' ' ' 'Crafty Endeavours: Challenge: A Gift For You

Thursday, 1 November 2012

Challenge: A Gift For You

This week the challenge at Impression Obsession is "A gift for you". I have been meaning to make a card with a gift card holder so this is my inspiration for this card.


The background is CAC Rose lace (CC087) stamped in Versamark, then colored with pastels (chalks) using cotton balls. This technique allows complete control over where and which color is applied and I found it great fun.
The top right corner has been cut and glued to the inside of the card and I also cut a smaller portion of the top right corner of the base card, before gluing the background to the base card on the edges only (except the diagonal edge) thereby creating a pocket for my gift card.

The tag has also been stamped with the Rose lace, this time in white pigment ink, I punched some slot corners and added alpha rub-ons to say "For you".

To finish the card, although I didn't want to cover too much of the image,  I added a flower and some leaves.

Thanks for coming by,

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9 comments:

  1. Paula Huiras1 November 2012 at 12:37

    I really like the colors! Nice project.
    PH

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  2. Scrappycath1 November 2012 at 13:24

    Very sweet way to present a gift card!

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  3. Shirley1 November 2012 at 15:31

    Wow, Crafty!! What a beautiful project. Very beautiful background and the colors are perfect for flower too! A great gift card holder! Thank you for playing and good luck in the drawing too!

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  4. Cocofolies3 November 2012 at 05:26

    C'est vraiment joli ! On dirait que tu as embossé en blanc les fleurs de ton fond, avant de les encrer légèrement.. Tu n'as mis que de la Versamark? L'effet est très doux et très naturel, j'aime beaucoup les couleurs aussi bravo. Bon dimanche créatif! coco x

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  5. Ellen Taylor3 November 2012 at 07:36

    Such a soft and pretty background! The chalk really showcased the lace beautifully! A fantastic gift card holder! You rocked this challenge!

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  6. Von3 November 2012 at 09:16

    This is something I have been meaning to do as well :)
    Lovely colours and stamp
    Von ♥

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  7. Sandy3 November 2012 at 18:46

    c'est trop beau !!!! et ce fond est superbement réussi, j'aime beaucoup
    Bises

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  8. Jenni's Jems3 November 2012 at 21:20

    This is a great idea and love the colours the pastel colours are fab,and by the way thanks for the comments on my blog must confess not the best photographer but so nice of you to be so understanding x

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  9. Katie8 November 2012 at 02:23

    Awesome card! I have never tried this technique, what you did looks great! - I love those colors. And great idea to do a pocket for the gift card. I will have to try this. Thanks for sharing.

    Katie B.

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