Gold, Navy and Pink Card

Some days you just feel as if it's not coming together.  I knew what I wanted to do but when I started I really struggled.  Here it is....

This is the Stitched die from Dienamics.

I like it but I'm not really loving it, maybe it's the circles.  I wanted to use them as other cards I have seen look amazing, but it's so out of my comfort zone as I'm usually a straight line kinda girl lol.

I do love the butterfly, it's one from the Heidi Swapp collection and I foiled it with gold foil in the Minc.

I then used a strip of gold glimmer card from Stampin' Up! just to get back to my comfort zone lol. The pink is from my stash and the gray is Basic Gray fro SU.  The sentiment has been heat embossed with gold embossing powder from SU also the die cut using a Dienamics die.  The small butterflies were punched from the Bitty butterfly punch with the tiny gold spots punched from my Crop-A-Dile and adhered with Glossy Accents.

Well I hope you love this card and appreciate more than myself.    I like it lol, but just don't love it.  I feel awful admitting this, please forgive me.

Take care of you.

Pauline x

Thinking Of You

Rich Razzleberry.  What a magnificent name and the colour is equally majestic.  Today I have made a card inspired by a sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches.  This is my first time entering my cards in any blog challenges and this site also has some wonderful creations.

I used Rich Razzleberry for my card base and teamed this with silver glimmer paper and cream roses. The roses were made using the Spiral Flower Originals steel die from Stampin' Up! which I had previously stamped using Strawberry Slush, now retired but I love.  I then used the Bird Builder punch to create the leaves with some showing a previously embossed card to add dimension and interest.  The flowers and leaves were secured to the Whisper White card base using Crystal Efects, which also doubles as a strong adhesive too.

The sentiment was first heat embossed with silver embossing powder before being die cut using a die from the Project Life die set.  This was then layered on another piece of Rich Razzelberry card.

Inside I used more Whisper White card adding two silver glimmer paper hearts for effect.  I usually follow the rile of 3's or odd number but somehow simply two looked perfect.

I hope this day has been rich and magnificent for you all.  Why not head over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog, click here and check out more fantastic designs.  

Afterwards I thought it needed more bling, right?

Take care of you.

Pauline x

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Turquoise & Silver Card

Today's card is made with Turquoise and Silver.  The silver flag was created having stamped a woodgrain stamp with VersaMark then heat embossing this with Silver embossing powder from Stampin' Up!  I then cut a similar flag from Silver Foil paper and this was raised off the page along the top using Dimensionals.

I then die cut hearts from the Basic Shapes die from Sizzix in Night of Navy and Silver Glimmer paper, both from Stampin' Up!

The sentiment was stamped in Night of Navy ink and die cut using a die from the Project Life set, also SU.  The embellishments are rhinestones from SU and the peg, ribbon and sequin are all from my stash.  I also used a Signo pen in white to create the faux stitching for effect.

This card has been entered into the Pals Paper Arts current challenge.  Head over by simply clicking the link to see other great entries.  

I hope you are having a great day.  Take care of you.

Pauline x

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Watermelon Wonder Card

Stampin' Up! has new 'in colours' for 2015/2017 and Watermelon Wonder is another striking colour which many future cards will surely be used for.

I used a Stampin' Up! Glitter Paper and Foil Paper for the butterflies.  The tag has SU gold ribbon and is heat embossed with white embossing powder, white pearl accents added with the sentiment also heat embossed using gold embossing powder all from SU.

Other products used are Dienamics dies and Teresa Collins gold pearls.

Perfect.  

Take care of you.

Pauline x

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Stampin' Up! Congratulations Card.

Happy days folk.  Today's card was inspired by a colour combo site I viewed recently so much so I wanted to join in the fun. You can visit the Colour Q site here and view other great designs.  I have also joined in a challenge over at Pals Paper Arts, you can click here to also check out more great entries.

 

As always my products are predominantly from Stampin' Up! with the one exception being my favourite die Thinlits from Dienamics.  I simply love the faux stitching effect.  The card is Blushing Bride and Nights of Navy.  I used the Bitty Butterfly and the Elegant Butterfly punches.

I measured roughly and used the Dienamics die to die cut the apertures then used one of the die cuts for the sentiment.  The sentiment was stamped in VersaMark and gold embossing powder used.  The stamp set is Express Yourself, which has now retired, but is one of my 'go to' favourites.

I used the largest die to cut this for inside the card and punched a Bitty butterfly.

This pic was taken before I put the inside layers in but you can better see all the layering.  I used Dimensionals throughout and also some pearl accents, also from Stampin' Up!

I hope you have enjoyed this card, if so please consider leaving a motivational comment or feedback.

Take care of you.

Pauline x

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