Tuesday, January 14, 2014

A New Embossing Folder

G'Day, just another hot day in Aussie Land, a lovely 40 deg cel, yuky.

Created a card recently using my new embossing folder called basket weave.

Here is my card...hard to capture a good photo. Middle pic is more true the colours.
 
 

 

I first started with a tag, used my new distress paints (dusty concord, broken china) and created a background, then I ran it through the basket weave embossing folder. I decided to coordinate the colours with further design.

I stamped with StazOn (jet black) a lovely bird (that has feathers) on a branch using the KaiserCraft (bonjour) stamp set. I wanted a simple sentiment that would fit on the tag, so I went with A Day to Remember by Cloud9Designs (simple thoughts - memory). Which I heat embossed with lavender (opaque finish by Zing). Did not turn out as clear as I thought, so I stamped over with jet black.

I wanted to add a bit of dimension, so I thought flowers and dragonfly would suit nicely with some silver glitter and rhinestones.

I thought the basket weave was not showing too well, just lightly in the background, so I wanted to show it of and highlight the tag.

Thus I created another background and ran it through the embossing folder and sponged with dusty concord around a masked tagged to give glow effect and then sponged the rest with broken china. Now that is what basket weave looks like.

I wanted to show off my new fancy scissors with a Victorian cut and it looked so much better. I then stuck the tag onto that. It was a bit too big so I trimmed and lost some of the broken china I sponged earlier. I then sponged dusty concord around the edges. I then attached to a horizontal base card.

 

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges :)

STAMPlorations - stamps and feathers

CAS-ual Fridays - CFC125 in a Word

CAS(e) this Sketch "59

Make it Monday - MIM#174

Hiding in My Craft Room - #HIMCR132

Crafting by Designs - Anything Goes & Flower, Flowers, Flowers


Simply Create Too - Anything Goes challenge #52

Make my Monday - Birds

That is all for now, gonna check out more challenges to enter in....

Cya MoNika

 

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12 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 14, 2014 at 4:54 PM

    Wow, that's some amazing embossing you did there, Monika! I love the textures and adore the colors you picked! Thanks for joining us at STAMPlorations this month and for sharing how you created your card -- I learned lots and will definitely be CASE-ing this at some point!

    ~Shery

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  2. Cornelia (fun stamping)January 14, 2014 at 6:20 PM

    Hi Monika, beautiful card! Sure love this fancy edge you created and the depth you achieved on your sentiment! Thanks for playing with us at Stamplorations, I hope I'll see you here again soon!
    Cornelia Stamplorations-DT

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  3. DianeMoneyGoolsbyJanuary 15, 2014 at 11:35 AM

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  4. DianeMoneyGoolsbyJanuary 15, 2014 at 11:37 AM

    Hi, Monika: Love your 2nd entry too--beautiful purple card. Thanks for entering our Challenge #52 – “Anything Goes” at Simply Create Too. Why not visit us again this coming Friday for our new challenge too.

    Diane
    Simply Create Too Design Team Member
    http://DianesDigitalDesigns.blogspot.com

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  5. NonniJanuary 16, 2014 at 12:13 AM

    Beautiful! I really like the shabby look and that bird stamp. Thanks for joining us again at STAMPlorations! Psst... did you know we are drawing a prize pack between everyone who enters our all 3 challenges in January? Here's the link to read all about it: http://stamplorations.blogspot.fi/2014/01/january-prize-pack-enter-in-all-3.html

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  6. RossellaJanuary 16, 2014 at 12:44 AM

    A lovely card, thanks for sharing with us at Make My Monday this week
    Rosie x

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  7. SandyJanuary 16, 2014 at 2:37 AM

    Greetings from Adelaide, apparently the hottest city in the world today!!! It's pretty hot sitting here in front of the computer, no cooling whatsoever in my lounge room, not even a fan!!!
    A cute card, love the bird image done on the tag first.
    Thanks for linking up with Make It Monday this week.
    Hugs,
    Sandy

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  8. designermcJanuary 16, 2014 at 9:09 AM

    Great card, I love how you used the tag and then made a card. Very pretty colors. Thanks for joining us this week at HIMCR.
    Nancy,DT

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  9. Marja B.January 16, 2014 at 11:49 PM

    Lovely colors and great embossing! Thanks so much for sharing at Simply Create Too!

    Marja
    Simply Create Too DT
    P.S. Greetings from Finland, it's -15 celcius today and I would happily change it your temperature. :)

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  10. Melanie RozwoodJanuary 17, 2014 at 4:57 AM

    I love the simplicity and elegance. Thanks for playing at HIMCR.

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  11. JacquelineJanuary 17, 2014 at 1:41 PM

    A very pretty card - great colours too. Thanks for joining us this week at MMM - Jacqueline xx

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  12. JayBeJanuary 18, 2014 at 11:19 AM

    A great card, love the texture from the embossing folder and great stamp. Thanx for sharing with us at Make My Monday.
    Hugz, Jan (DT) xx

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