Lavender and Lilac colours are my absolute favourites and this card is my June birthday card for a Birthday Card Swap that I run, so I hope it is well received.
Card Recipe:
Stamp: Rubber Stampede
Colouring Mediums: Memento London Fog, Promarker Pens
Paper & Card: K & Company, Stardream, Nenaah
Tools: Martha Stewart Punches, Sizzlit, Quickutz, Big Shot
Embellishments: Lace, hand-made lace flower, handmade felt heart motif, hand-made Pearl & Crystal Hat Pins, mulberry flowers
To make the card base I punched “around the page” using a Martha Stewart PAP set and inked the edges. Onto this I mounted a background page from K & Company, and used a second page to cut out the butterfly and hydrangea to decoupage up.
I stamped the Rubber Stampede Lavender image onto Joanna Sheen's Elegance Satin cardstock using Memento ink in London Fog, which gives a softer result that using black. This was coloured in with Promarkers and then I hand-stitched the border with a lavender glitter-metallic fibre.
And so to the element that is so my style: lots of hand-made embellishments! On this card, they include:
- Hand-pleated, delicate lace border on the stamped image
- Hand-made felt heart motif, cut using sizzlit dies primitive heart and embellished with mother of pearl buttons, satin ribbon and hand stitching
- Hand-made lace flower
- Hand-made butterfly hat-pin with bicone beads
To finish, I added die-cut flourishes, my decoupage flowers and butterfly, all embellished with flat-back pearls and crystals. On went my lace flower, mulberry paper flowers, felt heart motif and hatpins. I do love a lot of detail, and hope you do too!
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beautiful card,love all the embellishments
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Wow this is so pretty just love it.
ReplyDeleteKaz.xx
WOW!! This is absolutely stunning. The colours and all the detailing are just so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteSue
Oh wow, this is stunning and so detailed!
ReplyDeleteHeike xx
Amazing card, love the embellishments xx
ReplyDeletebeautiful card love the embellishments tracy
ReplyDeleteoh wow dips what an amazing card ... makes me think of mum mum coz she loves lavender ... love your design and love all those lovely hand made embellies how clever ... just doing a bit of blog hopping thank you so much for visiting me ... have a great weekend happy crafting and love sandy xx
ReplyDeleteoh sorry she is not mum mum she is only mum lol ... using hubby's laptop hate them lol !!! xx
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card, love the detail
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Lorna xx
This is absolutely stunning, love the textures :-) Happy Leapblogging! Elaine-xxx-
ReplyDeleteLovely card and I love your own embellishments too. xxx
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card, love the embellishments which really finish off the card just right. Whoever gets this card is really lucky x
ReplyDeleteReally stunning design thanks for joining us at LEJ this week.
ReplyDeleteKerry
Lovely card and colours. The butterfly on the pin is a lovely touch,
ReplyDeleteWOW, really stunning, I love this. so much pretty details. gorgeous. x
ReplyDeletereally gorgeous and elegant card!
ReplyDeletethanks for playing with us at paperplay this week
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céline
Hi, Ah this is super, what a great card, IU am loving all the handmade elements, they are wonderful. Thanks for sharing with us on our Birthday Celebrations on MAWTT, Love Hazelxo
ReplyDeleteWOW this is gorgeous love the design and the colours you have used are gorgeous. Caroline xxx
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card, Just hopping by.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful xxx
ReplyDeleteyour card is absolutely stunning so many gorgeous details to look at, the recipient couldn't help but to be blown over by it xx
ReplyDeleteLove all the fab detail in this card
ReplyDeleteLinda
Love all the detail and the colour scheme is fab :-)
ReplyDeletexx Sazzle xx
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A stunning card and love all your hand made embellishments particulally the hearts and the lace flower and a beautiful image I love lavender-gorgeous
ReplyDeletecarol x
How beautiful! Thanks for playing along at Creative Card Crew! Ani
ReplyDeleteWow!! This is gorgeous, Just adore Lavender (colour) and Lace, well doesn't every girl love lace :))
ReplyDeleteAll your embellies are beautiful, A really beautiful card.
Thanks for taking part in our Birthday Challenge over at MAWTT
Hugs Mau xx
This is stunning.
ReplyDeleteStunning card, super detail and lovely colour scheme.
ReplyDeleteHugs Sue W.
Stunning! Lovely colours and so feminine! Lea xx
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely gorgeous, love it.
ReplyDeleteWow this is stunning so much detail, must have taken you an age, but well worth it.
ReplyDeleteThank you for joining us at the Crafters Companion Monthly Challenge
Pam x
delightful card, love all the embellishments...
ReplyDeletethanks for joining us over at PfP this week. Hugs x
Absolutely stunning design, I love the pins and the lace, just beautiful, thank you for joining in with the LEJ Designs challenge
ReplyDeleteLindsay xx
So pretty. I love everything about it. Thank you for joining us at Divas by Design this week.
ReplyDeleteSarah-Jane xx
This is so gorgeous!
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What a gorgeous card, love all the different elements and the lovely frame. Thank you for joining in with our 3rd birthday celebrations at MAWTT this fortnight! Pami x
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card :) Viv xx
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