Sunday, November 9, 2008

Sparklemania Challenge

This week's High Hopes challenge is sparklemania. I decided I wanted to use the new Festive Wreath image. I chose a piece of Basic Grey patterned paper and then colored my image in coordinating colors. Then, I sponged ink around my image while it was still in the nestability die. I cut all the layers for my card and added some gold to the edges of the ocean tide and pure poppy layers using a gold paint pen. Then, I embossed the ocean tides layer with an embossing folder and sewed the layers to my card base. To bring out the embossing more, I inked the raised embossing with an ocean tides ink pad. I cut a piece of patterned paper, added a pure poppy mat and used a punch to create the scalloped edge. I added some gold stickles to the circles in the patterned paper and let it dry. Then, I wrapped a gold ribbon around the piece, added a bow, and adhered everything to my card.


I used the gold paint pen on the beads on the wreath, some gold stickles to the poinsettia centers and added some shimmer to the wings. I added a pure poppy mat and used foam adhesive to add my image to my card.

Have a great day!
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Recipe
Stamps: Festive Wreath (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)
Cardstock: white, pure poppy, ocean tides, ripe avocado (Papertrey Ink)
Patterned Paper: Figgy Pudding (Basic Grey)
Ink: black (Momento), ocean tides (Papertrey Ink), antique linen distress ink (Ranger)
Accents: gold ribbon (Papertrey Ink)
Tools: copic markers, square nestability dies, sponge, scalloped border punch (SU), sewing machine, gold paint pen, gold stickles, angel wings (Shimmerz)

16 comments:

  1. Gorgeous card Niki, love the image and the beautiful papers. Hope you are having a great weekend. Hugs Nikki x

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  2. really beautiful! it looks like it was a lot of wrk.

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  3. OOOOOOOOHHHHH aaaaahhhhhh!!!!! very Christmasyy Niki, gorgeous - love all the detail in the layers.

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  4. very pretty Niki! So glad for the close up because it shows the sparkle you can't see in the larger photo. I think I need to get the gold paint pen too.

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  5. This is so pretty, Niki ~~ love the sewing, something I'm *still* working on lol!

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  6. This is a beautiful piece! THe colours are so rich....love it!

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  7. Wow! This is fabulous! I love the colors and the sparkle. Beautiful job!

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  8. Just stunning Niki! I just LOVE it! The paper you used is gorgeous... fantastic

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  9. Oh my gosh Niki!!! This is sooo stunning!! Total eye-candy delite!!

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  10. Oh boy this is just gorgeous Niki!! Great job! :)

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  11. Well....this is just fantastically gorgeous!

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  12. This is just lovely Nicki- love the papers that you used with the stamps-it all came together really gloriously!

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  13. This just oozes Christmas and the wreath just pops right out at you.
    Love this.

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  14. Wow, this POPs. What a beautiful card.

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