Emboss it! Mixed Media card

Good morning :)

The sun is shinning this morning and we have a new challenge at Crafts 4 Eternity :)

This week we would like you to share projects which feature some embossing (heat or dry).

Our lovely sponsor this week is Stamping All Day who are kindly offering one randomly selected winner 3 downloads from their fabulous collection!

As always there is fabulous inspiration from the talented C4E girls and a new member this week too!

All the details, entry and inspiration can be found HERE.

I have to admit I don't seem to get on with my heat tools! I have two and I always worry I'm going to overheat the piece and start a fire lol! But for my card this week I dug out the embossing powders and had a go :) 

I love the effect of heat embossing but I am a real wimp over the process lol!

I have added gold embossing powder over a text stamp and some rough gold edging to my card.

I then painted over with Distress ink.

The flower cluster has some watch parts tucked in to it along with die cut leaves, cotton thread, cheesecloth and Prima trim.

That's all from me today I hope you will join us this week :)

Have a fabulous weekend thanks for stopping by

Hugs

Michele x

Bokeh Card

Good Morning :)

We have been on half term here this week and I spent 3 days clearing up my craft room! Still not 100% done but much better than it was and I have a large pile of unfinished works in progress ;)

This weeks Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe Challenge is CIRCLES! we have a fab prize up for grabs kindly donated by Stamping Boutique and gorgeous inspiration from the talented design team.

Hop over HERE to join us :)

My card uses a fabulous technique called BOKEH. It's a photography term which describes the effect you get when areas of the photo are out of focus. You see it a lot when you take photos of lights. 

I used Distress reinkers and a white ink pad to create the Bokeh effect on watercolour paper.

The large sentiment in the centre has been heat embossed with matt black embossing powder.

To finish I added a few sequins.

The technique seems to work best with darker colours, I tried a pale pink one which was pretty but the Bokeh effect was not clear.

Over to you now :)

Share your Circle projects with us HERE.

Have a great weekend thanks for stopping by

Hugs

Michele x

With Love Mixed Media Card

Good Morning :)

It's time for a new challenge at Crafts 4 Eternity, this week we would like you to share projects with a love or Valentine theme :)

Our sponsor this week is me :) I am offering one randomly selected winner a choice of 3 digital stamps from the C4E collection.

As always there is gorgeous inspiration from the talented design team to see too!

Hop over here to join us :)

My card this week is a mixed media card which I will be teaching at Sunday's C4E crop.

I have used Teresa Collins Documented DP with Teal ink, paper flowers and stamped butterflies.

The card has lots of dimension so not a good one for posting lol!

I added some Modelling Paste through a Chicken wire stencil on to the background.

You have until Midnight Thursday to enter your Love themed projects.

Have a great weekend thanks for stopping by

Hugs

Michele x