CBGM BLOG CHALLENGE NO:2 - MARDIS GRAS

http://creationsbygillm.blogspot.com/2011/02/cbgm-blog-challenge-2-mardi-gras.html

To make this Mardi Gras card I used a portrait A6 white card blank

I cut a textured piece of gold paper and attached it to the card, leaving a thin white border.

I then matt and layered a smaller piece of purple shimmer card and a piece of gold mirror card onto one another. 

For the main image, I used a balloon stamp from a Crafters Companion Popcorn The Bear stamp set and stamped it twice onto purple shimmer card stock and green card stock.  I cut these out and used glossy accents on the balloons to provide a shiny appearance.  These were then stuck to the gold mirror card with silicone glue to give balloons them extra dimension.

I attached a wide strip of purple ribbon to the gold shimmer card, ¾ of the way down the card using double sided sticky tape.

Using pale gold and green ribbon, I then attached strands under each balloon with large glue dots and attached them all onto the gold shimmer card.

I stamped out my sentiment “Party Time”, also from a Crafters Companion Popcorn The Bear stamp set onto green card stock.

Using the X-Cut cutting system, I cut 2 small circles, one in purple shimmer card and one on the green card I stamped the sentiment onto.  Using d.s.s.t, I attached the green circle to the purple circle, leaving a medium border on the left hand side so you can see the purple circle underneath.

To finish the card, I stuck 4 gold star embellishments onto the card, 2 on the sentiment circle and 2 just under it, on the purple ribbon.

Job done!

Race For Life 2011, Inverness 8th May - Please Help!

I'm doing the Race For Life in Inverness on Sunday 8th May.

It would be wonderful if you could sponsor me, it's really easy to do, and it will help such a great charity.

Thank you for your help and support.

Lisa x

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CBGM BLOG CANDY GIVEAWAY

Another chance to win some fab goodies, thank you Gill!

Wonder if i can get the photo and links set up right?!?! 

here goes........

In this giveaway there is :-

2 sheets of rub ons,  6x6 scrapbook, paper stips, pearlised dawn bibby card blanks & envelopes, 2 embossing powders purple and blue, acrylic stamps (with a cupcake), glue stick, block papers, alphabet stickers, butterfly and flower die cuts sheets, 4 glitter glue pens, silver ink, sentiments, bags and bags of embellishement bling, butterfly brass embellishments, glue dots and a finding the right words book

 

http://creationsbygillm.blogspot.com/2011/02/new-blog-candy-giveway.html

 

Creations By Gill M Blog Challenge

Ok, this is my 2nd attempt at this, so fingers crossed it works!!

I'm very lucky to be a part of the Design Team for Creations By Gill M.  Our first challenge is a hearts theme project and being the month of LOVE, I thought it would be quite appropriate to make a Valentine's Card, which is going to my sister, from our Westie, Jack! 

So, to make my card, this is what I did....

I used an A5 white landscape card blank and matt and layers a pale pink shimmer card and a deep red shimmer paper onto each other.  I left a narrow border when mounting the pink card onto the card stock and a wider border when mounting the red shimmer paper onto the pink card.  I chose "Popcorn The Bear" from the Crafters Companion range as my main image for the challenge.  I built a circular decoupage image of Popcorn and matt and layered it onto a large oval shape which I used the X-Cut Cutting System to cut it out on pink shimmer card.  I also used a narrow strip of co-ordinating Popcorn paper on the left hand side of the card.  To decorate the card, I attached 3 red love heart gems on the bottom right hand side of the card, around the curve of the oval and 3 pale pink hearts on the top left hand side, in a vertical line.  I used micro dots to attach the red hearts and 3D foam squares to attach the pink hearts.  To complete the card, using the pink shimmer card, I punched out 3 hearts, using an X-Cut heart punch and applied gold peel offs to read "I heart U" and added 3 red rose buds to embellish.

I had a lot of fun making this card, especially since it was my first blog challenge.  Hope you have fun creating something too!

Happy Crafting!
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