Hi everyone, today I would like to share the card I made for my husband’s aunt’s birthday. As she is close family I like to make a bigger card than usual, and this Julie Hickey floral stamp is pretty large so perfectly suited to the task at hand. I have previously coloured this stamp with bright, vibrant colours, so I decided this time to ring the changes and go for pastel hues with some metallic glimmer, shimmer and glitter!
I cut a piece of white card 19.5cm x 13.5cm, and stamped and heat embossed the focal image using a fuchsia pink embossing glitter. I coloured the flowers with watered down and mixed pink, red and blue Posca sparkle pens topped with Spectrum Noir sparkle pen, then coloured the leaves and flower centres with watered down gold metallic Posca pen. When dry I added some white Posca dots to the flower centres, stamped the sentiment in Hawthorn Rose VFC, then die cut and attached the dragonfly. I matted the finished panel into gold and pink mirror card (the pink really doesn’t show up in the photograph!) and a C5 card blank.
Stamps: Julie Hickey - Julie’s Handpicked Blossoms & Blooms; Visible Image Birthday Wishes;
Media: Versafine Clair (Hawthorn Rose); Versamark; WOW! Petalicious embossing glitter; Posca sparkle pens topped- pink, red, blue; Posca pens (gold, white); Spectrum Noir sparkle pen (clear);
Tools: Tattered Lace Cute Critters dragonfly die.
Challenges I would like to enter:
Aud Sentiments #338 - Embossing (wet or dry) and/or Flowers + a Sentiment (2nd entry)
Beautiful Blossoms #42 - Anything Floral Goes (2nd entry)
Craft Rocket #137 - Birthday
Crafter’s Cafe (June) - Anything Goes with option Blooms (2nd entry)
Creative Colour Girlz #5 - Flowers (3rd entry)
Creative Moments #283 - Pastels or Brights
A Cut Above (June) - Anything Goes with a Die Cut (3rd entry)
Die Cut Divas (June) - Anything Goes with die cuts (4th entry)
Heart’s Quest Celebrations of Love #30 - Birthdays (2nd entry)
Inkspirational #370 - Leftovers
(My pink and gold mirror card were offcuts)
Simon Says (Wednesday) - Things With Wings
Tic Tac Toe #295 - Tic Tac Toe
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Take care, and thanks for visiting.
Hugs,
21 comments:
Absolutely beautiful card and floral image, love the pastel colours, added sparkle and little die-cut butterfly.
Carol x
Gorgeous flower and I love your lacy dragonfly diecut!! Thanks for sharing at Die Cut Divas - four of four max - well done, Pauline!!
Such a pretty birthday card. Love the soft pastel colors and the pretty dragonfly. Your husbands Aunt will love it.
Hope you have a wonderful day!
cindys-greencricut
That large flower stamp looks beautiful in shades of pink and it certain has impact.
Gorgeous images and colors. I'm confident she will love (or loved) her card. Thanks for joining us at The Beautiful Blossoms Challenge, it's always a treat to see your work.
Donna xx
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Such a beautiful large stamp and the card is gorgeous. The stylish dragonfly finish it off so nicely. I am sure your husband's aunt loved receiving it!
It's a beautiful stamp and looks so pretty in the soft delicate colours, I'm sure it's even lovelier IRL when you can see all the shimmer and sparkle, a fabulous card for your Aunt.
xx
Thank you for sharing another of your beautiful cards at F'n'F.
x
That is such a pretty stamp and it looks even prettier in pink xx
Lovely stamp and pretty colors! The dragonfly is just gorgeous. Very intricate design. Thanks for sharing with A Cut Above's June Challenge. Happy to have you play along!
What lovely softly colored florals with the gold butterfly fluttering nearby, Pauline! The double layer mirror card frames it nicely! Thanks for joining us at Inkspirational: Left Overs! Julia xx
Hi Pauline
A really beautiful card for your Aunt .. .. .I bet she loved it.
Lovely sparkle and very pretty shade of pink with the gold.
Julie Hickey does some lovely stamps.
Love and hugs
Jules xoxox
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Stunning creation. How nice that you play along with our challenge at Creative Color Girlz
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So very beautiful and love the added sparkle!!
Thank you for joining our challenge at Triple B!
Diane
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Gorgeous card Pauline, what a fabulous stamp! The added dragonfly is a perfect finishing touch.
Liz xx
A beautiful card and sure to be appreciated by the recipient x
Amazing card! The touches of gold accent your beautiful blooms perfectly! Thanks for sharing and joining our challenge at Tic Tac Toe.
Such a lovely card. So glad you joined us at Die Cut Divas for a Anything goes theme using die cuts or dry embossing.
Such a lovely design, and the addition of the dragonfly die cut is the perfect final touch!! Lots of fabulous work here, and great take on the challenge. Thanks so much for playing along with us over at A Cut Above, I hope we see you back again soon!
Judy~ ACA CT Designer
Loving the sparkle and shimmer. That dragonfly is so pretty. Thanks for joining us at Die Cut Divas.
sue n.
So pretty. Love the color of the flowers and the sweet butterfly. What an awesome die. Thanks for sharing over at Aud Sentiments
Pretty and delicate in pink, love the softness it has
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