I think it's lovely idea to surprise someone with a card when it isn't for a specific occasion such as a birthday - and the card I am sharing today was for a very special lady who lives on the other side of Australia just to let her know how loved she is by our family. Having been away from cardmaking much of this year, I am picking out a few of the SCS challenges that I have missed as a starting point to get my mojo back - so I chose the Free for All Friday Challenge F4A327 of "What's your Interest?" - make a card that reflects what you like to do, or wish you could do, in your free time. I love to get out in the garden and photograph my flowers & take cuttings of plants & grow new plants; in fact, most of my garden has been grown from cuttings or plants that have been divided up eg: rhubarb. Many of my plants have a story to tell as to where they originated. I also ♥ADORE♥ teddy bears & have a particular passion for painting them (I have some photos on my blog if you are interested) - so this card encapsulates the joy I get from both these hobbies. Please see this link for the details on the challenge: F4A327 5/27 What's Your Interest by Stamperrobin at Splitcoaststampers
The main image is from a Lili of the Valley (UK) Art Pad called 'James and Jenny Bear' Set 23 - and the designer papers are also by LOTV - Always and Forever - all of which LOTV retired a little while ago.
I diecut the main image using my Big Shot and Lifestyle Nesting Circle dies. The sentiment is also by LOTV and was stamped using Ranger Archival Sepia ink. I coloured in the flowers on the sentiment using a pink pencil then added some tiny pink Molossi rhinestones to the flower centres. I popped the panel up on dimensionals.
The bottom panel cardstock was punched using a Martha Stewart Lace Doily Edge punch. The lacey top-left corner is a die by Cuttlebug - Vintage Corner - which I diecut using my Cuttlebug from the designer paper. I diecut multiple layers of pale pink cardstock and glued them together then glued the designer paper on top so the diecut had some depth then added some Kaisercraft pink rhinestones to the top right and bottom left corners.
The pink seam binding was added in two separate elements and the bow was made using my Bow Easy and attached with Fabric glue. The heart button was glued on using Crafter's Pick Incredibly tacky glue. I added Fray Stop to the cut ends to stop them from fraying.
The layers were trimmed to 1/8" using my Perfect Layers Tools. I using an EK Success Arrows border punch to punch some tiny hearts (the leftover punchies look like tiny hearts) from dusky pink cardstock and added one to the sentiment panel and dotted the rest around the teddy bear. I added plenty of Stampin' Up Dazzling Details glitter glue to the tiny hearts, bunch of flowers and the tag and the teddy's bow. Once I finished the card front, I glued it to a white card base.
Thanks for having a peek at my card! Please come and peek at my blog - this link will take you directly to my blog post---> http://instead-of-ironing.blogspot.c...riendship.html I have close-up photos including a photo of the decorated card inside + a more detailed Supplies List.
Date: Monday, August 29, 2016 GMT Views: 934
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Registered: April 18, 2011 Location: Melbourne, Aus Posts: 51844
Mon, Aug 29, 2016 @ 4:28 AM
Jocelyn this is so cute!! I love everything about this, I sure hope you get to spend many happy hours back in your craft room. There is a teddy bear show in Packenham in October.....maybe see you there?
------------------------------ Susie
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Registered: October 12, 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 70680
Mon, Aug 29, 2016 @ 8:11 PM
Welcome back! Glad to have you share your beautiful cards with us. I love this one! The bear image is awesome; it looks sketched. This cute one is colored so nicely. Love the papers and the pink seam binding & bow. The round sentiment is wonderful. Very nicely done! Keep sharing with us! TFS