A floral whisper…

A combination of stamping and die cutting today with my floral whisper card...

I've started with an 8" x 8" card blank so have cut the mats accordingly. The background started as plain white card dabbed all over with Distress inks (DIs) of Dusty concord, Seedless preserve, Milled lavendar and Shaded lilac. Once inked, the card was misted with water so that the coloured blended together:

Tissue wrap was torn and glued into place using Matte Medium before dry brushing white Gesso roughly over the top:

Next came the stencilling, two different patterns, again in patches:

The card needed a mat which was cut and then the centre removed (only the outer edges are seen):

To make the flower, I used certain elements from the Sizzix Bigz Peony die (by Susan Tiernay-Cockburn) although I haven't made it up the way Sizzix have shown. I love the amazing Blooms impression tool (which is hard to keep in stock!) to shape the petals:

Making up the bloom, petal by petal:

Lin Brown's ELB05 stamp set (Eclectica³ for PaperArtsy) has some beautiful texts based around florals so I chose one from that to stamp and emboss with a lilac embossing powder. This has been cut and mounted on an old (Sizzix) die cut photo frame, decorated with a strip of washii tape and white pen:

The leaves for the flower have been stamped using white (Snow cap) ink and then edged. The ptals have also been 'dusted' with ink around the tops too:

A floral rub-on stuck onto the same colour card as the base and then cut using the Sizzix postage stamp dies makes one decorative element. The scroll from the Sizzix Thinlits Ornate hanging sign (by Jen Long-Philipsen) makes a gorgeous decoration simply by sniping it away from the sign. Both elements have been edged, of course!:

A butterfly and a bee from Tim's Botanical remnant rubs have been used to decorate another corner:

Layered up:

A corner of matching dotty paper from my scrap box has been edged and used under this fragment and added to the top left corner. Left side:

Right side:

Focal section:

Completed:

Most of us love flowers and this card can be used/adapted for any occasion.

Thanks for visiting, have a lovely day,

Chris xxx

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Grab a bargain - Tim Holtz valise

If you're a Tim Holtz fan and you haven't got Tim's Bigz 'L' Vintage Valise Movers & Shapers die then GRAB IT QUICK - it's less than half price!! Even if you're not a follower, but you have a suitable die cutting machine, you still can't go wrong with this at just £5.99!

To give you an idea of what you can use it for, other than card making of course, this quick and easy hanger would make a great gift for a young lady's bedroom. Of course, you can personalize it to suit any gender for any occasion...

I started by covering some greyboard with colour coordinated paper. One board has a different pattern either side, the other board just needs paper one side as the other will be glued to the main hanging. Cut the two valise shapes out using your die but check to which way around you are cutting - the two shapes have got to match when you put them together and you want the same pattern side to side on the inside. I've used a decorative door hinge from my village DIY store to join them using a strong adhesive but you could also use Tim's Idea-ology hinges:

Decide what colour and type of card you want to use for your valise accessories. I've cut them out and edged with Vintage photo DI:

Use a fluid glue to attach your handles as you will need to line them up so that they look like one when the valise is closed:

The accessories have been edged and I decided to use a white pen to draw faux studs on my kraft card shapes:

On the inside, I chose pale golden colour rhinestones to act as faux screw heads:

For the main board, another coordinated paper has been glued to a piece of mountboard and then edged with DI:

Choose what ephemera you want for the inside of the valise but they need to be flat so that it closes properly. I've made up some flowers with rub-ons and some mini tags with scrapping bits:

This little aluminium aphabet tile was in one of my metal charms boxes so out came some alcohol inks and a blending tool. I used coffee archival ink to edge it once it was dry but there's definitely a knack to getting more ink on the tile than rubbing off, lol!:

This set of Tim's 'Classic' stamps is quite iconic and, with a few additional elements, makes a great 'statement' piece for the bottom of the hanging:

One of the smaller stamps in the set continues the theme inside of the valise together with other (flat) decorative pieces:

Having glued the valise to the back board of the hanging I started with some texture effects for the inside:

Starting to build:

Some of the decoration was added as I got more of the feel for the piece:

Washii tape and a Spellinders 'Gold' die cut corner were added for interest before using eyelets and paper wire to make the hanging part. The gold-tone flower is actually an old earring which I've taken apart and put with together with some old chain and a jump ring around the valise handle and glued into place. Top:

Bottom, valise closed:

The photo bracket over the stamped face (as if holding it in place) and this old junk-jewellry brooch added to the overall effects because they both have a gold/brass tone to them which fits in with the hinge:

Flower and hinge detail:

Valise open - top:

Valise open - bottom:

Done and displayed:

You too can have fun with this gorgeous die.

Have a great week and thanks for visiting,

Chris xxx

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