Elizabeth has set the challenge this week at The Paper Players and I'm sure it will be a popular one, especially in North America. But no matter where you live, there's always time to be thankful to people.
I've always been taken with one of the sentiments from the Something Fancy set, so this was the perfect time to get it out. 'Grateful for the everyday magic of you.' Isn't that great?
Something Fancy is a sentiment only set, so I've paired it up with one of the loveliest suites in the Mini Catalogue: Regal Winter. The Regal Winter DSP is so lush and opulent while the Regal Flora bundle has lots to offer as well.
I started with a rectangle of the DSP that's predominantly Night of Navy and a strip of the reverse.
I used the baby wipe technique with Gorgeous Grape and Pretty Peacock re-inkers to stamp some leaves, then used direct to rubber colouring to stamp the small flowers. Once they were die cut, I sponged the edges lightly with Night of Navy ink and a blending brush. That took the starkness from them (a nervous moment for me as I like stark!) and also made them blend in more with the look of the flowers in the DSP.
To help create the bouquet, I die cut some gold foil foliage using one of the Lifetime of Love dies. The bow is the new gold cord from the new on-line exclusives.
I felt the card front needed some texture - and seriously, when doesn't a card need some texture?! So I used the cross hatch pattern from the Basics 3D Embossing set.
The finishing touch was the addition of three of the pretty gold-flecked Night of Navy Regal Foil Gems.
The team would all love to see what you do with the "Give Thanks" theme. You can see what the rest of the design team have done, and link up your entry, at The Paper Players page.
Here's a quick recap of our challenge rules:
- Create a new paper-craft project specifically for this challenge.
- Upload your creation to your blog with a link back to us.
- Please provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge entry.
- Please link your card to no more than four challenges, TOTAL, including ours
- Have fun, and thank you for playing with us!
Don't forget to check out the great inspiration from the rest of the design team.
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Jan... what a fab color combination... I am loving plum, purple and gold! Beautiful sentiment!
ReplyDeleteRich/elegant looking card. Love the color scheme and dig those rounded corners on both white and gold stamps.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card, Jan! I, too, think the Regal Winter DSP is lush and opulent! That label is perfect for that wonderful sentiment.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, Jan! These rich, jewel tones are gorgeous together. I love the gold foil shadow and gold leaves. I seriously need to order this bundle. Have a wonderful week!
ReplyDeleteThose colors make my heart sing, Jan, and the stylish die cut labels and all the metallic elements make one gorgeous card!
ReplyDeleteThis is just gorgeous! I just bought some hand towels yesterday in these shades, which is unusual...I tend to shy away from purple hues! The gold accents along with that amazing diecut sentiment really make this a stunner!
ReplyDeleteJan, the pops of gold really add a wonderful touch of shimmer and shine to the rich shades. The die cut sentiment is perfect and I love the clustered flowers. Fabulous card
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jaydee
This card is so beautiful Jan! I love the blue/purple colour scheme, the cluster of flowers and that label detail (I had a customer buy these dies just for that label!) Stunning!
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