This is the last of my Altenew Peony Bouquet cards for a while, honest. I actually managed to stamp this one without smudges, but languishing around for a week or so it managed to get some creases and so yet again, fussy cutting to the rescue! I cut two tattered lace pin dot squares out of white and red cardstock and embossed the white with a spellbinders folder. Red pearls on each corner, a sentiment from craftwork cards and a left over butterfly from the weekend coloured with a red spectrum noir sparkle pen to balance it out.
It doesn't show brilliantly in the photo, but I used brilliance inkpads and there is a gold shimmer to one of them, which is much more evident on one flower than the other, whether that's due to masking the front peony I don't know, but it actually works well on the image. Hopefully, you can see what I mean in the following photo, which is also proof that I didn't get inky smudges on it!
Hi Cara. home for a few days so am having a little break from the dreaded housework...
ReplyDeleteI really wish I had the time to order these beautiful stamps! Great job and the shimmer shows well in the pic.. love it!
Wow Cara this is just beautiful, just love those AlteNew stamps.
ReplyDeleteHow are you doing? Big hugs x
Cara thats a beautiful card, love the peonies. And the shimmer shows up beautifully in the third photo.
ReplyDeleteI have inked mine up a couple of times and each time not been happy with the end result, actually each time I have gone too far and it looks more like 'attack of the peonies' so need to practice a bit more. I love when you tell tales just like mine ' left it laying around too long and it got marks' cause it kind of unites us in a cause lol, yeah finish the card in one go.
Lucky a bit of fussy cutting fixes what glitter dots or sequins cant.
Wow Cara what gorgeous colors, embossing and card design.
ReplyDeleteHugs Diane
Totally gorgeous Cara, lovely embossing in the background too, love it, Kate x
ReplyDeleteLovely card Cara, peonies are so gorgeous. Another late visit for me as we've been to the Lincolnshire agricultural show today. Thanks for the visit to mine and happy woyww, Angela x 21
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness - such perfect stamping. I'm still struggling with the Altenew multiple stamps.
ReplyDeleteLilian
That is really gorgeous - the stamping is beautiful and that embossed background really makes the image stand out. Perfect.
ReplyDeletejane
Oh Wow! I'm so glad you took that second photo so we could see that gold shimmer, how gorgeous is that!! Love the embossed background and the little butterfly you added is so lovely. Your stunning flower do steal the spotlight though! hugs :)
ReplyDeleteWow! This is so beautiful Cara. Your stamping and colour palette are just perfect, it's an absolute stunner! Crafty hugs, Sandra X
ReplyDeleteOOoo what a lovely gold shimmer, you can certainly see it in the last pic, well done for catching it, not always easy to do. Beautiful flowers again, great layering and a stunning card.
ReplyDeleteHugs Erika. x
Cara, I love this, the colours and that shimmer (nice pic) are awesome. I am loving how you are using all these Altenew flowers. Cx
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card, Cara. The flowers are beautiful. xx
ReplyDeleteI'm lovin these peony stamps and your gold shimmer is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteHi Cara
ReplyDeleteMy word. This is one of the prettiest creations using these stamps that I have seen. The sheen from the ink pad looks like you have put mica on it.
Stunning!
Ang x