Heartfelt Flowers

This is the card I made for the Simon Says Stamp 'Work it Wednesday' challenge, where the theme is FLORAL.

 

The background is white embossed card stock. I used the Damask Background embossing folder from XCut.  The embossed card was attached on foam pads to add dimension.

The flowers are from the Heartfelt Creations range of stamps and dies. The stamp is called Vintage Morning and it pairs with the Majestic Blooms die set. The blooms were stamped and heat embossed on vellum using holographic embossing powder. Once die cut, the back of each flower was coloured using Inka Gold wax in Rose Quartz. Flat back pearls were used for the flower centres. 

The leaves were also cut from vellum using the Spellbinders Foliage die set. They were coloured in Crushed Olive distress ink. Some natural fibres and pearl stamen were added to the leaves and flowers to create the cluster.

I cut a banner using the smallest Cheery Lynn Designs Pierced Banner and embossed this with the Damask folder. The banner was raised on foam pads. 

The sentiment is from a Crafters Companion stamp set called Vintage Floral Sentiments . It was stamped in Ranger Jet Black ink and die cut using a XCut Scalloped Circle die, then the whole sentiment disc was heat embossed with holographic powder.

Let's Play: Show neglected art supplies some love.

Caroline Dube at A Colorful Journey has a new monthly challenge called Let's Play.  February's challenge is to show some neglected art supplies some love and see what you can create.

I've had a chipboard wall plaque and some unused crackle glaze for a long, long time and so decided it was time to try to create something with them.  Here is what I made:

Chipboard plaque: first coated with gesso, then modelling paste applied through a Kaisercraft stencil  called 'Damask'. Painted with pale grey acrylic paint, then Inka Gold 'Rose Quartz' wax added to  bring out the relief of the design.

'Home' word: This chipboard piece was a gift from a friend in a swap - her clever husband cuts the pieces himself.  It was painted white, crackle glaze applied, then, when that was dry, lush pink paint applied on top which cracked to give this finish. Since this was the first time I've used crackle glaze, I was quite pleased with the result :)  The word's edges were inked in Ranger  jet black archival ink.

Flower cluster: Flowers made from white card, die cut with Spellbinders 'Spiral Blossom One' die and edges inked with Prima Chalk Edger in Old Rose. Leaves also die cut from Spellbinders 'Foliage' dies  and coloured with Tim Holtz distress inks (Crushed Olive and Vintage Photo) and water, then shaped. Arranged with pearl stamen accents and shop bought cream roses.

Heart, butterfly and bird: all are chipboard pieces, either painted, inked or waxed and with edges inked. Tiny black crystal for bird's eye.

Thanks for looking!