Peacock Feathers Easel Card

edited to add: My photo stopped being displayed properly, I've changed it's size so fingers crossed all is well now!

Easel cards are perfect for a special occasion. They are great fun to make & not anything like a traditional shop bought card. Not everyone is fond of Peacock feathers, but I love them. Their colours are rich & gorgeous and the shapes are fascinating. These are shop bought so nothing as vivid as the ones you can collect when peacocks moult.  When I first saw the Perfectly Paisley Cuttlebug embossing folder I thought of peacock's feathers, so had to use it on this card. I've coloured the ribbon with a Turquoise Promarker to match the feathers, the beautiful Bo Bunny Vintage Double Dot cardstock and one of my favourite Distress Inks, Peacock Feathers. How could I not use it! A bit of swirly bling & space to add the special date in. Hey Presto a wedding card (well the next one will be quicker, this one had a lot of will I put it there, no there, no there).

Challenges:

The Cuttlebug Spot: A Feathery Challenge
Sentimental Sundays Challenge #130: Easel Card
Allsorts Week 182: Bring on the Bling

Engagement

I wanted a go at negative space & pink space, so I die cut a heart from the white textured card front & coloured it pink with Worn Lipstick Distress ink. A second heart was embossed with flowers & vines, coloured with distress ink, the flowers were highlighted with Star Dust Stickles and the whole heart was covered in Glossy Accents.  I love how the Stickles picks up the colour of the distress ink underneath it. More Stickles were added to the large heart & the banner sentiment. The base card was coloured pink & stamped with roses & vines. 

Dust 'Em Off: This is my first time using the Disney stamps & Jak Heath Paper. I've had them in my stash for ages. I very rarely use the Congratulations stamp, but I do love all the curls- perfect for glitter!

Top Tip:

If you don't have the space or cash for all the colours of glitter glues, just buy an iridescent glitter glue. It will pick up the distress ink or Promarker/Sharpie colour underneath. The Stickles looked really pink after applied to the wet (or almost dry) distress ink and the sharpies changed my iridescent glue rainbow colours.

Challenges:

In the Pink Challenge #7: Keep it CAS- Lots of Pink Space
Top Tip Tuesday Challenge #89: We're All Heart (TIP)
Lawnscaping Challenge: Dust 'em off

Supplies

Stamps: Lawn Fawn Jessie's ABCs, Papermania Clear Stamps Sentiments, EK Success Disney Princess

Dies & Punches etc: Xcut Nesting Heart Dies, Docrafts Embossing Folder Pampered Pets (Vine)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Distress Ink Worn Lipstick, Peeled Paint

Paper: White card from stash, Jak Heath Pretty Peony 3 Background Sheets (Freebie)

Highlights: Glossy Accents, Stickles

Hope you enjoyed your visit.

A Small Big Thanks

This was a quick CAS card with lots of sparkles. I love that you can colour (& glitter!) this sentiment from Paper Smooches Chit Chat . I used a fuchia pink Promarker to colour the sentiment & the punched heart. Finished the thanks with glitter & the heart using white gel pen faux stitching & glossy accents for shine.

Top Tip:
Use a toothpick to spread the glitter glue in the narrow spaces of the sentiment letters.

Challenges:
Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge: Trend Watch Typography

I ♥ Promarkers  Challenge #142: Pretty in Pink

Sentimental Sunday Challenge #128: Thanks/Thanksgiving 
Top Tip Tuesday Challenge #89: We're All Heart (TIP)

Caoimhe

On this card I decided to let the letters do the talking. I fussy cut Quinn's ABCs & 123s, leaving the centres of the letters in to show off more of the patterned paper & paper pieced the teddy & rocking horse. I love all the fonts on the happy birthday embossing folder, but haven't used it in a while so I dusted it off! I've had the twine for ages. It came wrapped around my prize from Lawn Fawn & I thought this was the perfect card to get it out & use it. I've kept all the sentiment stamping lowercase by using the happy birthday from Paper Smooches. It's such a fun font.

Caoimhe is pronounced Kee-va or Quee-va depending on where you are from. It means beauty & grace and is associated with November.

Challenges:
Lawnscaping Challenge: Dust 'em off
Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge: Trend Watch Typography
Sentimental Sunday Challenge #127: Dimensions


Hope you enjoyed your visit & see you again soon.

Boo!

I won some Hero Arts clear stamps a while back from Simon Says Stamp & have just got round to using the haunted house in the set. I thought the paisley leaf would make a fabby ghost and the googly eyes were a must. One of my favourite background stamps is Magical Background by Hero Arts, give it a wobble when you are stamping & you too can get the extra swirls that make your eyes think they are out of focus. Totally intentional as I'm sure you know :) I liked the effect so didn't stamp it again. I misted the background with Glimmer Mist & highlighted a few areas with Stickles for a bit of glitter & shine.

This card was a thank you card for someone who loves the Halloween festivities. The sentiment was a bit of fun with the thank you on the inside. This card has a lot of dimension: googly eyes, raised embossed background, foam squares for the ghost & haunted house plus it's a thank you & a Halloween card rolled into one. Hopefully this exemplifies the Fall spirit (Halloween, thank you & an actual spirit). 

Sorry for another low light level photo, yeah for the Winter days!

Challenges:

A Blog Named Hero Challenge #15: The Ol' 1-2 Punch
Sentimental Sunday Challenge #127: Dimension
Ribbon Carousel Challenge RCC74: Fall Spirit
Papertake Weekly Challenge: Anything Goes (I didn't use the option)
The Crafty Pad Designs Challenge #195: Anything Goes at the Crafty Pad