Thursday 8 March 2012

Just One More......

At the beginning of this week, you may recall that I was raving about Penny Black's new 'Tres Chic' 4260K stamp and how versatile it was........well I shall make no apology for creating one more card using that very stamp.


















I love the open book effect that you can get by using Spellbinders Grand Labels Twenty Three.  I distressed the edge of the cut label with Spun Sugar ink before removing the die and then scored down the centre of the card, curving the card out from the centre to create the leaves of the book.  The flourishes were from the Transparent set 'Gratitude' 30-105 and the Sentiment is 'Garden of Life' 4263F.

Did you notice the roses on the girls hair?  They were created by cutting some felt with the smallest spellbinders nesting circle, I cut each circle in a spiral and wound round from the outside...so pleased with the result. The other flowers were created from punches and the girl was stamped onto white card, coloured with Copics, cut out and has been mounted onto Spellbinders Labels Twenty.



So that the card would stand up like an open book, I created this stand from a piece of card.
















I promise to put that stamp away now for a few days and play with some of the other new designs to give further inspiration!

Enjoy what is left of the week.
Hugs Cathy
x

7 comments:

Lin said...

No apologies needed, Cathy, I love it when a stamp givs us all this versatality! Beautiful card, and love that Nesties label!

Barb said...

Wow! Just love this, Cathy! Amazing creativity! Fabulous shape, and your roses are gorgeous!

Elizabeth Allan said...

Cathy the colors on your card glow! Fabulous blending and those roses are terrific. Thanks for the video!

Annette Allen said...

wow this is just so amazing and very creative...I love it

donna mikasa said...

Such a gorgeous card, Cathy! The shape and colors are perfect for the image! Love your roses, too!

Cathy Fongjoyo said...

Really love this shaped card!! you're really creative! and those mini roses sooooo cuuuteee!! thank you for the video!

Paula (PEP) said...

The tone on tone effect of the flourish stamping is terrific & I love the combination of pinks & reds. This stamp is such a fun one that I'm not surprised you kept creating with it. Thanks for the video too.
Paula (PEP)