IT'S ANOTHER HOLE IN ONE!!

OK, so today I have a little cheating going on! I'm repeating a card that I did many moons ago - actually almost three years ago! I was really pleased with the card last time I made it, however, the instructions were almost gone for this one so I had to change up the colors and such, but the main idea remained the same.

This card is for a very dear friend of my Dad. When Dad comes to visit the US,  John takes him golfing at least once a week. They've built up quite the relationship to the point that John traveled to Scotland last October for the Dunhill Golf Competition - and they had a blast! Not playing - just spectating - but had a blast just the same! They are always joking around with one another, so I thought this might be a good fit for this golf fan!

The crazy golfer from the Golf McDuff Set 255 was stamped with StazOn and I used water color pencils and a water brush to color him in. The "wallpaper" is white cardstock - colored with Memento Cantaloupe and then run through the Cuttlebug Striped embossing folder,distressed with  Memento Olive Grove.

The crack in the window was done on Embossable Acetate with a splat of Staz-On ink and then I used a pin to pull the cracks out! A hole was punched in the middle. Pretty realistic, right! The window frame is Spellbinders Window Die Template, colored with Peanut Brittle, with the acetate piece behind. The golfer is then positioned behind to give maximum shock effect!!

The sentiment is from the same set and was stamped in Versamark and heat embossed in one of my favorite Tuscany Colors - Sienna! After die cutting and embossing with the Spellbinders Ribbon Banners, I daubed a little Memento Cantaloupe on the cardstock before removing the die. The card front was layered to a piece of orange and then to the white cardbase which had been edged with Peanut Brittle to match the window frame.

Here's the inside (a little changed!)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHN!

Hugs,

Shona

MR. AND MRS.!

Hi there, today I am sharing the first personal wedding card I've ever made. It was put together rather quickly and although it was, I have to say that I was pretty pleased with the outcome. All I had was a little bride and groom die and the Mr. and Mrs. chipboard from Want to Scrap. I was thinking along the lines of a 5" x 7" card, but how was I to make such a big card with those two items? How about using the "Lace Technique"?

So that was what I started with - taking a 4 3/4" x 6 1/4" piece of Super Adhesive Sheet and adhering it to white glossy cardstock. I removed the protective backing and covered the sticky surface with a piece of lace. Orchid glitter was burnished into the sticky surface and then after removing the lace, Bridal glitter (how appropriate - right?) was burnished to the remaining sticky surface.

I die cut the couple twice - once from black glossy cardstock and once from a piece of white cardstock covered with a piece of Super Adhesive Tape. I ran both through the embossing machine and then cut the dress and veil from the white version. Remove the backing and place the lace on top of the two pieces (dress and veil). Sparkling Snow was added first, then after the lace was removed, I applied Twinkling Clouds (one of the Sparkle N Softs). This really gave the dress a soft "material look".

The Want to Scrap Chipboard piece - Mr. and Mrs. was covered in Versamark and heat embossed with Morning Glory. I then applied a little more Versamark and sprinkled on some Magic Speckle which gave the lovely mosaic look. Got to love that Magic Speckle powder!

The Mr. and Mrs. Chipboard and the Bride and Groom were attached with little pieces of Dimensional Foam. I had some left-over netting ribbon from the bridal shower gift - so decided to use it on the wedding card! It was tied in a bow and then attached behind the card front. The entire piece was then layered to a piece of lilac cardstock before being layered to the glossy white card base.

Love the fact that the card probably looks more difficult than it was to make - that lace technique is awesome. Have you tried it yet?

Hugs,

Shona

JUST BREATHE ....

Hi there, today I'd like to share with you another  beach -themed card.  For this one  you need to take a step  into the ocean and take a dip along side this cute mermaid!

I created the background by adhering  a piece of Super Adhesive Sheet to blue cardstock and rubbing the back of the Dreamweaver Wave Stencil with  Hawaiian Soap before laying it down on the sticky surface of the blue card. I then burnished Metal Leaf on to the stencil. Once the stencil was lifted up, Velvet Glitter Cobalt Glaze was applied to the remaining sticky surface.

Serena was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then colored in with Copics: YR000, YG05, YG11, Y17, YR24, YG13, YR23. After fussy cutting, I applied Versamark and heat embossed with Clear Detail.

The Sentiment from the same set was stamped on glossy white cardstock in Versamark and was heat embossed with Cerulean, one of the detailed Tuscany colors. It was then die cut with a Spellbinders Grommet Tag and before removing the die a little Memento Cantaloupe ink was daubed over the text.  The brads were applied with Versamark and then heat embossed with Cerulean Star to coordinate with the blues. See this video for a how to bling your brads. A piece of blue ribbon was tied in a bow and attached to the card front with one of the brads along with the sentiment. Serena was attached with Dimensional Foam.  Adhesive pearls were added as air bubbles and to Serena's necklace and flower centers. The card front was then layered onto a white card base to finish.

Hope you've enjoyed my share today.

Hugs,

Shona