House of Cards

Hi everyone! Today over at Fashionable Stamping Challenges the challenge is -

'Make a Card'

....I used to make a lot of cards years ago, but since discovering inks, stains, diecuts, sprays and all the rest I haven't ventured into any card making. Suddenly making a card seemed really difficult! Of course this was silly, making a card should be as simple as making tag, but my brain just seemed to falter at the word 'Card'.

   I eventually found some inspiration while staring at the walls in my art cupboard.....

     A few months ago I had had a playtime - not making anything particular, just messing around. I grabbed a kraft tag and without really thinking what it could become, I dry brushed some sky blue Fresco paint over it. I liked the effect because it is hard to see if it was brown paint brushed over blue or vice versa....I then stamped my favourite wishes stamp in Black Archival ink over it...drew some faux stitching around the edge and blended some Black Soot DI around the edge of the tag to add a shabby look...

    And there my inspiration ended...I tried to make a tag for it to go on but that failed, and so I hung it up on the wall - I liked it too much to throw it away, but at that point I couldn't go any further with it....
    So I was sitting there struggling with the card...and I glanced at this tag. Perhaps it should be the basis for the card? I cut it down to a rectangle, got an ivory card blank and placed it on top...well, it obviously needs something else!

    I rummaged through my stack of embossed card and found a lovely flower patterned one. I got some Frayed Burlap DI and covered it, then spritzed with Biscotti Ranger pearl mist to give it a lovely pearly sheen.

    I found a delicate flower diecut and dabbed some embossing ink over it and sprinkled with Pale Blue Frantage powder. The previous time I had used Frantage I had barely applied any, this time I covered it. I LOVE the effect it gives! So now I had gorgeous enamelled effect flowers. I couldn't resist adding some more Frantage to the top and bottom of the quote too in a gorgeous tarnished silver colour...

   I cut the strip of flowers into sections so that I could curve it around the words.

Then I added a strip of coffee coloured crochet lace and a selection of gorgeous buttons. The card was finished with dabbing around the ivory card with Walnut Stain DI.

         
                              And there is my card....the first one I have made for years!

    So why not come over to Fashionable Stamping Challenges and make a card yourself? You could be the winner of $20 to spend at Flonzcraft Stamps! And of course you could be picked at one of our Catwalk Spotlights!

          Thanks so much for being here to see my latest creation - Hope to see you back again soon!