After the festive break, it usually takes me a few days to find my flow again (this is a friend's word of the year & it's an excellent choice). It's beginning to return and though I've been quite the busy bee over the last few days, I took time out to make a card for this week's Play Date Cafe Challenge.
It's an interesting one too. Grass green with silver and gold. Usually I can picture in my mind's eye how the colours could be combined but I had difficulty seeing it this time around. So it came as a very pleasant surprise to see how well they blend.
I started out by making the paper fans. I concertinaed strips of silvery grey paper which I'd gold embossed a stamp design onto. Then I stapled the bottom of the fans together using Tim Holtz's tiny attacher tool which is a must have in any craft room. To finish them off, I wrapped gold ribbon around the handles.
I took some gold thread and hand sewed it around a square of green card before attaching it to silver cardstock with 3D foam. The fans, I applied with sticky glue dots. They really are the bees' knees when it comes to attaching 3D embellishments.
And there you have it. At least it kept me away from the computer screen for a short while lol.
18 comments:
Beautiful card Paul. I love the fans and the hand stitching. X
How clever and original is this, Paul! Those fans are wonderful and would look great on a LO too. The colour combination is very fresh - could almosr be Spring ...
Wonderful card, there's a fair bit of work in those fans :)
WOW..Stunning card. Loved those fans and the stitching. Just amazing.
Jolie ,tres jolie!!!!!
great idea for a card Paul :) the gold wrap around the fan handles really sets them off :)
absolutely stunning Paul, works so well. We missed yesterday..... hugs Olive xx
Fab card, Paul - I love the fans x
A fabulous creative card, Paul! Great blend of the colors...love it!!!
Gorjus gorjus cards and LO's Paul. Wonderful.
Love Karen x
Gorgeous card Paul! I love the fans you've made, very creative! I agree.. The tiny attacher IS a fab tool, I got one for Christmas. It's not just a stapler as my other half keeps telling me! He just doesn't get it lol
Paul, I really must check out this Tim Holtz attacher tool you mention. Never heard of it, but you've piqued my interest!
Your fans are so artistic, and glad you found your 'flow' again. Thanks for playing at The Cafe with us!
I am lovin' how you wrapped the bottom of the fans with that gold string. Simply gorgeous. You nailed this week's colors. Thanks for playing along again.
Love it! {insert angelic singing here} Those fans are so eye-catching! Super-d-duper design and awesome use of our colors! Thanks for playing along with us at the Play Date Cafe!
FAN-tastic! *sorry, couldn't resist the pun* Wonderful entry and love how you worked with the colors :)
Love this! Thanks for playing along with us at the Play Date Cafe! :-)
WOOOOOOW! I love your take on this challenge-I love how you made those fans and used gold string! CLEVER:) You rock, Paul:) Thanks so much for joining in the fun and playing along with us at the PDCC:}
What a novel card Paul. A bit different to the rosettes you see on so many blogs now.
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