Hi Everyone!!! Have you recovered from chocolate overload yet? Today's card was a great challenge for me. I finally broke out the clear cardstock! I think next time I won't use glitter and clear cardstock on the same project. Can we talk about trying to photograph CLEAR with GLITTER?
Charmaine is kicking off a NEW challenge on the Verve Forum! It's the Get Your Diva On Challenge! This time it is a photo inspiration. I was drawn to the circles, crystal, and silver place setting. I decided to use clear cardstock for my crystal and silver embossing. The pink butterfly is my nod to the many pinks in the photo.
The sentiment is stamped on vellum with brings me to another challenge. PTI Make It Mondays. This week the technique is stamping on vellum. My vellum has stripes which made hiding more adhesive easy. The inside panel is PTI Smokey Shadow. I stamped the Mr. & Mrs. with versamark.The Crate Paper blog had this tutorial on paper flowers that I used to create something similiar. The silver chunky glitter was fun to play with and I'm sure I'm wearing plenty. I chose to die cut a piece of clear cardstock for the base of the flower. The embossing gave me the perfect places to hide adhesive.I also die cut a clear butterfly to give more depth to the pink butterfly.
Thanks for stopping by today!! We are enjoying 70 degree weather here which just begs for me to be outside. We planted our onions on Sunday and will probably plant potatoes by Friday. ~Rhonda
supplies:
stamps: PTI Simple Sentiments, Wish Big, Butterfly Dreams, Polka Dot Basics II
paper: PTI Smokey Shadow, Raspberry Fizz, Clear Cardstock; The Paper Studio - Boho Chic; Hobby Lobby - silver stripe vellum
ink: Tsukineko Brilliance Graphite Black, Versamark
other: PTI butterfly die, button; silver and clear embossing powder; Spellbinders circle nesties
Rhonda, I'm so happy to be the first to comment on the beautiful card! Love the clear cardstock, the flower, the paper...everything! Gorgeous! Don't you love it when a challenge (or two) come together the way you want them to? :)
ReplyDeleteVery nice. Love the flower and the butterfly too. I has been in the 70's here the last few days as well. We are enjoying it too.
ReplyDeleteohh, cool!! oh man, if it was 70 here i'd be in heaven!!
ReplyDeleteStunning Rhonda. I can't wait to get outside to do some garden work. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteRhonda, this is so classy! I am too chicken to break out the clear. As tricky as I imagine it would be to work with, you have made it look effortless and very elegant. That flower embellie is to die for. Marvellous card.
ReplyDeleteSo ELEGANT!!! I love the flower and the pop of red is just perfect!!! We are getting in the 70's around here too ...... boy do I miss the drive by shootings piles of snow and ice cold weather ........ NOT!!!
ReplyDeleteWowza- this is one elegant, romantic card! I love that you used the clear cardstock- really gives it "that something special"!
ReplyDeleteHoly Crow Rhonda, this is such a unique card! You were clever to bring out the clear CS for this elegant beauty!
ReplyDeleteVery elegant looking. Really like the flower and the touch of pink using the butterfly.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful take on this inspiration photo!
ReplyDeleteThat flower is amazing, Rhonda! WOW!
ReplyDeleteClear and vellum together!! Oooooh - what an amazing mix! This is so romantic, sophisticated and elegant!!
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