I made this card for the Flourishes Birthday Challenge and I really had allot of fun creating it! I have had this stamp set for a couple weeks, holding off using it, just waiting for the right card layout idea
I recently started to play around with my Nestabilities just trying to come up with something different looking. And I am really happy with how this card turned out, using them in a layered look. Don't ask which ones I used, I can never remember! LOL I did use a Cuttlebug bracket die on the corners, to give it a Victorian feel. I sponged everything with a little bit of Distress Ink "Antique Linnen" on all the edges, for an aged feel to add the to Victorian theme I had.
The cardstock is a cream with undertones of a very, very light pink, that plays off the pink in the bouquet. I embossed outlines on my cardstock, since the last card I made had it and I really Love the look it gives. The lacey scalloped paper is a Melissa Frances piece, I believe.
I did add my favorite medium, Diamond Glaze all over the clover and flowers. And on top of my flower centers, a white pearl, of course ;) Then I pulled out my very light shade of light yellow-green Kaiser Pearls, and added them all over the card.
The Clover bouquet was colored in with my Tombows and Peeled Paint Distress ink. And cut out with my craft knife, popped up with a couple of thin popdots, just so it doesn't look so flat on the paper. I also cut out and popped a few of the clover leaves up on pop dots so the bouquet is more 3D, and looks fuller. I was going for a small "shadow box" effect/feel, here. I wasn't able to angle the camera nicely to give you a view of it, with out making the card look weird or off kilter
All, in all, I love this stamp set and like how it all turned out.
Date: Wednesday, September 8, 2010 GMT Views: 1317
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Wed, Sep 08, 2010 @ 4:42 PM
Oh, my word! What a beautiful card! I love all the dimension with the popped up parts of the bouquet, and you showed off the shadow box beautifully with your photo. Brilliant use of the Spellbinders. Love the Cuttlebug corner dies, too. I guess I just love it all!