Monday, 20 April 2015

Getting in touch with my frilly side!

Hi All

Sorry I have been away for a while but me and the boys had a little holiday up in the beautiful Lake District.  I've never been to Cumbria before and was blown away by the stunning scenery and friendly people.  It also helped that the weather was stunning, sunshine and blue skies for the majority of our trip :)

So, those of you who are up to speed with my blogging journey so far will know that I am a newbie at this whole paper craft and mixed media malarkey.  I am still very much trying to find my niche and in order to do so I am setting myself personal challenges.  This project was about harnessing my inner girly/frilliness, which is not easy for someone like me who doesn't do subtle very well!!

My main inspiration for this card was the 'Kraft Card' challenge at Country View Crafts.  I love brown paper and card and it is so often overlooked.  I wanted to showcase as much of it in its raw form rather than covering it up too much.  I also wanted to keep things simple by just using white and pink, two colours that I adore alongside brown.

I used several different spring themed die cuts (including Prima Leaves and Spellbinders - Caitlina and Branch Wreath) in Kraft Card and plain white card.  To give the Kraft leaves some interest I stamped them with clear embossing ink using a texture stamp from Finnabair's Rust and Dust set and then embossed using clear powder.  I then inked over them using Tim Holtz Vintage photo before adding highlights with Treasure Gold in Florentine.

The flowers were plain white Prima flowers that I roughly gesso'd and then sprayed with Lindy's Cosmopolitan Pink Starburst Spray and just added a hint of colour to the stamens.

I really enjoyed the layering process and working with materials such as the vintage lace and the brown twine, I will definitely have to do more of this in the future.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Country View Challenges - use kraft card

ScrapbookerPHD - Focus on a sentiment

Frilly and Funkie - Spring time die cuts

A Sprinkle of Imagination - Anything Goes

Happy crafting everyone, see you again soon :)

B
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18 comments:

  1. Samra20 April 2015 at 23:44

    WOW!!! Gorgeous card Becky!!! Love the design and those gorgeous flowers!

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    1. Unknown23 April 2015 at 17:17

      Thanks Samra, I think I've got a lot to learn about this style but I was pleased with this as a first attempt :) x

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  2. Pamellia21 April 2015 at 10:39

    Gorgeous Becky!! I never would have put kraft and pink together, but now that I see your card, I'm totally going to use it! Love the technique you used on the leaves. Your flowers and foliage are all so fabulous! Thanks for your sweet comment on my blog and thank you for joining us at Frilly and Funkie for our 'Springtime Die Cuts' challenge! Hugs, Pamellia DT :)

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    1. Unknown23 April 2015 at 17:19

      Thanks Pamellia for your lovely comment. The die cut challenge was great inspiration for this card. X

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  3. Unknown21 April 2015 at 18:21

    Beautiful card. I love kraft paper too!!;)

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    1. Unknown23 April 2015 at 17:20

      Thanks Kris, it's a great product to work with isn't it :)

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  4. Unknown21 April 2015 at 21:50

    Great card hun, I love how the flowers and the leaves turned out!! The lace looks gorgeous layer behind it all too. Hugs, Georgie xx

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    1. Unknown23 April 2015 at 17:22

      Thanks Lovely :) I think I can see myself slowly improving. Xx

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  5. Unknown23 April 2015 at 17:15

    Really pretty Becky. My first time seeing alot of "kraft" paper art - so fun! j.

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  6. Unknown23 April 2015 at 17:23

    Thanks Joi :) x

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  7. Un Arcobaleno di Colori24 April 2015 at 15:42

    Hi Becky! WOW! I really love your fabulous creation! Pink and white, together with kraft paper have a delightful effect! Absolutely brilliant!
    Thank you so much for sharing your great talent with us at Scrapbooker Ph D!
    Hope to see you again!
    Hugs :)
    Francesca DT

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    1. Unknown28 April 2015 at 20:47

      Thanks Francesca, pleased you liked it :)

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  8. Cec24 April 2015 at 15:47

    This is such shabby loveliness. I love the colour palette and think pink is a perfect combination with kraft. Love the treatment of the leaves and your flowers are gorgeous. Thanks for joining us at Frilly and Funkie.
    Hugs!
    Cec

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  9. Jenny Marples25 April 2015 at 21:23

    Oh Becky, you were clearly inspired by your trip to the Lakes. This is complete gorgeousness, from the simplicity of the colour palette to the perfect placement of the stamping alongside the gorgeous 'bouquet'. Thank you for joining us at Frilly and Funkie. Jenny x

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  10. Julie28 April 2015 at 15:00

    Beautiful project. Thanks for joining us at scrapbooker PhD.
    Julie T

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  11. Unknown28 April 2015 at 20:48

    Thank you All for you your lovely comments, you make me smile :) xx

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  12. Redanne29 April 2015 at 22:42

    I love how you put the pink flowers with the Kraft card, they go together beautifully and the design of your card is wonderful, I love it! Hugs, Anne x

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  13. jaine drake12 May 2015 at 07:32

    Oh my how gorgeous does this look on Kraft. It's beautiful and delicate. Thank you for joining in with our challenge at ASOI this time.

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