I have to admit that at first this card had a serious case of the "blahs".
I began with the Pixie Pink cs using the Cuttlebug "Perfectly Paisley" embossing folder. But once I got past that decision I was floundering. So I decided upon the polka dotted designer paper from Making Memories' Cheeky Collection (Abby). It was perfect! Really added some pizazz. But it wasn't enough. So I punched holes around it and just over the edges with my mat pack. Then I sewed brown embroidery thread (3 strands) through the holes, as you see. Still needed something. So I punched 2 holes in the bottom area using a 1/8" circle punch and ran a hot pink narrow organdy ribbon through and tied it.
I was going to use a sentiment for the circle in the design, but ended up deciding on a flower from Doodle This. It still wasn't enough though. So I made 3 using a different (striped) designer paper from the same collection as the polka dot paper. This is where I veered away from the challenge design.
I thought it would be fun to do like I did on my last card and heat emboss with Ultra-Thick EP. It looked really nice, but I had to keep messing with it! lol So I cracked the EP and sponged Chocolate Chip ink over it to emphasize the cracks. That looked nice, but...it still needed something. So I looked through my gem collection and found enough clear gems for 2 flowers and enough pale pink gems for one. So I adhered the clear gems to the top and bottom flowers and put the pink ones on the middle flower using Diamond Glaze. Ahhhh, that was what they needed!
Once the gems were good and stuck, I adhered them to the card with Dimensionals. I punched the bottom and top right corners with a corner punch and glued the whole thing to a piece of Chocolate Chip CS.
That's it! Phew! It feels good to have success when you think you might actually end up throwing your work in the trash!
Recipe:
Stamp: Doodle This
CS: Chocolate Chip, Pixie Pink, Making Memories Cheeky Collection (Abby) designer papers
Inks: Basic Black, Chocolate Chip
Other: Cuttlebug "Perfectly Paisley" embossing folder, Corner punch, Mat pack, Brown embroidery thread, 1/8" hole punch, Hot Pink narrow organdy ribbon, Sponge, Clear ultra thick embossing powder, Clear and pink gems, Diamond Glaze, Dimensionals
I love your card. I understand that process - it's exactly what I went through last night making baroque tiles.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Lesly! Sometimes we come in the back door when designing, eh?
ReplyDeleteAll of your time definitely paid off - your final product has tons of pizazz and is so much fun! - it came out great.
ReplyDeleteI always have such a hard time coming up with layouts and usually end up using a sketch challenge (I just need so much practice!), so I really liked reading about your thought process on why and how you chose different elements.