Hello and welcome! Sending our handmade cards to people is, I believe, a second treat that cardmaking gives us; the first being the making of the card itself, of course! I came across the Card Chain Challenge from the blogs of one of my card making friend, Hilary, and thought of joining myself. It took a while, life being busy, but I finally managed to add my name to the chain this time. In June, we have 20 participents joining and here’s what the challenge was –
Colour Palette Option
Sketch Option
Theme Options: Gingham / Something beginning with ‘Tu’ / Friendship
Product / Technique Options: Wood / Rip It Up
And this is the card I’ve made. As you can see, I managed to include eveything except the ‘Something beginning with ‘Tu” theme option. Not sure how I managed that!!
I’ve sent this card to Carol in UK, who, I am delighted to report, has already received it –
I must say the card kinda built up by itself. I didn’t have a concrete idea when I started – I wasn’t even sure what elements I would incorporate, but I think I ended up including most of them!
I started with the background. I used Concord and 9th Buds & Blossoms and Altenew Bride-to-Be for the florals for the panel on the left and Impression Obsession Gingham for the one on the right. I then tore them off at an angle. For the card base, I used Tim Holtz-Sizzix Lumber embossing folder over some dark chocolate cardstock. I adhered these over the cardbase.
Coming to the focal point and sentiment, I die cut a few pieces of Reverse Confetti Lacy Scallop Circles frames, Memory Box Honey Blossom Sprig and a few butterflies from Poppy Stamps Bunches o’ Butterflies, adhered the multiple pieces together and heat embossed them using platinum embossing powder. For the sentiment, I used some translucent white vellum, used a sentiment from Concord and 9th Buds & Blossoms to stamp and heat emboss it the same and adhered it behind the circular frame.
Finally I adhered all the different pieces together to finish the card.
I was lucky enough to receive this card and a die cut as a gift from Gail in Norway –
You can step over to the Card Chain Challenge blog if you wish to see what the rest of the participents made and sent over.
Thank you so much for stopping by! 🙂
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