Friday, April 1, 2016

House of Cards April Challenge


We have a fabulous new challenge for you at House of Cards this month!  You can be inspired by the colors or include script on your card or be like me and use both!

I wanted to try Distress Ink lifting that I had seen in a Jennifer McGuire video.  Jennifer used a bright blue but I went the other direction and used Antique Linen.  I rubbed the panel liberally then dried it.  I then stamped my Penny Black background using Versamark and embossed it in clear.  I didn't worry that the embossing wasn't perfectly smooth since I wanted a vintage look anyway.  Next, I spread water over the non-embossed sections.  The ink quickly moved out of the way.  I colored the foliage using more Distress Inks.  A very soft look.  I set that aside to dry.

While I was waiting, I colored a piece of cardstock with Worn Lipstick and die cut the stem from it.  Wow, it was rave bright so I spread water all over it.  I had to handle it very carefully because it wanted to fall apart in my hands.  After I dried it with my heat gun, it was fine.  For the leafy diecut, I colored the cardstock with Peeled Painted, applied water, and dried it before diecutting it.  Much easier to work with that way.  I wet embossed the vellum panel with gold.  Dreamy.  Finally I colored seam binding with the Antique Linen (direct pad to ribbon).  That dried in like 5 seconds with the heat gun.

Next I ironed off the embossing from the main panel which also dried it fully.  It has a light suede texture now, just like the linen wallpaper look I was going for--tee hee!  After that assembly was a snap, especially with the Bow Easy to make my pretty bow.

I'm looking forward to seeing how you interpret the challenge.  Come join us!

The Details:  Penny Black Blissful, Inkadinkado Script, Memory Box Eva Stem and Botanical Stem dies, Simon Says stitched rectangle die, Versamark, Ranger gold embossing powder, Distress Ink Worn Lipstick, Peeled Paint, Antique Linen, Mowed Lawn, Fired Brick, Hampton Art clear embossing powder, Hug Snug seam binding, Core'dinations 65lb vellum, Bow Easy



19 comments:

  1. Nice card Toni. Love your big diecuts, they looks great. Nice tips too.

    (✿*‿*) Ma
    HOC DT team
    http://majaapia.blogspot.no/

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  2. Gorgeous card, Toni! I love the pretty color combination and the textured script! Just beautiful!
    Take Care!
    Michele, HOC teamie

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  3. Toni, this is STUNNING, friend! I adore the dies you used, the soft colors, and that amazing bow! Gorgeous creation! HUGS! :) Mynn xx

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  4. Gorgeous vintage style card Toni. Love the soft colours with your lifting technique. Beautiful design with the script center adorned with die-cuts and your pretty bow --- very feminine and shabby chic. xx

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  5. What a beautiful card - and love this technique, everytime I looked I saw something I had not seen before - great job.

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  6. This is gorgeous Toni, great technique! Donna HOC teammate

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  7. This is gorgeous Toni, great technique! Donna HOC teammate

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  8. I love love love your card! It's absolutely gorgeous! I will have to check out the technique that you used. :) Hugs! Katy-HOC Teammate

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  9. I love love love your card! It's absolutely gorgeous! I will have to check out the technique that you used. :) Hugs! Katy-HOC Teammate

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  10. Beautiful card, Toni. Totally perfect card for this month's challenge at HOC!

    sue n.
    HOC DT

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  11. Will have to try this technique!
    Fabulous make for the House of Cards!
    Susan
    Teamie
    Calling All Crafters! – My personal Blog!

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  12. Lovely! I am going to have to try this technique! jane hoc dt

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  13. Wow Toni...this is gorgeous and I would love to see it in person and feel the texture you have achieved. Thanks also for all the instructions and items used to achieve this look.

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  14. What a beautiful card - you've created magic for this month's challenge! Jo x HOC DT Buddy.

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  15. Beautiful interpretation, Toni.
    Hugs,
    Em, HOC teamie

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