My card was made using an old brass stencil that I've had for ages and scraps of card that were all lying on my desktop.
I got out my little lightbox to emboss the stencil. I've hardly used it since I got my Cuttlebug. After embossing I kept the stencil in place and coloured the raised areas with Distress ink then added a little chalk to the cup.
I coloured round the outside circle with Distress ink too but it looked rather pale and uninteresting so I replaced the stencil and drew round the raised design with a fine black Micron pen and added the dots round the flower centres.
I cut the piece of pink card, which was already embossed, to size, and mounted onto a scrap of black card then mounted the image onto another scrap of black which already had the fancy edge and trimmed it down to size. I added the gems for sparkle and rounded the top corner of the card.
I would like to enter this card into the Challenge on That's Crafty Challenge blog. and the
613 Avenue Challenge Blog.
4 comments:
gosh i haven't used a lightbox in years ... looks fab x
Hi Barb you can actually use your stencils in CB. Use the sandwich as follows:
B plate
Shim you use with embossing dies
Rubber mat used for embossing
Cardstock
Stencil
B plate
Run through bug and should be beautifully embossed may need two times through.
I used it the other day for a vellum ornare stencil. It's a scallop square and I just hand cut around it and it looks like a really fancy die. See this post, this is one that is meant to be used with vellum and light box and I put it through my bug.
http://calligraphycards-shazinoz.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/big-announcement-design-team-for.html
Hugs,
Shaz in Oz.x
Hi Shaz, Thanks for your help. I would never have thought of embossing an onare stencil in my Cuttlebug. I'm going to give that a try. I have several that haven't seen the light of day for ages. Barbxx
I love the simple beauty of your creation. So glad you joined us at our Challenge at 613 Avenue Create last week. A new challenge began yesterday so, please come back and visit us again. Have a blessed day!
Always,
JO ANN
http://jatterburycreations.blogspot.com
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