Hello everyone and welcome to Challenge #255 over at Addicted to Stamps and More, and this time we have a Photo Inspiration challenge for you.
I was in heaven with this photo because it has my favourite colours and a lovely sheen, but I couldn't decide how I would do it justice until I remembered that I had some Imagination Crafts Starlight paints lurking in my stash, and they would be perfect for this challenge.
I started to play and came up with this card
1) Take a piece of card and paint it with the Imagination Crafts Starlight paints in Soft Blue, Heather and Pink Sunset. It dried to a beautiful sheen, and I can't understand why I have had these for so long and not used them!
2) Cut the card down and emboss it with the Crafter's Companion Ornate Lace 3D embossing folder. Wow, this folder gives amazing texture and dimension!
3) Mat the card onto some black card and adhere it to the white base card.
4) Take some of the leftover painted card and die cut the My Favorite Things Sentiment Label Strip, before stamping and embossing the sentiment from PTI Think Big Favorites #24.
5) Cut the Label Strip again in black card and cut it in half, before gluing each half to the back of the painted strip as a mat. This is a great way of stretching dies for mats, instead of having to fussy cut with scissors.
Well. I'm really enjoying being back in the craft room and it was good to use some neglected NBUS too. I hope you love that gorgeous Inspiration Photo too and join in with us this week. You'll find lots of ideas from the Design Team over on the ATSM Blog.
Thanks for stopping by.
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Hugs
Carol x
23 comments:
WOW! This is just stunning!! I came to comment on your HLS card but I can't get beyond this beauty! I'm going to pin this because I feel like I MUST duplicate this one day! Gorgeous colors and design - you've blown me away!!!
WOW, Carol!! It's beautiful!!
hugs,
BożenA
Oh WOW!! This is stunning and you totally rocked that inspiration photo! Stunning colours and your painting is beautiful!
This is fabulous carol...why didn't I think of that moment here. i have Starlights...not well used either...and the 3D embossing folder...smiles at me from my desk..lol. Makes such a change from inking embossing you clever thing. Added to my to do list...need to live to 110 at this rate!! xx P.S. My colours too!!
Great inspiration Carol. I bought that EF after a friends demo and have yet to use it! :)
Fabulous card, I do love starlight paints, but hadn't thought to emboss them, great idea. I'm ashamed to say that I have that ef but it's still in the wrapper, good to know that it works as well as it looks x
Absolutely stunning. The colours are wonderful on the embossed background xx
That is so gorgeous. I have not been to Crafter's Companion in United States for awhile so hopefully they carry the same folders here. And the shimmer you added really makes it outstandingly beautiful.
Wow Helen, this looks absolutely incredible!! I just love the beautiful shimmer on your embossed background!! I haven't heard of this product before but it reminds me of the Pearl Ex pigment powders. I love this! Thanks for sharing your creation with us at Cute Card Thursday! Hugs & Smiles - *Vicki*-DT member
Wow, Carol, what a stunner! The shimmer and shine is delicious enough ... add in that luscious texture and it's spectacular! Hugs, Anita :)
What a stunning card Carol, love the beautiful colours you used and embossed background is wonderful x
Echoing the others in praising how absolutely stunning your card is! The design and shimmer...WOW!
~carol
A beautiful card Carol, such a fabulous embossing folder and gorgeous colours - very elegant.
Pauline - Crafting with Cotnob
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Crafts Starlight paints dried sooo adorable on your card
so shiny
Love love the texture from your card
Adorable DT card always miss Carol
Thank you for this inspirational project. Wonderful colour palette. Thank you for sharing it with us at Crafting with Dragonflies Wynn DT
Just want to touch this and wiggle it around in the light to see the sheen!
Great inspiration Carol. I bought that EF after a friends demo and have yet to use it!
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OMGoodness Carol what a stunning card you created here. Beautiful colour combination. Such detail on that embossing folder.
wow, those paints look incredible!!! I bet we see more cards using them now you have them out :) The texture with the embossing is stunning! xx
Wow....this is one amazing card, such a beautiful background!
This is glorious, Carol. Yes you need to use those paints more. And the embossing folder. Thanks for the hint about splitting the label to border the original cut. So clever.
This is absolutely perfect, I have no words to say. Thank you for sharing it with us at Crafting with Dragonflies. Jarka Ef
Wonderful card, super design and those colours are stunning xx
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