Sue Butler, over @ Our Creative Corner, has a fun challenge this week. Entitled 'Embellished Frame' . Sue has asked us to make the frame the primary focus. The frame is to be the first thing you see before the image/text!
So, I took a chip board frame from Tattered Angels and applied a spray adhesive and then sprinkled dazzling diamond glitter and a pinch or two of gold super fine glitter. Here is a close up:
You know me, I have a weakness of text paper: First Edition DSP. Oh, and a multi-loop bow! I purchased some hand-dyed seam binding from a closing Etsy shop. I just love this color! Aqua. Its just so pretty to me. Kinda blue, kinda green, soft and very feminine. Thats why I embossed the heart in that color: Aqua Mist/Bermuda.
Here is the whole card:
The pattern papers are left overs; scraps. The aqua grosgrain is actually the back of a beautiful yellow and kraft pattern paper. The rose pattern paper is one of my new favorites. I just love the pinks, reds, and aquas on a cream background. Very shabby! The polka dot pattern paper is in the collection of the floral paper. I believe these papers are Lost and Found 2.
The sentiment was stamped in basic black classic ink. The stamp was actually a thank-you 'gift'. I had ordered some stamps from Verve. Verve have some stamps with beautiful fonts and some wonderfully worded sentiments. Well, the 'thank you' stamp, was added to my order as a 'gift'.
I used a thread cutter to distress the edges of the pattern papers. I then sponged the pattern paper pieces with crumb cake classic ink. I added some text paper behind the two overly distressed pattern papers. I thought that it would give the card a vintage feel.
I wanted the embossed heart to show distressing too. But to sponge with crumb cake classic ink onto that beautiful heart, would make it look old and not shabby. So, I brushed the edges of the embossed heart with picket fence distress paint. I also added an aqua-colored half faux pearl.
I also used some cream twine to the multi-loop bow. And that is what I used to attach the lone button.
Thank you for looking. I hope you play along with us @ Our Creative Corner. We would love to see your 'frame'!
