I've had this beautiful embossed DP by K & Company for a long time....I've thumbed through it more times than I can count, have loved looking at it, but could never find the right way to use it. While looking through Flaxychick's gallery, I was inspired to use some textured CS (one of those huge slabs by DCWV), and found several shades that matched this K & Co. DP really well, so decided to put something together. I LOVE embossing and layering this flower! After getting frustrated from trimming the layers incorrectly a few times, I made myself a sort of 'template', with color codes to remind me where I like to trim each layer. Now, I just mark each layer with a certain color and I know exactly where to trim. No more ruined images and having to go through the whole process of stamping and embossing all over again because I messed up! I only have scented ivory embossing powder, so this flower smells like vanilla--yummy! I used adhesive pearls for the center, then added Stickles to the edge of each petal for some sparkle. I also sponged the edges of each layer with cocoa ink, to make it look a little more aged.
(My local fabric store had some leftover ribbon scraps clearance-priced for a penny a foot--I walked out with a bag full of ribbon for less than a dollar---can't beat that!)
Enough rambling.....it's early and I need to get some caffeine!
Hope you like it, and thanks for looking! Have a great Sunday, everyone!
Date: Sunday, February 3, 2008 GMT Views: 2259
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Registered: April 27, 2007 Location: South,GA Posts: 59576
Sun, Feb 03, 2008 @ 6:09 AM
WOW Pam, this is awesome. Love the embossed and layered flower and that dp is yummy. The pearls and brads are a wonderful accent. this layout works great with this card. wonderful job
Registered: September 7, 2007 Location: Miamisburg, OH Posts: 43215
Sun, Feb 03, 2008 @ 6:21 AM
To use this card as a thank you, I think the recipient would have had to at least given me their firstborn.......I would have to change something of this magnitude to a wedding card.....absolutely, gorgeous!!!!!!!!!
Registered: October 21, 2005 Location: New York Posts: 2998
Sun, Feb 03, 2008 @ 7:20 AM
WOW, what a gorgeous card! The designer paper, your beautifully made flower (thanks for sharing the template idea) and the ribbons make this a fabulous card!