Sunday 29 April 2012

In a word 'Love'

For this card I wanted to try a technique that I had never tried before which is faux metal.  I watched Kristina Werner do this in one of her you tube videos:



For my card I thought it would be fun to use a new alphabet set I got from Michaels to make metal looking tags that spelled out a word.  Here is what I came up with:



I thought I would go for a look that is more grungy than usual, so I used a Tim Holtz embossing folder on a piece of kraft cardstock.  I made another crumpled paper flower out of the same script paper I used before, this time with 9 circles.  I inked the edges of the flower in gray to coordinate with everything.  A sparkly brad and some prima flowers added just enough sparkle.



Once I followed Kristina's technique with the alphabet stamp set I mentioned I used my nestabilities circles to cut the letters out out, and my Crop-a-dile to punch a hole in each. I attached them to the card front with black hemp twine and foam squares.  I love how they turned out, I even love the impression left behind by the dies.  My husband was even impressed (at least thats what he told me, lol).


On the inside of the card I used the same shades of cardstock as on the front and inked them to match and stamped a nice sentiment.



I think any loved one would enjoy receiving this card.  :)


I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
  1.  Simon Says Stamp and Show - Show your favourite word
  2. Fussy and Fancy Friday - Punches and dies
  3. Deep Ocean Challenge - Use punches and dies
  4. Ribbon Carousel Challenge - Anything goes
  5. Simon Says challenge - Anything goes
  6. Moving Along With the Times - Garden or Flowers

I used the following supplies:

Cardstock:  Stampin' Up!  Basic Gray, Whisper White, Crumb cake.  Bazzill Basics Antique Script.

Stamps:  Stampin' Up!  Petite Pairs, Recollections Rubber Stamp Set (alphabet)

Ink:  Color Box Fluid Chalk Ink Charcoal, Stampin' Up!  Going Gray.  Versamark Watermark ink.  Stampin' Up! Silver embossing powder. 

Adhesive:  Tombow Mono Permanent Adhesive Runner, Glue Dots, foam squares.

Embellishments:  Prima Flowers Melisse Nature Garden, Creative Charms brads, black hemp twine from stash.

Tools:  Paper trimmer, scissors, bone folder, tweezers, heat tool, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders Nestablities Standard Circles Small and Large, Sizzix Tim Holtz Texture fade Cracked,  Ranger Inkssentials blending tool, We R Memory Keepers brad setter, Crop-A-Dile

4 comments:

  1. This is gorgeous Cathy, Great Metal letter idea and Love that flower.
    Thanks for sharing with us over at MAWTT
    Hugs Mau xx

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  2. WOW another stunning creation, thanks for playing on MAWTT this week again, Love Hazelxo

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  3. This is really lovely! Thank you for joining the team at Simon Says Stamp and Show this week ... we hope to see you again soon!

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  4. Beautiful card, Fabulous Metal letters... lovely creation, Thanks for sharing at Fussy & Fancy, May x

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Thanks so much for your comments! I read them all and appreciate every word! :)