Hi all, well today I have made something very different! Well, for me anyway! I've made a card for the Stamping Around challenge this month which is being sponsored by Waltzingmouse Stamps, and the Quixotic Challenge 16 'Leave it out'. The Stamping Around challenge was a colour one, and I have to admit, they are not colours that I usually play with! Looking for some inspiration, I found a tutorial on Splitcoast Stampers by Dawn Griffith which showed how to make a Shadowbox card. Never heard of or seen one before and thought I'd give it a go! My mojo was back before I could say Waltzingmouse, lol!
I used the Say it with Style set for this, and started by stamping the long decorative border to make a background paper onto some pale lemon paper from stash. I adhered this to one of the pieces of white card, which made the base, then cut out an aperture using Spellbinders Labels 1.
Stamped some large and small flowers on pale pink card and some stripy patterned paper, and stamped the quill/leaf stamp onto some mossy bazzill card. I then cut all these out, and snipped where the petals joined each other to curl them up a bit, and titivated them for ages around the window! All the stamping was with Memento London Fog, I love how it gives this card a soft feel.
When I was happy with where the flowers were all going to live, I stuck them down with glue dots. I centered the large flower onto a piece of the yellow stamped paper and green bazzill, then cut to fit inside the card. Layered up the flower with a yellow Kaisercraft flower and a small pink stamped flower and added some cut out leaves. Attached them together with a gold glittered brad.
Attached top of the card, and added some rhinestones and a sentiment edged in pink, and voila!
Sounds a bit convoluted, but was actually a very simple card to do.
I'm a very happy spring bunny, I love the way it turned out :-) And it also fits the bill for the Quixotic challenge, which was to include a leaf motif in your project woo-hoo!!
All stamps used were Say it With Style by Waltzingmouse Stamps. White card base is linen effect bazzill.
Thanks for looking
Pauline x
13 comments:
Gorgeous gorgeous card!! Those shadowboxes are so fun aren't they??! Thanks for playing our challenge! :)
Gorgeous card Pauline, you have created a beauty of a shadowbox, those flowers are just so pretty and you did a fab job with the colours!
The whole card is just BEAUTIFUL!!! Love the shadow box..
Hugs,
Angela xxx.
beautiful card Pauline, its so fresh looking you can almost smell those flowers
Mina xxx
Wowzer! Such a fun shadowbox card! Great job with it!
Hi! Found you over at Stamping Around. Your card caught my eye. the colors the overall soft effect. Awesome card. became a follower and hope to see more of your amazing art
This is just gorgeous Pauline!!! the colours are so very pretty!!! You did a great job for this challenge!!
What a beautiful card Pauline! Thanks for playing with the color challenge!!! I love this style card - the Bazzill paper in the back looks so nice with it's texture - and your flowers are lovely! great use of this pretty stamp set!
It's cold here in MA, USA too - but going up into the 40's (degrees) over the weekend - so that will feel balmy!
Have a great one!
This is beautiful! It looks so much like spring!
Beautiful - just love the flowers!
Pauline, this is just lovely! I've not made a shadow box card myself, I may just have to give it a try now I've seen your fab creation!
Thanks for the info about the Stamping Around WMS colour challenge.
Oh that is beautiful Pauline. Thanks for joining the Quixotic Paperie Challenge this week. Kim
shadowbox is such a cool technique. what a beautiful job.
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