Saturday 16 February 2013

PSX Botanical Pear Card


Hopefully Spring is now just around the corner, and so to celebrate, my card this week is a fresh design featuring PSX Botanical Pear Stamp.  This card was made for a very dear fellow forumite, Jane, who is in my Birthday Card swap group and who I am so proud to be able to call my friend, she’s an inspiration.

Card Recipe:
Stamp: PSX Botanical Pear
Colouring Mediums: Memento Ink London Fog, Promarker Pens, Tattered Angels Glimmer Spritz
Paper & Card: Conqueror, Stardream Opal, First Edition, DCWV
Tools: Spellbinders Venetian Accents and Motifs, Silhouette Cameo, Grand Calibur, Anna Griffin Ribbon Punch
Embellishments: Double satin ribbon 3mm, Cotton Lace, hand-made beaded Hat Pins, crystals, mulberry cherry blossoms, Anna Griffin bubble

To make this card, using my Silhouette Cameo, I cut the card base from stardream cardstock, and the flourish background & tree from DCWV and First Edition patterned card.  The ribbon-edged border was cut from more on K&Company Elegance Shimmer with an Anna Griffin ribbon punch and threaded with 3mm double satin.  I also used my Spellbinders Venetian Accents and Motifs. 

The main image is PSX Botanical Pear Stamp, inked in Memento London Fog and coloured with Promarkers.  I stamped the image twice and decoupaged the Pear and Blossom.  Finally, I cut the image out using a Spellbinder border die and spritzed with Tattered Angels Glimmer Spritz.










To add a bit of interest to the accent pieces, I heat-embossed the filigrees tree with two different embossing powders, one glitter and one pearl.  The effect is very subtle and hard to pick up on the photographs!





To ensemble, I mounted the flourish background onto the backing card.  Next, I attached a layer of cotton lace to the back of the Anna Griffin punched threaded ribbon border.  I used a number of accents pieces from Spellbinders Venetian Accents and Motifs, embellished with rhinestones and an Anna Griffin Botanical dome sticker. Finally, I added a gardenia mulberry flower and a couple of hand made Pearl Hat Pins.




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50 comments:

  1. Sarah G16 February 2013 at 11:09

    Wow!!
    Stunning card and love the colours x
    from hoppity (docrafts forum)

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  2. Anonymous16 February 2013 at 12:03

    beautiful card love all the colours and detail xx

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  3. Wendy L16 February 2013 at 12:33

    Gorgeous card, beautifully put together, xxx

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  4. Dannii16 February 2013 at 12:36

    Beautiful creation - lots of texture and dimension.
    Stunningly made. x

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  5. Sue16 February 2013 at 14:54

    This is stunning. I love the shape, gorgeous colours and such wonderful attention to detail.
    I hope you have a good weekend
    Sue xx

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  6. sandy's crafty bits16 February 2013 at 15:15

    wow super card dips very elegant and so much to look at ... love the colours ...well done and I am sure jane loved it too

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  7. brenda16 February 2013 at 15:22

    Like you I so hope Spring is not too far away and your pretty card echoes the soft shades of the season perfectly. Great use of your dies as well.

    Thanks so much for joining in my 'Things with Wings' theme at Allsorts this week.

    B x

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  8. brenda16 February 2013 at 15:23

    Oooops, forgot to add thanks for joining us at Pretty Little Ribbons challenge as well.

    B x

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  9. Lorna16 February 2013 at 15:45

    Stunning card Dips, gorgeous colours and detail ,love that green bow

    Lorna xx

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  10. Anonymous16 February 2013 at 16:35

    Love the dies used on this, so eye catching

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  11. CRAZYCRAFTSHED16 February 2013 at 18:05

    Gorgeous and beautiful card thank you for joining us this week at Crafty Catz
    Hugs Dianne xx

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  12. sparklingblackrose16 February 2013 at 18:39

    Ooh this is stunning, love the soft colour palette :-) Happy Leapblogging! Elaine-xxx-

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  13. ALI16 February 2013 at 18:53

    Wow fab card, Love the colours you have used.

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  14. maggie16 February 2013 at 19:16

    fabulous card love the colours and design

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  15. ChrisAndCat16 February 2013 at 19:24

    This is lovely, the cut work is so pretty.

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  16. Unknown16 February 2013 at 19:32

    Another fabulous card, I love the way it all fits together, everything matches perfectly. Really enjoy visiting your blog every week! Maddy x

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  17. Julie16 February 2013 at 19:33

    This is just beautiful. I love everything about it!

    Thanks for joining us at Tuesday Throwdown for our Anything Goes Challenge! Hope you can join us again next week!


    Hugs

    Julie x

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  18. Chelle16 February 2013 at 20:06

    Absolutely stunning card x

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  19. Mayflower16 February 2013 at 20:20

    Wow, this is an absolutely stunning card. Love everything about it. Phyllis x

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  20. Lizzies16 February 2013 at 21:00

    Fabulous card, love all the detail. Just hopping by.

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  21. Julieanne..aka pinkjools16 February 2013 at 21:03

    Beautiful card...lovely image and soft colours...jx

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  22. annesyme16 February 2013 at 22:15

    Gorgeous card, lots of detail to draw the eye!!
    Anne x

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  23. crafty-stamper16 February 2013 at 22:58

    Stunning card love all the die-cuts and details
    carol x

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  24. Kelly 16 February 2013 at 23:44

    Very elegant and a gorgeous green. I love the pears they are so delicate. Your die cuts are fabulous too.
    Thank you for joining us at Divas by Design.
    Hugs Kelly

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  25. Maria17 February 2013 at 02:00

    Oh this is beautiful, and so many gorgeous details! Thanks for joining in with our Handmade Embellishments theme at the Craft-Room this fortnight.

    Maria x

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  26. Glenda Atkins17 February 2013 at 02:20

    So very, very beautiful, love all your fabulous details and craftsmanship! Thanks for joining us at LEJ Designs!

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  27. Kerry17 February 2013 at 03:25

    Very pretty. Thanks for joining us at Inky Impressions.
    Kerry

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  28. Tina Theis of Ivory Moon Designs17 February 2013 at 08:21

    Lovely card ... I love your choice of colour its a beautiful green.

    Thanks for joining in the LEJ Designs Challenge

    Good Luck

    Tina DT

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  29. Unknown17 February 2013 at 08:30

    another beautiful card!, Just hopping by, Vickie x

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  30. Julie17 February 2013 at 10:28

    Lovely card, beautiful colours.

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  31. Sarah17 February 2013 at 10:30

    Such a beautiful card, love the colours and design. Thank you so much for joining us at Allsorts for our Things with Wings challenge x

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  32. hyper_ni17 February 2013 at 14:58

    A gorgeous card, I love all the layering and embellishments, such detail. Just hopping by. :)

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  33. Sarah17 February 2013 at 15:49

    This is so lovely!

    Thanks for joining the Pretty Little Ribbon Shop challenge.

    Sarah x

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  34. Jewelsmae17 February 2013 at 16:32

    Beautiful card, love all the details you have included.

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  35. craft-roomjulia17 February 2013 at 17:44

    A truly beautiful, stunning and elegant card with such wonderful detail. Thanks for joining us at Craft Room Challenge and good luck. Julia xx

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  36. MissyG17 February 2013 at 17:52

    Stunning - love all the details
    Linda x

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  37. Zoechaos17 February 2013 at 18:39

    WOW completely bowled over by this card it is to die for! Thank you for sharing with us at Craft-Room Challenge XOXO Zoe

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  38. Unknown17 February 2013 at 19:51

    What a Great Job.
    I love the artistic colors and the layout.


    we are so glad you ,
    entered into the challenge this week.
    we hope to see you back next week.
    Hugs Tammy Ortiz - Owner of Tammy Scrapin Corner

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  39. Margaret18 February 2013 at 05:06

    Gorgeous shaped card. Great colors. Thanks for joining us at Tammy's Scrapin Corner for this challenge.
    Margaret, DT

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  40. hazel18 February 2013 at 09:53

    This is such a beautiful creation. Thank you for joining us at Craft-Room Challenge.
    xxx Hazel.

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  41. Liz McGuire,18 February 2013 at 18:07

    This is gorgeous, love the soft green, Liz x

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  42. Helen18 February 2013 at 21:24

    Beautiful card - so pretty!
    Thanks for playing at Pile It On!
    Helen x

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  43. BethieJ19 February 2013 at 18:07

    BEAUTIFUL Card!! Love it!!
    Thank You for joining us last week at PIO!
    Have a GREAT day!

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  44. Cheryl Walker19 February 2013 at 18:22

    beautiful!!!Love the details and colors used! Thank you for joining us at Really Reasonable Ribbons Spring challenge this week!
    Hugs,
    Cheryl

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  45. Anke19 February 2013 at 19:35

    Beautiful LOVE card. Thanks for joining us at Divas with Design.
    Good luck
    hugs Anke

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  46. carol20 February 2013 at 10:48

    Super card,thanks for sharing with us at CRAFTY CATZ x carol

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  47. Anonymous21 February 2013 at 23:42

    Lovely card, Thanks for sharing with us this time at Allsorts, hugs Samantha :0)

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  48. Patty Sue 223 February 2013 at 21:40

    Love all the beautiful details you have added to your stunning card! Thank you for joining us at the ABC's Challenge. Good luck and I hope we see more of your lovely work in our next challenge!

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  49. ellyscard creatief24 February 2013 at 21:36

    I saw your card on RRR, It's beautiful.
    Gr Elly

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  50. Mina11 March 2013 at 01:05

    stunning card...I love the design too...thanks for joining in with our Bunny Zoe's Crafts monthly Challenge
    Mina xxx

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