Friday 28 March 2014

Same stamp different card.

Hello, this time I want to share another card I made with the En Francais stamp from Stampin Up.  This time I was making a Mothers Day card for my sister who is also my Godmother. She loves black and white, and decided to make a monochrome style card for her.

I stamped the background with memento black ink, trimmed it up, then distressed the edges using Tim Holtz Black Soot ink and a trusty make up sponge from the pound shop.

I am really enjoying heat embossing since I invested £3 in an anti-static bag, if like me you are slightly OCD about things being almost perfect then I can highly recommend this wee bag. It really does stop stray bits of embossing powder sticking to where it shouldn't on your card.  I decided to be quite bold and use black card and silver embossing powder. I fussy cut it out and popped some gorgeous pleated ribbon on to finish it off. I am rather pleased with the result.



Ingredients
En Francais & Swallowtail stamp from Stampin Up
Memento, Versa Mark and Distress Inks
Silver Embossing Powder
Grey & Black card stock from Stampin Up
Ribbon & white card from The Papeterie

Thanks for popping by today, if you would like anymore information about Stampin Up, please do not hesitate to leave a comment and I will get in touch with you.

I would like to enter the following challenges;
4 krafty Girls - Anything Goes
Creative Moments - Anything Goes/Things With Wings
The House That Stamps Built - Things With Wings
Bunny Zoe Crafts  - Monochromatic
Avenue 613 - Anything goes - Birds of a feather - wings. butterfly.
Ecletic Ellapu - Now for Something different  - Pink Team, Wings - Purple Team, Butterflies

9 comments:

  1. wow! I love monochromatic cards and this one is stunning! The inking to add texture to your card is just beautiful! Stunning butterfly! Thanks for joining our ink challenge at Use Your Stuff this week and hope to see you again.
    Tammy DT

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  2. This is absolutely gorgeous! The inking is beautiful! I love the large butterfly and the touch of ribbon is fabulous! Thanks for playing along with us at Use Your Stuff this week!

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  3. Gorgeous card ! So elegant. Thanks for playing along with us at Use Your Stuff !

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  4. This is gorgeous Carol!
    C xx

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  5. absolutely pretty!!!! thanks for joining us at just inspirational!!!!

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  6. Très jolie carte ! Le papillon est superbement mis en valeur !
    Merci pour ta participation au just inspirational challenge
    Bises

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  7. This card is stunningly elegant! I hate to fussy cut but the effect it gives is just wonderful! Sometimes you just have to brave the scissors :) Thanks for joining us at Eclectic Ellapu - Purple

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  8. Fabulous project, beautifully executed. Just stopped by to let you know that you will be featured on our Facebook page tomorrow (4/2) at 7:00 AM EST (USA). Thanks for playing along with us at 613 Avenue Create!
    Hugz,
    Chana, Owner
    http://avenue613.blogspot.com
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  9. Love the mono colour scheme, your butterfly is gorgeous,thank you for playing at Creative Moments, hope to see you again soon
    {Creative Moments Owner}
    Alex x

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Hi, thanks for taking the time to comment on my blog. I really appreciate it, Carol x