Hello everyone! Guess what?! I have been invited to play along today as a Guest DT over at Frilly and Funkie Challenge Blog, after my altered ahabby chic dress form was voted the winner of the Bring on the Bling challenge! How exciting is that?!
I was even more excited when I found out the theme of their current
challenge - Spring Time Die Cuts. I love spring and I have recently rediscovered my love of die
cutting (getting a new die cutting machine might have something to do with it
lol).
So... my crafty offering today is a card with a soft colour palette,
inspired by the glorious blooms of my neighbours' magnolia tree. Dusky pinks,
golden yellows and soft browns seem to have taken the centre stage. This is my early spring take on the challenge
theme, before the fresh greens take over :).
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| Spring Time Art Card |
In my card I used Spellbinders Grateful Lattice die and
Sizzix Tim Holtz Picture Wheel die. My Grateful Lattice die cut was first used as a
stencil for a thin layer of DecoArt Texture Crackle. I also threw in a few individual lattice elements that I had left over from my vintage rose trellis card. The lattice elements are covered with beautiful and sparkly Stampendous Gilded Mica Fragments.
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| Using Grateful Lattice die to add texture to my background. |
The picture wheel was also brushed with the Texture Crackle, then rubbed with the mica powders. I backed it up with some florist's cellophane that had a lovely white print on it - my Adhesive Sheets were perfect for this job. After popping the wheel over some The transparency gave my alpha beads (thrift shop find) an interesting floating appearance.
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| Using transparencies to add depth and give the alphas a floating appearance. |
I have lots of mica sparkliness going on in the background, too. For that I used the new mica powders (Pink, Brown and Gold) from Donna Salazar for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® (available soon!). To finish the card I added some Liquid Pearls, ribbon and ribbon roses died with DIY mica sprays I made using the the mica powders.
Thank you so much to Linda and the Frilly & Funkie Team for inviting me to play
along with this challenge! I feel truly honoured!
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Challenges for this card:
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - A is for...Art
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Spring Flowers
A Vintage Journey - Through The Looking Glass
Mixed Media Place #6 - Typography
Our Creative Corner - Colour Your World
Really Reasonable Ribbon #115 - Things With Wings
Live and Love Crafts #34 - Signs of Spring
7 Dots Studio - Nature
Thank you for stopping by and I hope you will join us for this Spring Time Die Cuts Challenge!
Big crafty hugs
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Challenges for this card:
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - A is for...Art
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Spring Flowers
A Vintage Journey - Through The Looking Glass
Mixed Media Place #6 - Typography
Our Creative Corner - Colour Your World
Really Reasonable Ribbon #115 - Things With Wings
Live and Love Crafts #34 - Signs of Spring
7 Dots Studio - Nature
35 comments:
Oh boy am I glad I came to see more here Asia! I hadn't realised you'd used transparencies for the letter beads (SO clever!) and it's great to get close ups of the crackled stencilling and mica fragments too. Absolutely beautiful work as ever. Thank you so much for joining us at Frilly and Funkie. Jenny x
Cudowne
Really beautiful project, love the colours and textures. Congrats on your GDT position.
WOW Joanna, this is spectacular!! I can't stop looking at it! Your background is just amazing, all the texture, the soft colours, the lattice, the mica, the pearls and the yummy butterflies!! Can't get enough of this one!! It's so wonderful to have you as our Guest Designer at Frilly and Funkie! hugs :)
This is absolutely stunning, Joanna.. I'm trying to take it all in..the colors...textures... Congratulations on your invitation and your dress form winning first! You are so talented. Thank you for sharing your lovely art and best wishes for a happy Thursday!
Tamara <3
The detail is exquisite, dear Asia! You never cease to amaze me with your beautiful creations.
Hugs to you!
Wow, what an outstanding piece! Creative Blessings, Tracy x
Wow!!! Great work, your canvas is fantastic!! Thank you for joining the Mixed Media Place challenge!
This is absolutely out of this world stunning!!! I am your new follower :)
amazing! your work is very interesting and unusual! Super cool! Thank you for playing with us at 7Dots Studio!
Your things are great, A challenge is alway fun .
Your manniqune was so fun
I think I meet you grow your blog and now I follow you.Hope you stop by again I have a giveaway going on
Laura
This is GORGEOUS! I am so glad I found your sweet blog. I'd like to invite you to share your wonderful card(s) in our challenges at:
Really Reasonable Ribbon: Things With Wings (Plus Ribbon)
http://reasonableribbon.blogspot.com/search/label/challenges
Word Art Wednesday: Anything Goes
www.wordartwednesday.blogspot.com
I really hope you will play along. Your art is amazing!
Karen
An absolutely gorgeous piece of work, Joanna. Like everyone else, I'm captivated by it. So much to take in - gorgeous colors, fantastic textures, beautiful bits of vintage yumminess! A perfect piece of eye candy for our visitors to drool over at Frilly and Funkie. Thank you for providing such a spectacular piece as our guest designer for this challenge. Congratulations too on the win last time around. Your dress form was a triumph!
Hugs,
Linda
Wow! You have really done a great job for your Frilly and Funkie GDT spot! Congratulations, and even more so, thank you for sharing this lovely card! Breathtaking!
An amazing full of textures and lovely details card... So much to discover! Thanks for joining us at Our Creative Corner!
hello Asia! wow, gorgeous card, luv the embellies....awesome! so glad you played along with Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge!
sparkle & shine *~*
Fabulous card with all that beautiful back texture. Love the soft colors too! Thank you for entering it at Our Creative Corner. Happy Spring to you, xxx Laurie
Beautiful work!
Thanks for playing with MMP challenge!
This is such a gorgeous creation, Asia. I love the beautiful soft colors and all the fabulous details. Thank you for sharing with us at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. :)
Stunning and romantic! Thank you for joining the 7 Dots Studio challenge!
So beautiful! Thank you for joining the Mixed Media Place Gym!
What a lovely spring creation Asia! love the pasted stencil - the ribbon - touches of gold - and the fun photo wheel with the acetate and letters! Thank you so much for joining us in the A Vintage Journey Through the Looking glass challenge!
Stunning project Asia! very romantic..love it! Remember to add the inspirational circle in this post. Thank you for joining the 7 Dots Studio challenge! x
Hello again, Asia! I'm SO glad you accepted my invitation to come by and share your AMAZING art in our challenge. It's a blessing to have you play along with us, and I hope that you will join us again soon. I just LOVE your style of crafting.
Blessings,
Karen
Really Reasonable Ribbon
This is beautiful!!
Thank you for joining us at Really Reasonable Ribbon!
Hugs
Heather
Such a great project. Thanks so much for playing with us at Really Reasonable Ribbon.
What a great take on the challenge. So creative : ) I love it! Thanks for playing along with us at Really Reasonable Ribbon!
soooo gorgeous and thanks for joining us at RRR
Congrats on your top 3 win at Really Reasonable Ribbon...I couldn't have picked a card more deserving! hugs :)
Wonderful canvas!
Thank You for joining us at 7 Dots Studio :-)
Lovely project!! thanks for joining at 7 Dots Studio!
Great idea! Thank you for joining the 7 Dots Studio challenge!
Hi Joanna; such a pretty and romantic card! Gorgeous soft tones, great texture and I love the wheel with the wording. Simply Brilliant! Thanks for joining LLC this month.
Hugz, Sandy
Owner & Operator @Live & Love Crafts
Amazingl canvas !Thank You for joining us at 7 Dots Studio challenge this month !
Great project Asia!! Thank you so much for playing along with the Colour Your World challenge at Our Creative Corner! xxx
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