Too Many Blings?

Here's the WMS sketch for this week :

 

And here's my card:

When I made this card, I must have been on bling overload!!{giggles} I so wanted to play along with the WMS sketch and inspiration was a little lacking. I think I started off ok, till I saw the i-rock crystals and swarovski crystals on my desk... big Oops. It was so fun with the i-rock tool - and I had to stop myself from adding more blings. (hmm.. do you think the flower centres need some??) 

I stamped the floral image on white cardstock with Versamark, and heat embossed it (I used white embossing powder). Then I sponged various colours of Distress Inks on it.  To attach the twine, I first positioned the paper flowers where I wanted it, then pieced through the flower centre & cardstock.  I used a fine floss needle to thread the twine across the card and then through the flowers and tied it with a bow. Then I added the swarovski crystals at the end of the twine bow.  

 
Tell me what you think...please!  And, if you like the card, I'll be happy to mail it to you - just be sure to provide your email address when you comment, so I can contact you.  If, however, there's more than one of you, I'd have to pick one ;)

Enjoy today!

Stamps : Waltzing Mouse Afternoon Tea Sentiments (flower in the background), Vintage Label 4, Roses in Bloom (sentiment)

Paper : White, Yellow, Lilac & Lemon cardstocks

Ink : Versamark, Versafine Satin Red & Onyx Black, Distress Inks Scattered Straw, Tumbled Glass, Worn Lipstick, Crushed Olive

Other : Swarovski crystals, i-rock crystals, twine, paper flowers

Praying for You

I was thinking about the floods in Queensland as I was making this card.  I've spent some time living in Brisbane before and I love the place.  It's sad that the flooding has caused so much damage and I hope the weather will improve very soon.  There's much to pray for.

This card (4 x 4.25") was a response to a challenge at StampTV using the emboss resist technique.  Instead of creating a focal image with the technique, I decided to create a background.

1. Using the stamp set Vintage Backgrounds, ink the text stamp and stamp on white cardstock using Distress Ink Rusty Hinge.  Leave it to dry or heat set it.
2. Stamp the Polka Dots background onto the cardstock with Versamark.  Pour clear embossing powder and heat emboss it.
3. Sponge Distress Inks Shabby Shutters and Tumbled Glass over the cardstock and you'll have a lovely background paper.
4. Use a border punch on the bottom of the paper as shown.
5. To finish up the card, add a teal satin ribbon and adhere the sentiment and floral image as shown.  Add some white dash lines around the card.

Thanks for stopping by.







Stamps : GKD Vintage Backgrounds, GKD You Are Not Alone, GKD Fanciful Tags
Papers : White cardstock, PTI Spanish Moss & GKD Cranberry Tart
Inks : Versamark, Versafine Vintage Sepia, Distress Inks Rusty Hinge, Shabby Shutters & Tumbled Glass
Others : Teal Satin ribbon, MS Border Punch, Spellbinders Scalloped Circles