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Thursday 22 January 2015

In the Pink.

Hello Everyone,

Well it's time again for another post.   Hope your weeks is going well and you are managing to keep warm and snug.   We still have snow here and because the temperature has been soooo....cold, it has not melted at all.     The countryside looks really pretty though but I have to say, I will be glad when it melts away lol!   O.k. onto tonight's card.    This was made for Sue and Harvey of Imagination Crafts at the beginning of 2013, hope you like it.

                              This is the card we are going to make this evening.

 
Make a base card from white card stock.   Next take a piece of white shiny card and colour it using distress inks and a blending tool.   Lay the stencil on top and using some cut n' dry foam and the forest moss distress ink, dab the ink through the design on the stencil.   Remove the stencil and leave the image to dry.

Lay the stencil back on the card again but move the stencil to one side a little of the previous image and spread the blue sapphire sparkle medium over it, using the metal spatula.   Remove the stencil and leave

 
the image to dry.     Using a die-cutting machine and a scalloped circle die,  cut out a large circle from white card and colour the edges of the scalloped circle with  antique pink promarker pen.   Onto this matt a slightly smaller , plain white circle.   Take another piece of white card and colour it with the distress inks.

     
Using the forest moss ink, stamp the bird of paradise onto it.   Using sparkle medium, stamp the bird again on top of the first image.   Leave to dry.   When dry,  cut out the image using a smaller scalloped die.   Glue this onto the white circle.

 
Take the stencilled card and trim to fit the white base card, leaving a small border of whie showing.   Colour some white ribbon and three lace flowers,  using the antique Promarker pen so they all match the pink around the scalloped edge of the circle.   Lay the ribbon across the middle of the card and secure on the reverse.    Glue the flowers around the bird.     Matt the stencilled card onto the base card.

 
Take a small piece of the coloured ribbon and stitch a  row of stitches along one edge and draw up the ribbon and secure the thread to make a flower and glue to the ribbon on the left-hand side.

Fix the bird of paradise circle to the centre of the card, using sticky foam pads to raise it up slightly from the base card   .   

Well that's it finished my friends.  Adding the sparkle medium slightly to one side of the inked image creates a shadow effect which I think looks good, hope you think so too.

Take care of yourselves until my next post in a few days.

                                                             Love and rainbows, 

                                                       and crafty hugs,   Jennifer xx.









8 comments:

  1. Jennifer, this is just beautiful. I enjoyed reading through the how-to's, and that's a super idea to distress the background, stencil with the DI, and then apply the paste over the first stenciling. What an awesome look it created. Love everything about this card. Hope the snow will soon melt. I'm reading about the brutal cold on so many of the Euro blogs that I'm visiting this evening. I'm thankful the USA in my part of it, hasn't had to deal with that as yet. Some of our northern states are expecting a huge snowfall though. Don't think it will get as far south as my state. Stay cozy & warm, and be thankful if you don't have to get out in the white stuff. TFS & Hugs

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    1. Hi Mary thank you for your lovely comment. We have had a little rain today, so that may help the snow and ice to melt. We have our lovely cosy, warm log fire on most of the time. Hope the snow does not reach you. Thanks for stopping by my blog. Great to hear from you.
      Love and hugs to you. Jennifer xx

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  2. Beautiful Jennifer. Love the swirls and bling and your gorgeous bow..xx{The Journey is the Start – my personal blog}

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    1. Hello Annie, many thanks for visiting and leaving such a nice comment
      So pleased you like it...Hope the weather is being good to you.Hugs Jennifer xx..

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  3. Gorgeous card, love the technique x

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    1. Hi there Jane. Thank you for your lovely comment. Glad you like this technique, I think it gives a great effect. Thanks for visiting my blog.
      Hugs Jennifer xx

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  4. Beautiful card as always Jennifer!
    Hugs
    Linda xxx

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    1. Hello Linda, thank you for your nice comment, you are very kind. Thanks for stopping by my blog.
      Hugs Jennifer xx

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