Hi everyone,
this is going to be a LONG post.....
before I forget - you have to go and visit my amazing, creative friend Rahmat from Card and Cooking Corner - "why?" You may ask, but you'll have to find out for yourself :))) - please leave her some love and tell her I sent you!
As soon as I saw that inspiration picture from Showcase Your Style I knew I had to play - just how to do this picture justice???? It took me quite a while to figure it out - I wanted the colors, the shine and the bubbles. I was playing around with one of those iStencil stencils making a card you'll get to see soon, when it hit me that it would work perfectly for the challenge - so here it is:
It took a while to make this. I first sponged the background. Then I taped the stencil down and sponged in a darker shade again. I then applied clear embossing paste and let it dry over night. (Did some touch up sponging again). I had to reposition the stencil and repeated, since it does not cover an A2 card in length, just in width (but you could buy a larger stencil size - I just went with the smallest) - just thinking - maybe I should go with a size larger next time????
After everything was dry I cut a strip away - see the card below. I added the "smile" die cut. I wanted it to stand out and thought I die cut it multiple times, but then I was like - why? I have fun foam, which cuts beautifully, is nice, think and pliable and I had some remnants/snippets lying around. Lastly I heat embossed the sentiment and added it with a thin layer of foam tape,
And then I had that gorgeous cut-away strip - I can't throw this out - right? So I made a second card with it. Does not need any explanation - The stamps are by Neat&Tangled. Added self made enamel dots (if you want to know how - go and visit House of Cards and link up all your enamel dotted cards with them!)
Also linking this card with Simon Says Monday challenge - B is for ...birthday card
Happy Little Stampers - Sponging - did an awful lot of that with this card!
Little Tangles - second card only - anything goes
Lil' Inkers - only first card
Snippets Playground - use a snippet - both cards
Craft Stamper Take it Make it challenge - anything goes
Happy Little Stampers - Sponging - did an awful lot of that with this card!
Little Tangles - second card only - anything goes
Lil' Inkers - only first card
Snippets Playground - use a snippet - both cards
Craft Stamper Take it Make it challenge - anything goes
Are you still with me???? Hopefully yes. And again - don't forget about Rahmat - go and say Hi!
Enjoy your weekend!
Comments
LG Gundi
wunderbar.
Eine ruhige Woche wünsche ich dir, damit du noch viel basteln und uns zeigen kannst.
Liebe Grüße,
Flo
umwerfend schöne Werke mit ganz viel Power drin
LG hellerlittle
Can you please email me your address so I can post your Playground prize off! He has his little suitcase all packed, ready for the journey! :)
Hugs
Di xx
Das Interview war ja hochinterssant! Dann hast du also zuerst eine Schreinerlehre gemacht! Toll!
How you put the effort to make this stunning background...its look like stein das man zusammen an der Wand klebben mit cement..also mindestens I know it in Indonesia they took stone from the lake then cut it and put on the wall
and the color is stunning
THIS IS A WINNER CARD Cornelia
I hope you are doing well..
just vermisse dich :)
hugs, Monika
Heather T
Thanks for playing along at Happy Little Stampers. xx
Hugs~c
Jean x