Saturday 10 June 2017

Dear Friend

HI and welcome!  I made this card for a few challenges - Mojo Monday, The Card Concept and Seize the Birthday Anything Goes theme - definitely not playing with the One Layer Toppings Option here 😉



This card has more layers on it that anything I've made in a very long time, but I still quite like it.  I used lots of patterned paper and a NBUS set from Altenew.  I'm calling this Clean & Layered.

The images were stamped with Altenew inks and the sentiment embossed with gold embossing powder.  It's hard to see in the photo but the two vertical strips are gold - one plain gold and one gold dots on white.  I didn't want to cover up the scripty paper so for the rectangular panel, I used vellum.  I painted the flower with Spectrum Noir Clear Sparkle Pen and finished the card with some glitter drops.



Thanks for visiting.

Products used:

Stamps:  Best Buds, Budding Thanks (Altenew)
Ink:  Frosty Pink, Coral Berry, Ruby Red, Frayled Leaf, Forest Glades (Altenew), Versamark
Cardstock:  White, Black, Live Beautifully Patterned Paper (CTMH)
Dies:  Budding Thanks (Altenew), Inside/Out Stitched Rectangles (MFT)
Accessories:  Gold EP (SSS), Spectrum Noir Clear Sparkle Pen, Nuvo Glitter Drops

Cheers
Karren

Edited to Add:  This card got a shout out at Card Concept.

10 comments:

maria f. said...

And the "dear friend " is getting a treat for the eyes!

Cara said...

Love all the layering on this card, the gold really makes it pop x

Jen Mitchell said...

This is beautiful! I love the big, wordy background and how you layered the flower on vellum. I think vellum is the unsung hero of card-making!

Amie Kiger (Kigz) said...

Oh my word the layers are amazing! I LOVE this! :)

Wanda Cullen said...

Absolutely gorgeous card, Karren! Love the way the bud pops with color against the black and white! Thanks so much for joining us in the last Mojo Monday challenge!

Barb Ghig said...

Such a pretty bloom and I love your gold embossing on this card, Karren! I love how you added the vellum panel, too...Another beautiful card!

Julee (Vervegirl) said...

Such a gorgeous card! Love that hint of gold. So glad you could join us for our final Mojo sketch!

Vicki Finger said...

What a gorgeous card for The Card Concept! Thanks so much for joining us this week.

Susan Powell said...

This is beautiful!! Thanks for joining us this week at The Card Concept.

Glenda J said...

This is so pretty. The bold gold & black with the hit of pink is a fabulous colour combo. Love the vellum too. Thanks for playing along with Seize the Birthday