I’ve been playing with my new cutter- a Cougar. It is my first cutter and is amazing. The service from Dawn at Thyme Graphics is amazing as is the support and help from people on the forum.
My brother got engaged and I figure that this card will be for a new section of their lives. I kept the colours simple and then used my Cougar to get lots of texture. I’m on a new stash ban for January so I had to make do with stash I had!! However. since the Cougar is new this is my first card with complicated cutting and embossing….lots of new!!
I inked the edges of the card with Versamark dazzle to give a subtle shimmer. The background layer is a scalloped lattice cut on the Cougar. The next layer is mirror card embossed with swirls on the cougar.
I threaded silver cord through the top of a lattice and added a heart attached to a short chain and clasp.
I stamped a Forever Friends bear with a heart in silver and coloured with Promarkers. The scalloped square layers were all cut on the Cougar- pearlescent paper for stamp, silver paper and silver mesh (left over from wedding!!). I used blue staples to attach the mesh- I didn’t want the card to be too girly! The bottom layer was placed on foam pads.
The sentiment also needed to be one I already had! I attached it with foam pads.
The inside of the card has a pearlescent paper lattice layered on silver paper. I then added a scalloped rectangle cut on the Cougar (getting lots of use!!)
Finally I used my MS corner punch on pearlescent card to write our message on.
This has taken a lot of time and effort so I’m entering as many challenges as I can!!
Totally gorjuss- happy
Penny Black at Allsorts- love and hearts
The Squirrel and the Fox- something new
Sweet stampin’- new beginnings
Allsorts challenge- new beginnings
Addicted to stamps- something new
Sir stampalot challenge- monochromatic
Catch the bug- inspiration picture
I am sure your Brother and his girlfriend loved your card jellie. You have put so much work into it. The texture and swirls look gorgeous and you have finished off beautifully with your embellishments.
Thank you for sharing your card with us a tPenny Black and More and good luck in our prize draw.
Shirley
Lovely card,fab detail, thanks for sharing with us at ATSC, hugs Liz xx
Wow Jellie, that’s gorgeous! They will love it I am sure. You are MUCH further ahead with your Cougar than I am… Still struggling and haven’t even put a blade in yet. We’ll get there in the end, I guess!
Shoshi
Hi Jellie, me again! Thanks for the awesome comment on my blog! So glad you like my card. I love thinking outside the box and using different materials – but so do you, evidently – cutting net with the Cougar lol! I haven’t done much embroidery for ages, but used to belong to a local group that met every month – 6 times a year we had amazing day schools with professional teachers and I learnt a lot. I’ve always loved 3-D work and now I love doing it with paper and other things too. (You can see some of my embroidery in my embroideries album on Photobucket: http://s496.photobucket.com/albums/rr328/shoshiplatypus/Embroideries/#!cpZZ1QQtppZZ16 if you’re interested. There’s lots of my other work on Photobucket too, in different sub-albums.)
Hugs,
Shoshi
Oh, this is gorgeous! I’m sure your brother and his fiance will love it! 🙂 Fabulous job–found this card via Stampalot. 😉
What a lovely creation Jellie and sure your if was very special for your Brother and his partner.
Thank you so much for sharing with us at Allsorts this week and Penny Black and More and Stampalot monthly challenges and good luck with all.
However, I am afraid it is not eligible for Stampalot as you have combined more challenges than our rules allow (listed top of our blog). But you are very welcome to join in with a new piece.
B x
That’s brilliant! Loving the inside of the card 🙂
gorgeous card jellie.wonderful colours and design and i love the image ;D
xx coops xx
A lovely card, so sweet and shimmery! Thanks for joining in at Sweet Stampin’ :o) Lisa x
Lovely card!
Thanks for joining in at Sweet Stampin.
Susan x
This is gorgeous, love the image and all the shine. Thank you for joining us at Sweet Stampin this is week xx
Beautiful creation Jellie loving your design and the sparkle,Thank you for joining us over at Catch the Bug, hope to see you next week too.
Hugs Linda
Beautiful card! Thanks so much for joining our photo inspiration challenge at Catch The Bug. ~~Sammibug,~~ Guest Designer for Bugaboo Stamps
Stunning creation! Love the embossing!
So happy you shared at penny black and more!