Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Metallic Birthday with Crafting with Dragonflies

In honor of the First Birthday of the Crafting with Dragonflies Challenge Blog, our challenge for the next 2 weeks is Celebration! We have 3 amazing sponsors: Flourish with a Bling, Handmade Harbour, and Make it Crafty.

Also, we're having a DT Call at Crafting with Dragonflies. We're a small and fun team, and the challenge themes will spark your creativity! All you need to do to be considered for the team is to make a project featuring a Dragonfly, and link it up here.

I had lots of fun with this digi stamp, Metallic Flowers by Make It Crafty. The tag is from the set by Birthday Tags & Sentiments set by Handmade Harbour.



This is all paper-pieced; the only coloring is some detail with a glitter pen. The image was printed on a metallic papers (Recollections) and heat-embossed in coordinating powders (I have some tips from doing this here). I pieced it onto the silvery metallic base. 

I matted the main image on a dark metallic paper and a tinfoil-covered cardstock. The card base is more of the light silver paper. 

I cut the small gears with a Memory Box die and the larger gears with a Tim Holtz Alterations die. I also used some small metal gears from my stash. The tag is attached with a metal brad.

For the inside, I used an embossing diffuser with a gear-themed embossing folder. Then I inked it with a silver ink.
Inspiration/Challenges:
Artistic Inspirations: Anything Goes / No Designer Papers
Come and Get It: Birthday
Incy Wincy Designs: Birthdays
Miriam's Crafting Blog Monthly Challenge: Metallics (2nd entry)
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Something starting with "M" (metal / metallic)

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6 comments:

  1. CG, did you colour in the flowers or paper piece them? This looks so good - I have tried to wet emboss a digi before but never thought of using a shiny card to keep the ink beaded for longer so you can add the powder: clever! A very effective card!!

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  2. Wow, amazing card! Beautifully done.

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  3. Wow CG this card is awesome. The flowers look very tactile. Love how you paper pieced this. I'm rubbish at colouring so I think paper piecing is the way to go. Hugs Wynn xx

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  4. Pretty! Thank you for sharing your card with us for the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. ~Michelle

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  5. Fabulous card, great image & design!
    Glad that you could join us for the challenge at Come And Get It…..hope to see you back soon!

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    Shell in Alaska ~ CAGI DT ~
    http://akstamping.blogspot.com

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  6. Wow CG your card is gorgeous. Love the bright colours and all the elements you added. Fabulous result.Hugs

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