Hello and welcome. Today I'd like to share with you a couple of cards made just because. The last month has been really hard on me between losing my mom and a "sanfu" at my bank freezing our account. Between both, my migraines, and nerves, have been overactive to the point of borderline nervous breakdown. So, I decided to try assembling some fun cards I've had printed out for some time using
Conjurer of Dreams images.
First up is a card using a background image that was part of a freebie set, with a purchase, a couple months ago along with the
Frog Prince. I started out by combining the background with the frog prince in Photoshop© before adding my own saying (even though he's a frog not a toad) to the combined image. After printing it out on Neenah white card stock, I layered it, distressed the edges using my
paper distresser and then added brads before adhering it to my card using pop dots. Taking my drawer of scraps, I then punched several flowers and ferns before running the greenery through the paper crimper then adding a bit of
mowed lawn to highlight them. I then assembled my own floral sprays in the lower corners before adding a couple of additional flowers throughout the scene. The final touches was gold ice stickles to the flower centers and crown tip before adding diamond ice stickles to the water and throughout the rest of the scene to give a "magical" appearance.
Challenges entered:
Stamps: Conjurer of Dreams
Ink: Tim Holtz Mowed Lawn
Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up
Accessories: Computer, Printer, MS Punches, Paper Crimper, Ice Stickles, Brads, Paper Distresser, Pop Dots
Next up is another fun one using the same background set from May, along with one of the freebies last month in the
Conjurer of Dreams Facebook Inspiration group. I just love these little mice and their ladybug car. Aren't they the cutest? I started out by combining the background, and mice, in Photoshop© before adding my own saying which is a quote from one of Robert Frost's poem
The Road Not Taken. I first read the poem in high school and the last line of the poem has stuck with me ever since then.
Once I had the image panel printed, I layered it before distressing the edge of the final layer using my
paper distresser. I then added brads and adhered it to my card base using pop up glue dots. Taking my scrap pile and punches again, I once more made my own floral sprays before adding ice stickles to the center. The final touch was a wooden ladybug sticker I've had for a while and not used. In fact, the glue on the ladybug was dry so I had to add some
glossy accents to make it adhere and diamond ice stickles to give the background more of a "magical" appearance. I'm really happy with how both of these cards turned out.
Challenges entered:
Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great day.
Stamps: Conjurer of Dreams
Ink: Tim Holtz Mowed Lawn (edge of floral greenery)
Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up
Accessories: Computer, Printer, Ladybug Sticker, MS Punches, Glossy Accents, Ice Stickles, Brads, Pop Up Glue Dots, Paper Distresser
