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.




Thank you so much for visiting my blog today, I hope you like this card, if so please do leave a comment, I love to read them all!
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50 comments:

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

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  2. beautiful card love all the colours and detail xx

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  3. Gorgeous card, beautifully put together, xxx

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

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

    B x

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

    Lorna xx

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  10. Love the dies used on this, so eye catching

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

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

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  13. Wow fab card, Love the colours you have used.

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  14. fabulous card love the colours and design

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  15. This is lovely, the cut work is so pretty.

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

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

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

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

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

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  23. 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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  24. 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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  25. So very, very beautiful, love all your fabulous details and craftsmanship! Thanks for joining us at LEJ Designs!

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

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  27. 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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  28. another beautiful card!, Just hopping by, Vickie x

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  29. Lovely card, beautiful colours.

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

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  32. This is so lovely!

    Thanks for joining the Pretty Little Ribbon Shop challenge.

    Sarah x

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  33. Beautiful card, love all the details you have included.

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  34. 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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  35. Stunning - love all the details
    Linda x

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  36. 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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  37. 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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  38. Gorgeous shaped card. Great colors. Thanks for joining us at Tammy's Scrapin Corner for this challenge.
    Margaret, DT

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

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  40. This is gorgeous, love the soft green, Liz x

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

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

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

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

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

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

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  49. 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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