Today's card is for the Fussy and Fancy Friday challenge where the theme is "Monochromatic and Wings".
I love my Tim Holtz Distress Inks, but find I rarely use the colour "Pine Needles" so today I have given centre stage to this colour.
I always struggle to capture, glimmer, shine or sparkle when I photograph a card.
For the base of the card I used a 5" x 5" Crafts Too embossing folder (I can't wait for them to bring out more embossing folders in this size). The main image is Magenta "Lovely Meadow", I stamped this using Pine Needles distress ink and then covered it with Versamark Dazzle "Frost" and heat embossed the whole square with clear embossing powder. The X-Cut punch butterfly was stamped with a Crafty Indivuals Crackle stamp, covered with Versamark Dazzle and spritzed with water to make the ink run a little. The sentiment is from Stampin Up! and has also been stamped in Pine Needles and again covered with Versamark Dazzle.
I hope you have all had a wonderful weekend. I have spent the time enjoying the weather and have severely neglected my laptop, I really must catch up on all your lovely blogs.
Hugs, Clare xx
18 comments:
So beautiful and elegant Clare, I love the stamp and the colour looks fab.
Happy crafting
Tracy x
This is gorgeous Clare. Pine Needles is a beautiful colour and the image you have chosen works so well using this colour.
Hugs
Lesley XX
Beautiful card Clare.
Kathleen x
so beautiful and elegant! Hugs Juls
NEED that stamp Clare...You sold it to me, wow what a job you have done here, your TH colour choice was perfect, just wished I was more articulate to express how beautiful this really is....
Stunning job, I can't keep my eyes off it!!!
x
Vicky
Hi Clare
wow what a stunning elegant card, love the pureness of it.
hugs chris xx
Hi Clare this is gorgeous love the clean unclutterd look great image & layout.
Hugs Christine xx
Gorgeous Claire, I love this stamp as well.
Isn't it funnt about Pine Needles, it's one I hardle use either, but it looks really great here and think I need to give mine a second chance.
B x
fabulous card Claire and I love the Pine Needles shade you have used.
hugs, annie x
Oh wow! This is beautiful.
Liz x
Love the embossing,really shows off the card, lovely butterfly too
(Lyn)
Beautiful card Clare, very elegant!
Clairexx
Wow this is beautiful Claire, I love the colours and the butterfly is stunning :) Donna x
A really stunning card
I love it! Stunning card, Clare. I've only used my pine needles on Christmas cards so far, but I think I better get it out and have a play!
What a truly dynamic card! Beth
Oh my Clare this is stunning the crispness of that image against that beautiful white embossed card is gorgeous
Hugs
Lorraine x
Hi Clare
I am only just getting into the whole distress inks arena .. .. and this isn't one of the ones I own. It is a gorgeous shade though.
Loving your card and the embossing very much. Great look.
Love Jules xx
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