If Love is Blind

Hi Bloggers.

Today I'm sharing this card -

On this card I have used the border die from the Spellbinders Moroccan Accents die set as a frame. This was inspired by this post from Sue.

The background was created by inking up an ivory piece of card with Dusty Concord and Aged Mahogany Distress Ink. I dusted the whole piece with Cosmic Shimmer Dark Bronze Mica Powder from the Metallics set. As Distress Ink stays wet for a while, the mica powder sticks to it. I then stamped the small feather from the Creative Expressions Vintage Lingerie Stamp Set randomly all over the piece using Perfect Medium. The Perfect Medium removes the mica powder that has previously been dusted on. It's important to clean and dry your stamp between each stamping so that the mica that has been removed doesn't contaminate your ink pad. I then dusted the stamped images with some Pale Gold Mica Powder from the same set. I wanted some texture so I ran the background through the Grand Calibur with the Trellis Mask. I then wiped the Aged Mahogany Ink Pad over the surface to make the Trellis design stand out more. I wouldn't recommend this as mica powder ends up on the surface of the pad but I do like the way it highlighted the Trellis design.

I stamped the main image using Plum Archival and embossed with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Embossing Powder. I cut it out using Spellbinders Labels Eight and inked with Aged Mahogany and Cut & Dry Foam while still in the die. I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set, again using the Plum Archival and embossed with clear powder. I cut this out using Spellbinders Labels Two. Once again, I inked with Aged Mahogany while still in the die.

I made 2 flowers from Basque Red Vintage Ribbon. I also tied a bow using 3 lengths of the same ribbon. I cut 2 x leaves from ivory card using the Spellbinders Damask Accents. I inked through the die with the Aged Mahogany. I also cut 2 x leaves from the same set in burgundy card.

I assembled the card as shown and added some dots of Cosmic Shimmer Black Pearlescent PVA around the edge.

Hope you like the card.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.

Easy Peasy Easel Card

Hi Bloggers.

Today I'm sharing an easel card made with Spellbinders Labels Twenty-Five and the Creative Expressions Vintage Lingerie Stamp Set.

I took 2 pieces of the Cosmic Shimmer Heat Bondable Film in Autumn Bronze and popped some of the Cosmic Shimmer Heat Bondable Fibre from the Vintage Set in between the 2 pieces. I then inked up the corset stamp with Jet Black Archival and carefully popped my film and fibre sandwich on top. I then added a piece of greaseproof paper and ironed it with my encaustic iron until the image had transferred the the film and the fibres had bonded. I then cut out the image. I put some Hi-Tack tape on the back at the bottom of the corset and added some black feathers.

For the base card, I folded a piece of black A4 card in half and put the largest of the Labels Twenty-Five dies so that one edge was overhanging the fold so that it didn't cut in that place. I then ran it through the Grand Calibur a couple of times so that it cut through both layers. I then scored the top half of the card approximately half way and folded. I cut another piece of black card from the largest of the dies and at the emboss stage I added the Honeycomb Mask.

I cut the next size label out of burgundy card. I stamped the sentiment using Jet Black Archival and embossed with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Embossing Powder. I cut it out using the smallest but one of the Labels Twenty-Five dies.

I assembled the card as shown.

Hope you like the card.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia

To Wish You a Wonderful Day

Hi Bloggers.

I'm sharing this card today which is made with the Creative Expressions Antique Dressforms Stamp Set. I've used a sentiment for the focal point rather than one of the images.

For the background I randomly stamped one of the dressforms in Sepia Archival Ink. I also stamped one of the phrases. I then popped it through the Grand Calibur with the Couture Creations Lovingly Baroque Embossing Folder. I passed it through a second time to extend the pattern (it's really easy to line up). I then inked all over using Rusty Hinge Distress Ink and Cut & Dry Foam. I spritzed all over with the new Cosmic Shimmer Vintage Mist in Tarnished Gold. This is just gorgeous! I distressed the edges with my scissors and then sanded over the background to reveal some of the core. I finished off the background by going around the edges with the Rusty Hinge and Cut & Dry Foam.

I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set using Sepia Archival and embossed with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Embossing Powder. I edged it with a little Rusty Hinge. I made a frame from 2 dies from the Spellbinders Labels Eight. When I popped it through to emboss, I added the Small Polka Dots Mask (keep the mask away from the cutting edge of the die). I inked with Rusty Hinge while still in the dies.

I cut some leaves using the Spellbinders Foliage die set. I made a flower using the Creative Expressions Floral Embossing Folder. I tied a bow with 2 lengths of the Amber Brown Vintage Ribbon. I popped the flower on top and spritzed with the Tarnished Gold Vintage Mist.

I assembled the card as shown adding some Cosmic Shimmer Pearlescent PVA in Choco Brown.

Hope you like the card.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.

New Spellbinders Dies Now in stock

Hi Bloggers,

Just to let you know that I have just popped lots of the new release Spellbinder dies into my Amazon Store including Sue Wilson's new Lattice Motifs and Lattice Accents.

Julia

Especially for You

Hi Bloggers.

This is the last card I have to share with you that I prepared for the Spellbinders Shows last week. I really faffed around with this card - took hours to get to the point where I was reasonably happy with it!

The backing paper is K & Co paper that I've had for a number of years. I cut the large Lattice Motif and 2 x corners from ivory card using the Spellbinders Lattice Motifs die set. I inked with Bundled Sage Distress Ink while still in the die.

I then cut a border and 2 x leaves from the Damask Accents die set, 2 different buckles from the Ribbon Buckles set, a small circle nestie and a square motif from the Lattice Motifs die set. I did not bother to emboss or ink the Damask border. I inked the others with the Bundled Sage. I cut, embossed and inked 2 more leaves.

I made a flower from the damask border as shown in this post. I stamped the sentiment from the Creative Expressions Kind Thoughts Stamp Set using Coffee Archival.

I assembled the card as shown and added a bow made from 3 lengths of ivory vintage ribbon. I finished the card with dots of Cosmic Shimmer Pearlescent PVA in Golden Pearl.

Let me know what you think of the card.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.

Love You

Hi Bloggers.

This is a card I didn't get to demo last week. It features the new Spellbinders Lattice Accents and Lattice Motifs designed by Sue Wilson. I heard Sue mention on a show about how good her dies would look in brown as a wooden trellis. So, I made this card.

I ran a piece of ivory card through the Grand Calibur with the Regal M-Bossibilities folder. I cut 2 x borders from the Lattice Accents die set and inked with Walnut Stain Distress Ink while still in the die.

I cut the focal piece from the Lattice Motifs set and again inked with the Walnut Stain while still in the die. I stamped the sentiment using coffee archival and embossed with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Embossing Powder.

I cut a large buckle and a smaller round buckle from the Spellbinders Ribbon Buckles die set and inked with Walnut Stain while still in the die.

I cut some leaves from the Spellbinders Damask Accents set and also a border from the same set out of felt. (You can buy felt from Sam Poole here.) I made a scruffy flower with some Hi-Tack tape and the felt border.

I assembled the card as shown. I threaded some purple/ivory striped grossrain ribbon through the large buckle to pull it in a bit in the middle and wrapped the excess around the sides. I added a large bow tied with the same ribbon and topped it with the other die cut buckle, a button and some Baker's Twine from the Vintage Set. I added some little purple roses from my stash to the trellis on both sides.

I finished off by piercing all around the edges with my Tim Holtz Ruler.

Hope you like the card.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.

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.