerie Stamp Set from Creative Expressions. Here's the card -

I made my spring card following the instructions on my Hougie Board. I cut some rust card for the mats and smaller ones out of cream card - the latter I inked up with Tea Dye Distress Ink using the That Special Touch Small Polka Dots Mask.

I stamped the image using Coffee Archival and embossed with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Embossing Powder. I cut the image out and then coloured it with Tea Dye Distress Ink.

I stamped the sentiment from the Antique Dressforms Stamp Set with the Coffee Archival. I did not emboss it.

I finished the card off by adding some dots made with Cosmic Shimmer Pearlescent PVA in Olympic Gold.

A simple fun card to make - hope you like it.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.

Beaded Handbag

Hi Bloggers,

Something a bit different to share today. This card has been made with Sam Poole's new Mechanical Handbags Stamp Set from Creative Expressions. I do like red, black and white together.

I stamped the handbag using Jet Black Archival and embossed with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Embossing Powder.

I cut the handbag out and removed the ruler fringing also. I added some colour with some Barn Door Distress Ink. I pieced 5 holes on each side of the bottom of the handbag and threaded some beads on. I tried to be quite random but there was always a black chip as the last but one bead and a seed bead below it.

For the large background I randomly stamped the lipstick from the stamp set all over some white card using Jet Black Archival (I did not emboss them). I added the lipstick colour using Barn Door.

I embossed a piece of black card using the Couture Creations Replacements Embossing Folder.

I cut a Spellbinder Fleur de Lys Square out of red card. When I ran it through the machine to emboss, I added the That Special Touch Woodgrain Mask. I really like the effect you get from this.

I stamped the sentiment from the stamp set using Jet Black Archival and embossed with clear powder. I cut it out using Spellbinders Lacy Ovals and inked with Barn Door while still in the die.

I dyed some American Seam Binding with Barn Door Distress Ink.I really crumpled it up when drying it. In fact I left it over night to dry - all scrunched up.

When dry I added some beads to the ribbon. I saw this in Craft Focus Magazine and thought it looked really cool so I thought I'd try it. You need to do a few running stitches then add 2-3 beads and then do a few more running stitches. Continue until you have the length required. It does use quite a bit of ribbon and does take a while to do - so be warned!

I tied a bow with some dyed ribbon and sewed some beads in the centre.

I assembled the card as shown and did some faux stitching around the edges with a White Inkssentials Pen.

Hope you like it. It was really fun to make.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.

It seems only Fitting

Hi Bloggers,

Today I'm sharing a tri-fold card made using the Antique Dressforms Stamp Set from Creatie Expressions.

The two side panels are the same size and the middle panel is slightly larger - no real reason for this, just felt like it!

The fancy edge at the top of the card is created using the Spellbinders Edgeabilities Classic Petal and the border at the bottom is created using the Spellbinders Edgeabilities Classic Scallop. I inked all over with Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink.

I inked all over with Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink. I ran 3 pieces of white card through the Grand Calibur with the Couture Creations Ornate Diamonds Embossing Folder and inked with Chipped Sapphire. I mounted these onto cobalt card and added them to my card base.

I stamped three of the dressforms from the stamps set onto white card using Jet Black Archival and embossed with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Embossing Powder. I cut each one out leaving a white border around - makes it to cut out. I popped one on to each panel using 3D foam.

I stamped the sentiment using Jet Black Archival and embossed with clear powder. I cut the sentiment into 3 lines and put one on each panel.

Finally, I threaded some blue Baker's Twine from the Primary set through the holes in the top and added two bows.

Hope you like it.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.

Tres Chic

Hi Bloggers,

Today I'm sharing a card made with the new Antique Dressforms Stamp Set from Creative Expressions.

I stamped 3 of the dressforms from the stamp set onto some oatmeal card using Jet Black Archival. I meant to do it in Coffee but having done one in Black I decided to go with it. I did not emboss the images. I distressed the edges of the image panel and ran it through the Grand Calibur with the That Special Touch Small Polka Dots Mask. I lightly inked all over with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

Next I randomly stamped over a piece of grey-ish card with the scissors and the tape measure from the same stamp set using Black Soot Distress Ink. Again, I distressed the edges with my scissors and ran it through the Grand Calibur but this time I used the Honeycomb mask. Again, I inked all over with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

For the large background, I inked up some oatmeal card with Vintage Photo and then I spritzed all over with the new Cosmic Shimmer Vintage Mist in Antique Gold. I then ran the card through the Grand Calibur with the Couture Creations Ornate Diamonds Embossing Folder. I sanded over the whole thing lightly to make the pattern 'pop'.

I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set again using Jet Black Archival. I cut it out using Spellbinders Labels Twenty. When I passed the die through the machine to emboss, I also added the Small Polka Dots Mask. I inked through the die which highlighted the polka dots a left me with a plain edge.

I assembled the card as shown omitting the bow and the sentiment but wrapping some Baker's Twine from the new Earthtones Pack around the large background. I curled some of the corners of the image pieces using a cocktail stick and inked with Vintage Photo.

I went around the edge with the new Cosmic Shimmer Pearlescent PVA in Golden Pearl. Once dry, I added the sentiment with 3D foam. Then using Cosmic Shimmer Dries Clear Glue, I added a bow made from Cotton Hemp Ribbon, a Baker's twine bow and a Zipper Rose in Tan.

I hope you like the card. I really enjoyed making it.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.

Thanks for Your Support

Hi Bloggers,

Today I'm sharing another card made using the new Vintage Lingerie Stamp Set from Creative Expressions.

I stamped the image onto some ivory card using Coffee Archival Ink and embossed with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Embossing Powder. I cut the image out using an oval nestie and inked around the edges with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. I cut a mat out of brown card using a scalloped oval nestie. I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set again in Coffee Archival and inked around the edges with Vintage Photo. I popped it onto a brown mat.

For the background, I inked up some ivory card with Tea Dye Distress Ink. I then added some Rusty Hinge Distress Ink by just popping the pad directly onto the card, picking it up and then popping it down somewhere else. I continued this till I was happy with the coverage. Next I distressed the edges of the card with my scissors and added some Vintage Photo Distress Ink all around the edges. I then put the background into the Couture Creations Ornate Diamonds Embossing Folder and ran it through the Grand Calibur. I sanded it lightly to reveal the ivory core.

I assembled the card as shown adding some copper brads in each corner. I finished the card by piercing all around the edge of the rust card with my Tim Holtz Ruler.

Hope you like the card.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.

Of Corsets Your Birthday!

Hi Bloggers,

I have the date for my next shows on Create & Craft. They're on Thursday 8th March at 11am, 1pm and 6pm. Two of the shows are to be Spellbinders shows and the other will be a stamping show. These times are subject to change. I'll keep you updated.

Today's card is from the new Vintage Lingerie Stamp Set which is from Sue Wilson's design team. I love this stamp set - the detail on the corsets is amazing.

Anyway here's the card -

For the background, I stamped a small pattern stamp and a phrase from the stamp set randomly all over a piece of white card with Jet Black Archival. I then passed it through the Grand Calibur with the Couture Creations Lovingly Baroque Embossing Folder. I lined the pattern up and passed it through a second time as the card was bigger than the folder. I then went over the card with Black Soot Distress Ink and Cut & Dry Foam.

I stamped the corset using Jet Black Archival and embossed it with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Embossing Powder. I cut it out and them went around the edges with a black promarker to hide any white bits. I then put some Hi-Tack Tape on the back around the bottom of the image. I then ruffled some black Vintage Ribbon along it.

I cut a Spellbinders Lacy Ovals out of white card and inked the inside with Black Soot Distress Ink while still in the die.

I stamped the sentiment which is from the same stamp set using Jet Black Archival and embossed with clear powder. I cut it out using Spellbinders Labels Two and inked around the edges with Black Soot Distress Ink while still ink the die.

I cut some leaves out of white and black card using the Spellbinders Foliage Die Set. I inked through the die with Black Soot on the white leaves.

I made a rose out of Black Vintage Ribbon (you can see how to do this on Sue Wilson's Blog.

I assembled the card as shown and added some faux stitching with a white Inkssentials Pen.

I hope you like this card.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.

Big & Blue Art Nouveau Lady

Hi Bloggers,

This is the last card sample I have to share from the Feb 7th show. Something new tomorrow!

This card ended up being much bigger than I'd planned - 8 1/4 inches square! It's another card that I'm not that fond of but I thought I's share it anyway.

I stamped the image from the Art Nouveau Ladies Stamp Set using Perfect Medium and I embossed with Cosmic Shimmer Bright Gold Metallic Embossing Powder.

The image was coloured using Paris Trunk Dye Ink Pads in Fountain Blue, Classic Cobalt, Amethyst, Walnut and Parchment. I added some Cosmic Shimmer Pearlescent Mica Powder to the first 3 colours. I rounded off the corners and added a mat in cobalt blue card.

For the background, I spritzed some Cosmic Shimmer Mister in Ocean Sunlight and Midnight Blue onto some white card. I dusted the area with my anti static pad and then stamped the small image from the Beautiful Ladies Stamp Set in each corner using Perfect Medium and I embossed them with Cosmic Shimmer Steel Blue Aurora Embossing Powder.

I cut the largest of the Spellbinders Eyelet Squares from Aqua card and 4 borders using the Spellbinders Parisian Accents die Set.

I assembled the card as shown.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.