Monday 28 October 2013

Fabulous At Fifty

It's no secret, I'm a bit of a fan of dresses, shoes and fashion paraphernalia in crafting, so how delighted was I with Tonic Studio's new range of fashion dies, including this gorgeous Mannequin die?
Card Recipe:
Stamp: Creative Expressions
Tools: Tonic Studios - Mannequin Tag Die Set; Decorative Wreath Rings Die Set; Ringlet Rest Butterflies and Blooms Die Set, Tags Butterfly Beautiful Die set, Butterfly Border Punch, Tattered Lace Shoe Die, Grand Calibur
Colouring Mediums: Promarker Pens, Versamark, Martha Stewart Turquoise Embossing Powder
Paper and Card: Best Creations, Stardream, Pearl Vellum
Embellishments: Lace, Organza Polka Dot Ribbon, handmade decorative pearl hatpin, creative expressions pearl swirls, papermania pearl brad, flatback pearls.
This is the new Tonic Studios Mannequin Tag Die Set.  It comprises a tag with a swirl cut out background (which coordinates with the swirl pattern of the Verso Decorative Wreath Rings Die Set) plus a separate solid Mannequin Shape.  Oh my - how much do I love this? 

I used this as an accent to my main topper, which is a whimsical shoe stamp decorated in butterflies. So for my main image, I stamped my shoe with Versamark ink and heat embossed it with Martha Stewart Turquoise Glitter embossing powder onto aqua stardream card, then coloured it in with Promarker pens.



I cut this out using the largest die from the Decorative Rings Wreath Set and backed it with pearl vellum.  
To create the accents for this card, I cut out two filigree butterflies from the Ringlet Rest Butterflies and Blooms Die set using aqua stardream card.  I covered the die cuts in versamark ink and heat embossed them with more Martha Stewart glitter embossing powder. Then, I cut
two coordinating solid butterfly shapes from the main die in the Ringlet Rest set in peral vellum and trimmed them out, before layering together and accenting with flat-pearls.  I thought this was quite interesting as usually, the vellum layer is the uppermost, filigree layer, but I wanted to echo the layering on the main image, so did it this way round, and I think it works well - do you agree?

I also made a couple of pearl hatpins - well, you can never have too many hatpins as far as I'm concerned.



















My tags were computer generated and cut using the tag dies that came with Butterfly Beautiful topper sheets.  I have used these dies time and time again.

I used the same versamark ink/heat embossing on a shoe die cut by Tattered Lace, which I felt matched perfectly to my stamp and other die cuts - serendipity.  And, I coloured my pearl swirl to coordinate with Promarker Pens


Here's one last look at my card (made for my BF's birthday this Sunday - luckily she's not crafty so won't be reading my blog)! 

Do let me know what you think, I love to read your comments.

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31 comments:

  1. Dips I love your card and the new dies, but I do think Tonic are bring out too many dies at the moment with 2 new sets tomorrow. They have been new dies nearly every week and some weeks 2 new sets just like this launch, Tonic need to give us a bit of a break, even using flexi-pay builds up with new dies so often.

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  2. I understand completely, Linda and I know that Simon who runs Tonic is very aware that no-one can buy everything. It's my understanding that this time there will be lots of different price points/bundles rather than just one mega bundle. On my blog, I really try to show how you can use your dies and punches in lots of different ways so that you can get as much out of them as possible. This latest set really do mix and match with lots of the more recent releases, so you can pick and choose and not necessarily want everything. Thank you for your kind comments on my cards.

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  3. Hi Dips, just stopping by to say how delightful your blog is. Thanks so much for sharing. I have recently found your blog and am now following you, and will visit often. Please stop by my blog and perhaps you would like to follow me also. Have a wonderful day. Hugs, Chris
    http://chelencarter-retiredandlovingit.blogspot.ca/

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  4. gorgeous feminine card love the shoe
    carol x

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  5. a stunning card

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  6. Beautiful card, just hopping by.

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  7. Oh Wow!!! this is amazing...so much to gaze at, the dies, the colours, the attention to detail...everything goes to make this a very special card.

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  8. Lovely card, lovely colour, lovely dies, especially the circle one

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  9. Ooh I love this, its gorgeous! Happy leapblogging! Elaine-xxx-

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  10. wow yes it is a wow card ... well done and I am sure your friend will love it too ... just hopping over from do-crafts ... hope you have a great weekend ... happy crafting and love sandy xx

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  11. A card with the wow factor and a really eye-catching colour combination.
    Heike xx

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  12. A stunning card , love the colours and layout, gorgeous detail

    Lorna xx

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  13. Hi Dips, what a gorgeous card, love all the detail. That mannekin die is fab, saw it on C&C earlier in the week and was sorely tempted. wrt all the Xmas cards on my blog - never mind the quality think of the quantity lol! Hopefully they should improve from here on in. Have blog posts scheduled for the next two weeks apart from Hallowe'en, so that should take the pressure off a bit. Stay safe in the storm. Maddy x

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  14. A gorgeous card which lots of detail, I love it. xx

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  15. This card really does have the WOW factor!

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  16. Gorgeous card, love all the detail - the embellishments all work really well together x

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  17. love all the texture and elements - beautiful colour - your friend will be delighted
    Linda x

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  18. Hi just calling back again to say-thanks for joining us at Tammy's Scrapin Corner
    Carol DT x

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  19. so gorgeous.stunning pretty design and i love your colours and sparkle.
    thanks so much for joining us this week at PFP :D

    xx coops xx

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  20. So stunning and the blue color is just perfect. Love all your extra pretty elements. Thanks so much for joining us htis week at the Pile it On Challenge!!

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  21. what a stunning card thanks for sharing with tammy's scrapin corner this week Rachel DT

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  22. Hi Dips, just me again on DT duty to say thanks for joining in with us at Stamping Sensations this month. Maddy x

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  23. Wow! I'd love to get a card like this, it's so pretty and has amazing texture and dimension. Thanks for sharing it at Use It Tuesday.

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  24. This is really a lovely card! I LOVE all your beautiful die cuts, just FAB! The high heel are beautiful! And your pretty butterflies set it all off and make it perfect for our Bugs and LIttle Critters challenge at CC&CC! Thanx so much for playing along with us. Joanne

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  25. This is a gorgeous card, love all the details and such a fabulous colour.
    Thanks for sharing with us at FSC
    Avril x

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  26. My daughter would love your classy card with the high heels. Thank you for joining us at ABC Challenge! Good luck and be sure and play with us again!

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  27. LOVE those shoes! Thank you for playing along with us at Use It Tuesday!

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  28. Beautiful card, the delicate die cuts are gorgeous and the colour is stunning ! Thanks for joining us at FSC. Sue C x

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  29. Stunning. Love the gorgeous die cuts you used. Thanks for playing with us at Tammy's Scrapin Corner for this challenge.
    Margaret, DT

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  30. Amazing job! Love the glitter and the die cuts!! Perfect! Ty for joining us @ Simply Create Too!!

    Amanda
    SCTDT
    cricktncrafts.blogspot.com

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