Saturday 26 June 2010

Bling it on!

I've gone all girly and sparkly today! I've made this card for a friends birthday and she lurveeees the whole bling thing, but isn't into pink.

I decided I'd try out one of the stamps I'd won a few weeks ago from Cuddlybuddly Crafts. Then I had the idea of trying a few new things out - Co-ordinations Whitewash Cardstock, sanding embossed card and using my new Martha Stewart butterfly punch. I had heaps of fun ripping, tearing and generally destroying paper and card and then chucking loads of sparkle at it! Here's my creation:


The fairy has been coloured with Promarkers. I've then used 3D glitter glue to highlight her wings and dress. I've distressed the edges of just about everything in sight. The embossed panel has been sanded. The roses and leaves are handmade and have been given the Stickles treatment as have the butterflies.

Tools
Bigshot
Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch
Tweezers
Sizzix Texturz Beadz Embossing Plate
Stamp - Spring Fairy from Cuddly Buddly Crafts

Materials
Card base - Craftwork Cards
White, Green and Purple Cardstock/ BP - The Papermill
DP - freebie in a magazine
Co-ordinations Whitewash Cardstock
Ranger Stickles
3D Glitter Glue
Diamontes - stash

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Mel's MSE challenge - use Purple/Lilac
I Did it Creations Challenge Blog - 3D
Allsorts Challenge Blog - Embossing
Creative Craft Challenges - Stamp It Up
Crafty Creations - Shine
Bunny Zoe - Nice and Girly
Cowgirl's Sunday Challenge - Anything goes
Shelly's Images - The Rule of 3's
Digi Doddles Shop's Best - Anything goes
Kaboodle Blog - Anything goes with a dash of Purple

31 comments:

  1. Awww what a pretty card. Beautiful colors, and very well done. Thank you so much for entering this in our challenge at Digi Doodle Shop's Best.

    Hugs
    Judy

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  2. oh i love all these pastelly colours x

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  3. What a lovely colors and a warm and gentle card.
    thanks for joining us at Shelly's Images.
    xxx

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  4. Ooooow She's adorable!!! Thank you for sharing her with us at Cowgirls Sunday Challenge
    Love as always Gina x x x

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  5. This is so girly and feminine. I love the shabby chic look. Thanks for joining us at I Did It Creations.

    I messed up Inlinkz it will be back next week.

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  6. This is really beautiful thanks for sharing with us at Digi Doodle shops best challenge hugs Pascale

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  7. Lovely card - the colours are beautiful and go so well together.

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  8. very pretty, love those flowers!!! thanks so much for playing along with IDIC.
    Trish

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  9. Really lovely, thanks for joining us at Digi Doodle Shops Best.
    xx

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  10. This is gorgeous, loads of lovely detail and the image is so cute xxx

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  11. Beautiful card, I love the butterflys

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  12. Hi Claire, what a beauty, and that image is gorgeous.
    hugs chris xx

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  13. A very cute Images...lovely color combo...awesome card....thanks for joining with us at Digi Doodle Shop's Best, hugs, Monika

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  14. Fabulous card Claire love the image and the embossing...x

    Thanks for joining us at allsorts this week Hugs Kirsten ...x

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  15. gorgeous card, the distressing and tearing looks fab :) Xx

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  16. Great card. I love what I think is called the distressing effect on all the papers. Your flowers are super and no girl can have too much sparkle. X

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  17. "Fairy" cute image!! Such a pretty card...lots of lovely sparkle!! Thank you for sharing with us at Crafty Creations! bx

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  18. So pretty and blingy! Thanks so much for joining us this week at Shelly's Images for our TTThursday Challenge!!!

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  19. That looks fab I love the soft colours and all the glitter looks fab.

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  20. lovin the bling, thanks for playing along at creative craft challenges xxx

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  21. Great card! Thanks for playing at Kaboodledoodles. Jill

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  22. oooohhhhh shes a real cutie and so beautifully coloured too)...thanks for joining in with the Bunny Zoe's Monthly challenge
    Mina xxx

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  23. Love the way you've used the co-ordinations card in different ways all very pretty x

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  24. Very pretty! I like it a lot.
    Fany

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  25. What a scrumptious card! Good luck and thanks for sharing at Digi Doodle Shop's Best!

    KymKreates

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  26. So adorable!!! Thanks for joining us this week at DDSB!
    Hugs
    Amber

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  27. such a gorjuss card hun, love the lush flowers xx

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  28. fabulous card, love it!!
    thanks for joining in the allsorts fun this week :o)

    lotsalove

    Amanda xx

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  29. What a FUN image and I LOVE the colors you chose! Thanks so much for playing along at TTT at SHELLY'S IMAGES this week:)

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  30. Having fun and producing a fab card too what more could a girl want. Thanks for joining our fun at crative craft challenges

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  31. I have a vision of you standing in a painter's smock in front of an easel and throwing paint and glitter at it :)
    These may all be new techniques for you but they have came together beautifully - great card. Jaqui x

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