Friend to Friend

I got a lovely surprise this morning when I saw my card on Margaret's blog.  Margaret is in the Card Swap Group I'm part of and she was my recipient for May.  Thanks Margaret for your kind words they really gave me a boost this morning!

That means that of course she has received her card and I can now post it here.   It's quite daunting to make a card for other card makers, especially when they are as good as Margaret and the other ladies in the group.  

So when I started gathering my thoughts two things came to mind - vellum and embossing.  I decided to combine them.   I reached for my Very Vintage Wheel and embossed it in white on Vellum tearing the edges.  I attached a panel of Elegant Eggplant card behind the Vellum and onto a Crumb Cake base.  The sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes stamped in Elegant Eggplant punched out with the Word Window Punch and a mat of Modern Label in Elegant Eggplant.  For the flower I stamped Mixed Bunch on Perfect Plum in Elegant Eggplant and Clear Embossed it then punched out with the Blossom Punch.   I added some branches from the Bird Builder Punch in Elegant Eggplant.  A few Basic Rhinestones to add a touch of glimmer. 

This is actually the third month of the card group so it's about time I got organised and showed you the cards that I've received.  

March

Isn't this a fun card?  I love the red and white, the fun tags and that funky font.  Thanks Ann (I don't think Ann has a blog) 

April

Just look at this gorgeous background!  I love the script, embossed flowers and the gorgeous layered bloom on the front.  Thanks Zoe

May

Wow this is stunning.  Look at the beautiful delicate butterfly on the background of poppies!  Thanks Sue. (not sure if Sue has a blog either)

Thanks for staying with me in my round up.  A quick Hi and Welcome to my new follower Wendy. 

Hope you've found some inspiration here today. 

Supplies Used (on my card)

All Stampin' up!

Card - Crumb Cake, Elegant Eggplant, Vellum

Ink - Elegant Eggplant, Versamark

Stamp - Teeny Tiny Wishes, Mixed Bunch

Wheel - Very Vintage

Punch - Word Window, Modern Label, Blossom

Other - Basic Rhinestones, White Embossing Powder, Clear Embossing Powder

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Very Vintage Music Notes Wheels

Oh dear. Dilemmas, dilemmas, dilemmas.  Less is More this week is challenging us to pick 3 challenges from all the previous ones.  So which ones to choose? Well I took a wrong turn with my card and have ended up with different ones to the originals I had chosen. 

My card is 

1. Week 2 - Flower

2. Week 81 - Tearing

3. Week 43 - Bit of Bling

It was going to be Week 6 off the edge but not sure that counts with a layer on a base card and week 83 Brown and Pink until I stuck a purple flower on it!! Lol.  

I was challenging myself to do a bit of vintage which is not a genre I'm that comfortable with.  I like it when I see others just struggle to get there myself. 

So onto how I made it - 

The card base is Crumb Cake with a panel of Whisper White sponged with Soft Suede and one corner torn. I rollered my Music Notes Wheel (right way up I hope Chrissie!) in Soft Suede.  Then on a separate piece I rollered the Very Vintage wheel in Pink Pirouette.  Tore and sponged the edges.  Stamped Happy Birthday from Happiest Birthday Wishes using one of the new In Colours Markers -  Primrose Petals.  

The large flower was one I demonstrated at a recent workshop, so easy to do.  Five Perfect Plum scallop circles spritzed with water and scrumpled up.  Great for the stress levels!!  Then attached all together with a gorgeous Rhinestone Brad.  You then re shape the flower by squoshing it in to the middle and tweaking till your happy.  Once it dries it goes hard and keeps it shape.  Did you like all the technical terms Hee Hee. 

I attached it to my card with a couple of glue dots.  Corner rounded the top corner to echo the torn corner. 

My daughter had a fun afternoon today standing in at the last minute with a theatre group.  The show is in two weeks!  However she loved it and they all looked after her really well.  It helped her big cousin was there as a helper.  So this gave me time alone with my big son which we spent down at Aberdeen beach.  A game of crazy golf, a ride on the rooftop roller coaster and a Mr Whippy 99 ice cream what more could a boy and his Mum wish for! 

Hope you've had a super day and it was sunny with you too.  I look forward to returning your visit. x 

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up!

Card - Crumb Cake, Whisper White

Ink - Soft Suede, Pink Pirouette

Stamp - Happiest Birthday Wishes

Wheel - Music Notes, Very Vintage

Stampin Write Markers - Primrose Petals

Punch - Scallop Circle

Other - Rhinestone Brad

If you would like to order any of the above or the other supplies from the current catalogues then please get in touch either by e mail ails300@btinternet.com or call 07827923123.  I would be delighted to help you with your crafty projects.  A parcel of lovely goodies could be winging it's way direct to your home in the UK!  

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