A CHICK'S HELLO!

Hello all!

Agnes here today happy to share another project I made using the so very beautiful Curious Metallic Cardstock from Cut Cardstock.

This time I am using botanic (green), the cognac (brown), the white gold and the mandarin (orange). These cardstock are 111# except white gold being a 92#.

I also used the 130# Classic Crest Recycled White, not from Curious Metallic, but I chose it because its thickness was perfect for my card base. The layers on this card needed some good support and therefor it came in very handy. I might use it for some mini albums and or tags in future projects.

My two favorite cardstock colors on this card ended up being the botanic and the white gold. More about them later on.

Below is a pic of Cricut Design Space virtual mat of some of the images used and a few+ words about my process making this cute card.

Sometimes I do not use all images I cut or follow the plan as you will see in a moment.

This time I ended up just using two of the chicks and some of the flowers but not those exact leaves. 

The chicks were cut using white gold which is like a frozen white kind of winter wonderland with a soft hint of gold....simply beautiful but, I wanted my chicks in yellow. I had seen Amber do something similar here, where she used ink to color her bunnies. I chose a dye ink for mine and I have to say I was a bit apprehensive I would take the fabulous glitz away but it was time to experiment and so I did with great results. The beauty of the white gold was accentuated even more. I love how it shines throughout and made my chicks stood out even more. 

I decided to ink some flowers too in pretty soft pink with the same results and then I decided to embossed the coppery cognac with a Cuttlebug folder. Again, with awesome results. This time the copper color in cognac shows magnificently on the embossing. 

 Know white gold is not the only exquisite color in this collection. Check these leaves out. Check the before and after shaping. Awesome. Botanic looks so velvety and soft and so pretty. Shame on me for not using those leaves but I am showing them anyway because they deserve it well. I love the orange too but as I previously stated, on this card I am more in love with botanic and white gold.

I achieved that dimension and texture by gently pressing and circling around them with a stylus, shaping as needed. 

I was almost done adhering all layers with trusty Tombo when I realized my chicks were almost eye-less, lol. I grabbed this Sakura pen and voila, my chicks were eye-less no more.

After changing a few things around and adding a drop of liquid pearls to the flowers centers and adding the tiny leaves instead the larger ones, I am finally able to show you the finished card.

I love the shimmer you can't see, but you have to believe me when I say it is stunning.

I hope you like the composition as well.

You could adapt this card for any other occasion or simply use it as an embellishment on a scrapbook page or re-size it to a bigger size and hang it on a wall or frame it if you want too. The possibilities are endless. Make it yours!

Well, time to go...thank you so much for your time.

                               Hope you enjoy today's post and smiled at least once.

                                                  Have a great Easter!

Cut Cardstock supplies used in this project:

 

 

Warning: This Curious Metallic Cardstock will mesmerize you with its shimmer. It will be love at first sight.

You have to see it to believe it. (wink-wink) 
Please know these pics do not do justice to the real colors on this collection. 

JUST A CUTE CARD...i made for a guest designer spot at

die cuttin' divas

it was so nice to be invited to this blog. i met georgina (the host diva) at whimsical designs. she is one of my teammates there. really nice gal.

anyhow, here is the project i made for their blog.

Any Ocassion Card

4" x 5.5"

pretty-pretty card!

since they are die cuttin' divas i needed to use die cuts in my project, right?...of course!

the pink embossed area was done using the "shall we dance" cricut cartridge and then embossed with a tim holtz sizzix embossing folder using my cuttlebug. i then inked it a bit with some brown and some white ink.
the pretty clouds and the circle are from a paper punch. i added some glossy accents to that center.
the flower was cut using "florals embellished"---another cricut cartridge.

the scallop was done using birthday bash. the border was done with more punches.

the patterned papers are:
chevron: heidi swapp
  travel themed paper: me and my big ideas
and,
the pretty twine is from the may card kit from artful delight.

as i mentioned before this is an any occasion card and i left it blank (no sentiment)  for that very purpose. when the time comes, i just need to add a sentiment for whatever occasion i need it.

i am very happy i was able to produce such a pretty card for the die cuttin divas guest designer spot.

thanks for stopping by!

PLAYING ALONG WITH CHALLENGES... a happy easter lamb

hello bloggers, 

this lamb digital image is a free digi from shelly's images. shelly was our whimsical designs sponsor a few weeks back. i used this bear on that project. 

anyway, shelly has this lamb as a freebie for you to use in this challenge. below is some info..but you must go to her site to get the complete guidelines, i would hate to mislead you in any way. please, 

click here to go to shelly's blog 

highlighted is the main info for now: copied and pasted from shelly's blog

**But, by accepting the free digi you are promising to submit a project using Spring Lamb digi stamp by linking it below.  Projects must be submitted by March 31st, 2013 at midnight CST.  So this challenge is truly on the honor system. ** 

and now, without any further delay...

 my take for this challenge, using the pretty lamb shelly let us have for free.

Happy Easter

4.25" tall

i used the shall we dance cricut cartridge for the card shape: medallion 1 feature and image #50 on the overlay. the papers are from pink paislee: spring jubilee. 

using the spectrum markers i colored the sweet lamb and its flower garland, i then cut it out (as best as i could since i did not do any fuzzy cutting, my hands were not feeling too good) and mounted it in the front of my card.

the so pretty banner is a stamp from 7 gypsies and the happy easter is from the g studios dollar stamps.

i am so happy how this turned out. i love the eyes on this lamb. they look so real. 

this is the link to shelly's images blog in case you decide to participate

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