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Tuesday, 10 July 2012

Metallic rock ....

..... Morning all - it's a wonderful day here in Northville - blue skies, birds singing and I have all my family here with me - JOY!!  I managed to get some time in my craft room this morning too.  This card came together really quickly - I think I had a dream about it last night :)  Anyhoo - it's for two challenges:

I started with some Stampin' Up! very vanilla card and folded it to make my card base.  I inked up my favourite funky circles with Versamark, stamped directly on the card and then added gold and silver embossing powder to create a randomish pattern.  I stamped one of the graffiti images from Free Spirit on the card (using the second impression for a lighter image), over stamped the funky frame and embossed it.  I finished off by adding the simple sentiment "you rock".  I have a feeling that this might go to Ben!!


Stamps:  Waltzingmouse - Free Spirit Boy, Compact Sentiments II, Holiday Labels 14
Inks: Memento - Toffee Crunch, Espresso Truffle; Versamark
Spellbinders: Labels 14 (S4-290) #3
Accessories:  Embossing powders - silver and gold; Stampin' Up! - Very Vanilla Card

I took another photo of the card so that you can see just how lovely the shine is on the embossed detail - looks fabulous in the sunlight!!



Here are the challenge graphics:


There's still plenty of time to join in with our St Luke's Challenge to make a card for a teenager.  My son is 16½ so I tend to make cards that are a bit more graphic, grungy - teen boy like!  But I'll soon Kathryn will be wanting more "teenish" cards - she's a bit of a goth princess!  And there's a super prize too - a £10 voucher kindly donated by The Ribbon Girl, so get out your stamps and join the fun!

That's all for now - see you soon!

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12 comments:

  1. Ardyth10 July 2012 at 13:50

    I love that technique of using more than one colour of embossing powder -your card looks fantastic!

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  2. Stamps and Paper10 July 2012 at 14:00

    Lovely card Deborah and love the idea of multicoloured Embossing poweders..
    Great card for St Lukes also...


    Anne

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  3. Michelle10 July 2012 at 14:36

    Wow, Deborah! Your card has such amazing shine! I love it!

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  4. Tara Cardwell10 July 2012 at 14:42

    love the mixed embossing - great idea!
    Tara
    x

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  5. Lynn Mercurio10 July 2012 at 15:20

    Wow, this is stunning, Deb...such shimmer and shine. I'm glad you photographed your side view because the illumination is so much more apparent. Lovely.

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  6. Pauline10 July 2012 at 17:07

    That mix of metallic embossing powders looks fabulous, so shiny and a great design for a boy!

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  7. Stella10 July 2012 at 19:51

    Wow; brillaint use of embossing; I love seen taht stamp before an dit looks fab in metallic. Love it!
    XX

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  8. M10 July 2012 at 19:51

    So great, especially when the light makes it shine! M x

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  9. Stella10 July 2012 at 19:51

    Apologies for my horrible typing:)

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  10. Mona Pendleton10 July 2012 at 22:41

    Simply beautiful Deb! Lovin' the shimmery gold!

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  11. Karen M11 July 2012 at 09:28

    Wow, Deborah! This is an amazing piece of art! I'm sure it was difficult to get the metallic bit just right but it looks amazing! Kx

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  12. ~amy~12 July 2012 at 04:03

    Super duper fabulous! Love the metallic sheen! Thanks for joining us at The Play Date Cafe!

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