Last weekend, I visited the BSSBS show at Alexandra Palace. I haven't been there before, but I'm pretty sure I'll be going again! (Although I should probably start saving up now!) So, I've been playing with my new toys - including a Speedball Brayer and various stamps. I've had a couple of brayers for a while - the Woodware ones with the metal handles, but I find that the roller comes away from the handle if you put any pressure at all on those - so I've never had much success with them.
Of course, having had my play and created whatever I felt like, I found I had no paper to match. At least, not in the right size. Most of my paper is 150mm square, so finding something big enough for a 5 by 7 card was a challenge. I fell back on my favourite for such occasions - Coredinations card. The one I used is from the Chocolate Box collection, and I embossed it in my Wizard with a Papermania folder, then sanded it.
I hope you can join us this week, and help us to celebrate the fact that Crafty Cardmakers is back!
I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Four Crafty Chicks where anything goes,
For Your Inspiration where there's a lovely photo-inspiration
Fussy and Fancy Friday where they want us to try a new technique (brayering - still new to me!)
Crafts 4 Eternity where anything goes,
Creatalicious Challenges where anything goes,
Card and Scrap where the theme is embossing/distressing.
11 comments:
This is just fabulous. What great stamps - hmmm, I may have to go shopping. xx
Stunning card! I love the effect of your card. Thanks for sharing it with us at 4 Crafty Chicks.
Very impressive! I was very tempted by the Lavinia Stamps at Doncaster, but had unfortunately run out of both cash (and self imposed limit on the credit card) by the time I got to their stand.
Lovely work. Thanks for joining us at C4E this week.
Pinky
Josephine this is gorgeous. Nothing beats having a play with new stash and you certainly created something beautiful out of your's.
Lin xx
WOW gorgeous card! Thanks for playing at FYI!
Hi Josephine, a beautiful creation, I love the colours you've chosen. I look forward to working with you on CCM.
Sally x
This is gorgeous Josephine, that image has such a mystical look to it.
Hugs
Lorraine x
Josephine, this is lovely! I love the effect you've created with the frame of grasses and trees. Thanks for joining us at FYI!
I love the effects you have created I wish I could do this kind of work you do so well.
Beautiful card! Thank you for looking my card over. I had fun making it and hopefully sometime I will be able to win a challenge. heh heh
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