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Inspired by chocolate

Inspired by chocolate

Craftie Jellie

Who wouldn’t be inspired by chocolate! When I saw this inspiration photo for The Pink Elephant challenge I had to try the challenge.

 
Yum, yum!! I picked another sketch from Make My Monday to help me in my quest to get better at CAS cards

So here is my card for today

I designed the card using CAP so I could keep to one layer and keep the costs down! I used pearlescent card and then rounded the card corners and paper cormers. I colour matched all the elements to the inspiration photo. I added a pink lace border to echo the doily in the photo. I cut out a small section of the sprinkles on chocolate to make the background paper- enlarged it and made it slightly transparent. I then selected a section of the photoand acolour matched a frame around the outside to get the 3 squares. I added the 3 butterfly embellishments. I then copied a section of chocolate with the pink drizzles, enlarged it and made it into a heart shape.
I added a couple of real embellishments to make it pop! I added glossy accents to the heart and 4 gems. To me it is a CAS card but I’ll probably find it isn’t!!
I would like to enter the following challenges
The Pink Elephant– inspiration photo (see top of post)
Make My Monday– CAS sketch (see top of post)
Creative corner challenges– pink and brown
Pile It On– have a heart
Platypus Creek Digitals– Valentine’s

Altered baking tray!

Altered baking tray!

Craftie Jellie

I decided I needed more craft storage but I needed to keep it frugal. Having made storage for my Promarkers the next thing was storage for the Perfect Pearls. I bought a baking tray for a pound and everything else is from stash.

I used some plastic reinforcers with rivets from packaging and stuck them to the back of the tray. I then threaded ribbon through them to hang it up.
I made the background paper using Craft Artist and printed it onto pearlescent paper.

I added flowers and skeleton leaves to one corner of the tray.

I used punches to create this rosette with scraps of paper. I added a gem from a pin to the middle.
I coloured the edges of the tray using dabs of alcohol inks and pearlescent ink.

I cut and stuck magnets to the back of the Perfect Pearls.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Corrosive Challenges – Another Dimension
Anything Goes Challenge – Altered Projects (anything but a card)
Papercraft Star – photo inspiration with lovely bright colours (I decided on turquoise and pink) for inspiration plus something from kitchen
Crop Stop – Include at least 3 flowers
The Crazy Challenge – Use a Die or Punch
One Stitch At A Time – Use a Digi OR No image