SPS - Posy

Sweet Pea Stamps

Today is my day to showcase an image from Sweet Pea Stamps for our Variation Week.  This week all the DT are creating an item using the fabulous digi 'Posy' by Norma Burnell.

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My daughter and SIL's 5th Wedding Anniversary is coming up and so I have to make them a card :) I don't fancy a traditional hearts based one so I am going to create this card around their wedding theme instead (colour wise that is).

To begin with I coloured the digi with Promarkers

Promarkers used

Next onto my favourite technique at the moment - using my rolling pin and an embossing folder to emboss only the areas I want and not have an all over effect and the amount of pressure to create the desired result.  Here I am using and Embossilicious folder.

I don't want a plain background and instead of air brushing as usual I have used the Spellbinder die Fantastic Flourish Two to make a stencil.  Alas I forgot to take photo of the end result but that was probably because I was not very happy with the outcome.  I airbrushed with Burgandy to match the digi and the ribbon I will be using which was from one of the original rolls of organza ribbon used to make my daughters wedding invites :)  Looking at the end result it was much to harsh, so coffee and a rethink was in order.  In the end I used white mulberry paper with a gold thread running through it to cover the card, this allowed the burgundy to show throw just a wee bit.  I then cut some of the original paper from my daughters wedding card I made (each year I make her and SIL a card which has the same ribbon and the wedding paper incorporated into it - yep I am a sentimentalist lol) using the same Spellbinder die.

Time to create the mounts for the digi and I finished off with Liquid pearls.

 While the pearls were drying I made the tag which will be partially hidden under the mount.

Needing something else and it had to be flowers lol.  I used  Marianne Designs Creatables LR0106, Flower set  and Lavender.  The flower petals were airbrushed with Promarkers to match the flowers in the digi and then assembled.  Some pearls were also added and a few gems.

 And here we have the finished creation.

Ingredients

• Digi -  'Posy' by Norma Burnell
• Promarkers
• Dies - Marianne Designs Creatables LR0106, Flower set  and Lavender.  Spellbinders Grand Scallop Ovals and Fantastic Flourish Two
• Liquid Pearls
• Embossilicious embossing folder
• Pearls, gems, organza ribbon, from my stash.

Challenges entered

• Card Mania - 2W, 3E - (Week 2) Flowers
• Craft-Dee BowZ - M, E3, project must have bow - (June) Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow 
• Crafty Bloggers Network - M, SIO - (June) BINGO* - DIE CUTS, RIBBON OR LACE, PEARLS
• Dragonfly Dreams - M – June – Things with Wings
• 2 Sisters - M, 3E #177 Make your own embellishments (final challenge)
• Di's Digis Designs 3E 2W SIO - (W1 of 2) Ribbons and Bows 
• Open-Minded Challenges - 2W, 3E  (W1 of 2) #12  Something with Wings
• Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - 2W, 3E -  No. 66 - (W2 of 2) - Embossing
• As You Like it Challenge - 2W, E3- (W1 of 2) Favorite Embossing Technique and Why (Rolling pin method as it allows me to use folders of size I would not normally use and also allows embossing in controlled areas)
• A song in your He{ART}-2W, 3E- #8 Gift of Wings  (2nd week) - song is perfect for the journey of marriage, I particularly love these words - If you will take me heart, If you will teach me all these things, You’re giving me the gift of wings - marriage is about each learning about the other and giving the gift for them to grow :) :) :) 
• Hobbybook Designer Challenge - 2W, E3, SIO-  at least 3 flowers (2nd week)
• I love Promarkers - Must use Promarkers - #222  Use a digi
• Whimsy Inspiration -M, 3E, SIO - #72 Tic Tac Toe - PEARLS,  DIE CUT, RIBBON