BLESSING CARD | SIZZIX LIFESTYLE

It's been a while since I've used Distress Inks, Embossing Powder, favorite color combo and one of my favorite techniques - Ink Smooshing. Last night, while I was sitting down and thinking about the colors, these colors strike my mind. Next morning i.e., today I put my plans and thoughts into action. I like brown with pink and blue color combos. That gorgeous floral die is called Pretty Peony by Sizzix Lifestyle. 

Products from Sizzix Lifestyle

• Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 2PK - Pretty Peony
• Sizzix Big Shot Plus Machine Only (White & Gray)

CARD MAKING DETAILS

Ink smooshing is one of my favourite techniques. I started by smooshing the heavy card stock with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. I let the panel dry and added second and third layers of color. Again I let the panel dry and added splatters of Vintage Photo, Egyptian Gold Paint and Picket Fence Paint with a paint brush. Sometimes it's fun to create such grungy backgrounds! ;) 

I die-cut the Pretty Peony out of heavy white card stock and water colored the die-cuts with Picked Raspberry (flowers) and Gold Paint (leaves). By the way, this Pretty Peony is two layered die-cut set. 

I stamped the sentiment onto the ink smooshed panel with Versafine Ink and poured White Embossing Powder from Zing and heat set it with Ranger heat it tool. Before stamping the sentiment I prepped the panel with Anti Static powder tool to remove any static from the paper.

I foam mounted the floral over the card front and adhered the panel over the main white card base.

I embellished the card with golden and clear sequins from Mudra. 

Also applied Wink of Stella clear glitter to the flower. 

And that's it. I hope you like it. Thank you so much for visiting :)

'Happy Women's Day to all the wonderful, Beautiful and Strong Women out there. We've been blessed to be a blessing'! 

For Challenges

• Simon Says : Girl Power

YOU ARE MY FAVORITE CARD | SIZZIX LIFESTYLE

'You Are My Favourite' said Mommy Giraffe to baby Giraffe. Baby Giraffe was so happy (look at those smiling eyes). Mother's love is great, nobody can measure it! :) This card features the Giraffes Thinlit Die set and it is layered die set. 

Products fro Sizzix Lifestyle

• Sizzix Big Shot Plus Machine Only (White & Gray)
• Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 5PK - Giraffes

CARD MAKING DETAILS

This card measures 5x4 which is smaller than the regular card size. Some how I like this sized cards because the images fit perfectly and I think it's kind of cosy! You know what I mean!? :) I trimmed another panel smaller than the main card base and applied Camlin Water Colors (these are school water colors but they are so richly pigmented) in Pink to the panel, in a gradient manner and let it dry for sometime. I like adding splatters of paints so I went ahead and added splatters of black paint with a paint brush.

I die-cut the giraffes out of white card stock and water colored them with Yellow color. I placed the layer die-cut over the giraffes, die-cut it, layered it with black card stock behind. I adhered them with glue and stamped the sentiment from Altenew in CP Designs Midnight Ink. 

I also added details on face with black permanent marker (love those sweet faces) and foam mounted it on top of the main card base. Also embellished it few sequins from Mudra.

FOR CHALLENGES

• CASology  Week 289: FIT
• Simon Says: Anything Goes
• Paru's Card Making March 2018 Challenge : Colour

And that's all for today. I hope you like my card. Are you wondering about the photo backdrop? It's just a printer paper used for other projects as a base to protect my work surface. It thought it was colorful and funky! So I used it as a photo backdrop. :)