Eat Cake..........

Hi

Today I am sharing my DT card for the  new challenge which starts today at Glitter N Sparkle  Hope you can join in for Challenge 173 Embossing - Dry or Heat.

This week my image is Baking Love - Lemon Shortbread

I have coloured this gorgeous image with promarkers before cutting with an oval die and then embossing with a sizzix folder - I have to confess this step was a - what if moment - but I loved the texture achieved on the image which really made her pop, the edges were inked with victorian velvet distress ink to achieve another layer and show u the texture.   Next an oval aperture was cut from a piece of pink ColourCore card which was then embossed and the design was sanded back, a layer of pink patterned paper was added behind the aperture before adding my image. Edges of the card base were also inked with Victorian velvet, lastly pink gems were added.

I would also like to play at the following challenges

Through the craft Room Door - anything goes

Lemon Shortbread - anything goes
Cute Card Thursday - challenge 410 Ladies Only
As You Like It - Favourite One or Multilayer project( & why) - Multilayers always for me love the texture you can achieve and with layers
Fussy and  Fancy Friday Challenge - Monochrome

'till next time

Textured Flowers

Hello

I have returned to my neglect blog after a long absence mostly due to traveling over the Summer months with DH in our Motorhome although I did craft a little during that time I only take very limited resources with me though, I have enjoyed long hours of reading something I don't usually get chance to do so it was very relaxing.  Hope you all had a good summer and managed to enjoy the sunshine.

I thought I would join in a challenge to break me again and Country View challenge #32 Add some Texture  caught my eye as I can never resist texture........any excuse to get down and inky and messy lol.
My favourite and quickest way to create texture on a card is to reach for my embossing folders and inks.  I made this card using Sheena Douglas embossing folder firstly I inked the folder with distress ink peacock feathers and embossed onto white card, I took various distress inks, broken china , faded jeans and tea dye and blended around the flowers, I also used the peacock feathers pad direct to paper over the embossed flowers and then again with tea dye. I went around the edges with both of the latter colours after distressing the edges, lastly I used creative expressions wax over the flowers which gives the lovely shine.  Card blank had tea dye lightly sponged around all the edges as did the greeting.

In the hope that you are all still out there............I hope you like my creation.  I will be joining in with the following challenge with my card.

Country View challenges  #32 add some texture