Card - Elegent Evening

Hi, This is one of my favourite cards, and was featured recently at Scrappy-Go-Lucky. It makes me think of days gone by – a time when men were gentlemen – a time of elegance.

The dress is coloured using watercolour crayons, and the man’s suit is heat embossed in black. The stamp is from Graphic 45.

For the background, I embossed the Core’dinations Whitewash with cuttlebug folder Jamara, then sanded the top layer to reveal the pattern. This is very effective, and can be achieved particularly well with the Whitewash collection. The lace is cut from Martha Stewart Elegant Cake Art.

The cream doiley in the background is from Paper Lace.

These flowers are from Stretch Your Imagination sized at 1 1/4″, 1 1/2″, and 1 3/4″. They’ve been coated in black glitter, layered, and a pearl added to the centre.

This card was for the Printblocks Creative Block in May, and only certain products could be used. I’m really happy with the end result. Hope you like it too.

And to whet your appetite a little more, here's a sneak peak of a super cute card being featured at Scrappy-Go-Lucky today. If you get a chance, head on over to check it out.

Till next time,
Luv Tereesa.

Sweet Pea Stamps

Hi Everyone, Just a reminder that it's not too late to be in with a chance to win one of the many great prizes on the "Around The World With Cri-Kits" Blog Hop. Check out the appropriate post on each Designer's blogs and leave a comment to win a set of 10 Cri-Kits Gel Pens (with holder if required).

And don't forget the major prize - Mandy is giving away the four new-release cartridges -

Cindy Lou / Freshly Picked / Mini Monsters / Wall Decor & More

Once you have collected all the daily clues, solve the anagram, and e-mail the answer to Mandy at comp@scrappy-go-lucky.com.au by Friday 18th June when all the lucky winners will be drawn at random.....Check out all the details at Scrappy-Go-Lucky.

Now, yesterday I promised to show you some cards made with my new goodies from the Papercraft Convention. Here they are.....
These four gorgeous images are "Sweet Pea Stamps" and are only now available in Australia.

A close-up of the stamp.

The photo below is on an angle to show you the very subtle glitter highlights (not sure if the photo has picked it all up). I have used the Spica clear glitter pen for this - it is very subtle, but shows out more if drawn on un-coloured card.

This is the second card (Alyssa's favourite).

I finally took the plunge and invested in some Copic markers, and I have to say - I absolutely love using them, and experimenting with the blending. These cards are all coloured using the Copics.

Green is not normally a colour I go for, but I quite like how this turned out. The flourishes are from "Stretch Your Imagination".

Can you all guess what I have been doing all weekend? I'll keep practicing blending with the Copics, so hopefully the next ones will be better. Alyssa has had fun with them too, and will be posting hers tomorrow.

Till next time,
Luv, Tereesa.