I needed a sympathy card and this week's TLC and Alphabet challenges helped me get this made. I LOVE using color burst powders so when I found out this week's TLC challenge was to use watercolor powders, I was thrilled. And this week's letter for the Alphabet Challenge is J. The J in my card is all the colors of Jade you see. I started with a piece of Kromekote paper, sprinkled the colorburst powders all over it and sprayed it generously with water. I set this aside to dry while I started working on the rest of the card. I took 2 rectangle dies and cut a narrow frame that fits around the die cut top panel. Once the watercolor panel was completely dry, I sprayed it generously with Elmer's spray adhesive, then poured StampinUp Dazzling Diamonds glitter over the entire piece. Shook it off, then set it aside to dry for a couple more hours. Once this was dry for a 2nd time, I ran this through a Sue Wilson embossing folder that I borrowed from a friend. It is pretty hard to see the embossing on this card, but it is really pretty in real life. This gorgeous 3D butterfly die was a gift from a very special SCS friend and I was so thrilled how this looks cut from the glittered/embossed color burst piece. The remainder of this was placed behind the top panel so it peeks through the die cut. Thank you Judy for your wonderful TLC challenge this week and thank you Ann for the alphabet challenge for the letter J. This card is going to a dear alphabet sister. Thanks for looking today. ~Karen.
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Paper: Coordinations 110 lb Heavyweight CS; Kromekote Paper; The Paper Studio Gold Mirror Paper
Paper Size: A2 Card Base
Ink: Marvy Matchables Black
Accessories: Tim Holtz Mixed Media Dies; Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics A Dies; DoCrafts XCut 3D Butterfly Die; Spellbinders Camilla Accents Dies; Color Burst Powders in Lime Green and Prussian Blue;
Techniques: Watercoloring With Colorburst Powders; Stamping; Die Cutting; Die Cutting a Frame Using 2 Rectangle Dies
Registered: March 13, 2011 Location: Langley, B.C. Canada Posts: 32114
Thu, May 09, 2019 @ 5:43 PM
This is drop dead gorgeous, Karen. The gold diecut look so pretty with that butterfly. Your beautiful colorburst behind that die reminds of stained glass! Into my faves!
Magnificent beauty amd I think you amd I were using the same mind!! I’ve made a few just didn’t upload yet but also it’s for Jade as I’m the color. Green . Great minds!!
Registered: July 9, 2008 Location: Stars Fell on Alabama Posts: 74848
Fri, May 10, 2019 @ 5:21 AM
Ooh, so pretty behind that die cut and the mirror paper just adds beauty to this wonderful sympathy card.
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Registered: July 27, 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 131824
Fri, May 10, 2019 @ 8:04 AM
I love your glitter backgrounds, Karen - some day I'm going to have to try one! I do have one little tub of Dazzling Diamonds, but I've never seen a similar glitter in the stores here so, go figure, I don't use it so that I still have some. There's so much texture in that that I thought is was glass bead gel at first. The butterfly is beautiful, too - reminds me of a little enamel pin I had at some stage. The rose is such a great fit along the edge of that TH die - I need to use those more too.
Registered: April 6, 2009 Location: Weyers Cave, Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley Posts: 31167
Fri, May 10, 2019 @ 9:31 AM
Well, there you go once again with some pretty sparkle and shine on your card, Karen. Love that beautiful butterfly and the gold that follows your pretty open die-cut panel~
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