The ABC Christmas Challenge wants to see "an image only", 52 Christmas Card Throwdown wants "all white", and Shopping Our Stash wants "sparkle". I made a card to fit all three. And I used a little square embossing folder I haven't used since 2014 (I went back and looked at my Splitcoast Stampers gallery) so I'm entering it in The Neglected Stuff Challenge as well.
The above photo is kind of dark - it was hard to photograph it to get the sparkle. Here's one is different light that doesn't show the sparkle as well but is less dark.
I embossed the little square embossing folder on white cs and then went over the raised parts with a Quickie glue pen and added clear glitter. I trimmed around its edges, backed it with fun foam, and added it to a white shimmer card base.
I needed to make a birthday card for my nephew. He's a thoughtful kind of guy so I always try to include one of my inspirational sort of sentiments. And it's in light blue and brown for the Cardz 4 Guyz challenge.
I spritzed various metallic sprays on mixed media cs and when dry, die cut the gears. I glued them to another piece of paper of mixed media cs and stamped the sentiment, then trimmed the panel and sponged blue/grey Distress inks around the edges and blank areas to tone it down. Add it to a light blue card base and stamped a vertical sentiment in the remaining space.
Supplies for card 1:
Paper - white cs, white shimmer cs
Size - 4.75" square
Accessories - Cuttlebug dove embossing folder, Quickie glue pen, glitter, fun foam
Supplies for card 2:
Stamps - Peddlar's Pack vertical Happy Birthday, TH inspirational stamp
Ink - Archival Jet Black, blue/grey Distress inks
Paper - light blue cs, mixed media cs
Size - A2
Accessories - gears die cut, various sprays
Both cards are just fabulous Susan! That white on white is gorgeous! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Neglected Stuff challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.
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LOVE this beautiful dove image, Susan. I borrowed it once and made a few cards, many years ago. It's as beautiful today as it was back then!! I love the white-on-white with the shimmer card and the glittery image. So pretty and serene. Wonderful card for your nephew's birthday. Love the colours of your gears and the thought-provoking sentiment. xx
ReplyDeleteThe dove card is so elegant especially with the touch of sparkle. I love your masculne card great colours in the cogs and nice sentiment for your nephew.
ReplyDeleteThe dove card is so beautiful and sparkly. We all need that peace it depicts. Your gears look so authentic with the sprays you used. A great male card.
ReplyDeletePerfectly masculine!! A fun take on my color picks for this challenge @ Cardz 4 Guyz. Thanks for playing along with us. Deb Horst, DT #C4G384
ReplyDeleteKrasno belo praznično voščilnico si izdelala! Hvala, ker sodeluješ pri 52 CCT izzivu.
ReplyDeleteYour 1st card for the SOS challenge...beautiful!! White on white glitter...great choice!! Way to go shopping your stash for our "I don't sweat, I sparkle" challenge!! We are so glad you joined the fun and played along with us over at Shopping Our Stash...you rocked our sparkle challenge with your glittery white dove!!
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This is a lovely card, Susan! Perfectly masculine and sporting the C4G color palette. Cheers, Jolanda - DT
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