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Sunday 22 April 2012

Red and White

Well, after a chaotic week back at school to the new term, I have spent my weekend doing what I love best - crafting!

I have made a couple of birthday cards for work colleagues with birthdays coming up next week and my entry for this week's challenge over at Polkadoodles - which you may have guessed is 'Red and White'.  I am also entering it in the 'Glitter Geeks challenge, which is also 'Red and White'.  This was definitely a challenge as red is not a colour I would normally use much, so after putting my thinking cap on - this is what I made ...


I started with a plain 6x6" white pearlised card blank and positioned eight squares of red and white paper (from my stash) around the edges to form a border.  The squares measure 4x4cm and are all inked around the edges with TH distress ink in 'Fired Brick'.  The second layer is a 10x10cm square of white textured card which is also inked around the edges and has extra corner detail stamped with 'Fired Brick' distress ink using cogs from 'Creative Expressions - Steampunk Dreams'.  The heart is cut from one of the red papers using a template and embellished with red adhesive gems.  The wings are from a Kanban stamp set and are stamped onto a contrasting spotty paper, cut out and fixed behind the heart.  A silver heart charm finishes off the main feature of the card and two red brads finish off opposite corners of the card.

I love the sentiment, which is also from 'Creative Expressions - Steampunk Dreams' and is stamped in 'Fired Brick' distress ink and embossed with clear embossing powder.  I tore the edges and inked with the same ink for added effect.

I am very much a 'cutie' person when it comes to crafting (as a dear friend will tell you), so it would have been very easy to give one of my little Tilda stamps a 'red' dress, but I thought I would try something different - I quite like the outcome, hope you do too.

Hugz, Jan xx


8 comments:

  1. Gorgeous card, so much detail and sooo pretty :) Thanks for joining us at The Glitter Geeks this week, Carol x

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  2. I love your design, with grids of different design papers. And the senitment is fab too. Great card!

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  3. I adore this card, its fabulous!! Love your design, love it all! Thanks for joining us at Glitter Geeks this week, Paula :))

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  4. love it Jaybe, just love everything about it :) not a colour i go for either but it always comes up trumps when i do! thanks for joining us at Glitter Geeks this week, Nelly x

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  5. Yes, not your usual, but I do love it all the same! And Well done!!!!

    Hugs Alison x x

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  6. Not your usual style,but you can do any style. This is a really exciting card. Nice to see you doing 'different'. Got your post and chq okay today thanks. Caz

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  7. Fab design and love how you rocked this weeks theme. Welcome to the PD madness !!!

    Lou
    x

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  8. A gorgeous card. Thanks for taking part in the Polka Doodles challenge.

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