Welcome to the latest challenge at Crafty Cardmakers, hosted by Elaine who has chosen the theme '1,2,3'
This means projects along the theme of 1,2,3
1 image,
2 patterned papers and
3 embellishments
For my card, I have used a gorgeous backing paper and image from our sponsors, Paper Shelter, coloured with Promarkers and a coordinating background paper from my stash (I think it was from a Making Cards magazine).
My 3 embellishments are: pearls, flowers and a ribbon edging.
My 3 embellishments are: pearls, flowers and a ribbon edging.
I decided to make a twisted easel card (one of my favourite card folds) and used a single A4 sheet cut down to 6 inches when folded, with a pearlescent peach coloured card for the image topper.
On the base of the card, I used my complementary backing paper, overstamped with a sentiment and some flowers and distressed around the edges with Marigold distress ink. I edged this backing sheet with a flexible gold peel off. In the top right hand corner I glued three white flowers, with a pearl in the centre of each.
To make the stop, I used a part of the backing paper cut out with a circle punch and mounted it onto peach pearlescent card. I used the flexible peel off on this too, and finally edged it with a faux stitch all around the edge. This embellishment was used as the "stop" for the card.
On the front flap, I used the backing paper from Paper Shelter, and put a ribbon trim down the right hand side. I did some faux stitching all round the edge of the card using the fine tip of a promarker in brown.
The image itself was coloured using promarkers and was then mounted onto a peach pearlescent coloured card from my stash. This was stuck onto the card front in the bottom right hand corner only, so that it would swivel and stand up.
Finally, I stamped a greeting onto the peach pearlescent card and stuck that onto the bottom of the image.
On the base of the card, I used my complementary backing paper, overstamped with a sentiment and some flowers and distressed around the edges with Marigold distress ink. I edged this backing sheet with a flexible gold peel off. In the top right hand corner I glued three white flowers, with a pearl in the centre of each.
To make the stop, I used a part of the backing paper cut out with a circle punch and mounted it onto peach pearlescent card. I used the flexible peel off on this too, and finally edged it with a faux stitch all around the edge. This embellishment was used as the "stop" for the card.
On the front flap, I used the backing paper from Paper Shelter, and put a ribbon trim down the right hand side. I did some faux stitching all round the edge of the card using the fine tip of a promarker in brown.
Finally, I stamped a greeting onto the peach pearlescent card and stuck that onto the bottom of the image.
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WOODWARE CRAFT COLLECTION
With a prize of £12.00 to spend at your favourite Woodware Stockist, either in store or on line.
Woodware are a Yorkshire based family owned business, as well as distributing Dreamweaver Stencils and Stampendous Stamps we have a wonderful range of stamps designed for us by Francoise Read and Jane Gill. We also scour the world for new and innovative products for the crafty card maker, and have a great range of punches and tools of the trade, to find stockists in your area or to see the range visit the website www.woodware.co.uk.
Our design team are playing along with the challenge so check out our blog, which is there for inspiration at www.woodware.co.uk/blog.
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