Happy weekend . . . I don’t want you to be alarmed or anything, BUT I actually made a card! For me at this time . . . that’s a big deal!!!!!!
I’m sure all of you have been thinking that I’ve been busy with CHA top secret projects and quite frankly I should have been. I haven’t been able to be. I’ve received emails everyday about this project, that project and what I need to make. I’ve had a problem though . . . NO MOJO!
I’ve been sitting at my work desk looking at the fabulous new product that has come through my front door and that’s as far as I have gotten. The mind has been blank . . . nothing! My sister always tells people that she hates me, because I can look at some tacky box, paper, etc., and come up with an idea immediately. NOT NOW until last night!
I’ve been going through Pinterest and my Google reader daily looking for anything that would spark my creativity and every day I have come up empty. Slump Ville! Ready to hang it up type of slump . . . thinking I need to make big changes type of slump . . . AND THEN
last night while cruising Pinterest I saw these awesome cards and went to look at the designers blog. WHOA Nelly . . . is she ever talented! ENCZA at ENCZOWO.
My card today is a CASE of one of hers, with me changing up the colors and using Spellbinders™ instead of ready-made flowers. For the life of me I can’t find the card now on her blog. I printed it off so I would have it on my desk, but crap now I can’t find it. All I can say is . . . please visit ENCZA’s blog . . . you will be totally overwhelmed and inspired by what you see! WAIT I just found it . . . at THIS POST!
So anyway, here’s my card.
The paper used is My Mind’s Eye – Lost & Found Union. The card size is based mainly on the size of the Curved Rectangles that I used. The flower was made from Grand Peony Creations and the foliage was die cut from GrungePaper. The seam binding was dyed with Antique Linen Distress Ink. That little bit of black behind the flower is a flourish from Imaginarium Designs, that my friend Jane Tregenza sent me.
So I think I might have found something to spark my creative spirit finally. I hope you enjoy the card and thanks for stopping by . . . I truly appreciate you visiting, sending emails and leaving comments . . . you guys are the ones keeping me going right now!
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Good morning! I hope y’all have had a good week so far and are looking forward to the weekend. My plan is to spend the entire weekend in the studio and try and get ahead of the game a little. There’s so much going on and in the midst of it all, I’ve been having a few medical tests. I have another test on Monday and I’m hoping to be somewhat prepared for next week by getting a few things ready in advance.
My project that I have to share with you, is also being showcased on the Graphic 45 Blog today. It’s all about Graphic 45 and wood so I hope you hop on over and visit to see what the other designers have created.
Y’all know I like to junk store and search for things to alter. For this project, I started with this wood recipe card box:
I had already sanded the box when I took the photo, and you can definitely see the rooster detail that had been there before.
The box was then painted black and embellished.
Of course I had to do some sanding after I painted it, just to give it that well-used worn look. Just for the fun of it, I added a Graphic 45 Metal Tag. The sanded areas were covered with Vintage Photo Distress Stain.
The flowers on the top were die cut from the Steampunk Debutante Collection – Fantasy Floral, Victorian Transformers and Steampunk Debutante papers, using Spellbinders™ Grand Peony and Carnation Creations. The leaves were die cut from GrungePaper with Spellbinders Foliage, than painted with Peeled Paint Distress Stain. The flourish was painted with Peeled Paint and once it was dry, Peeled Paint Distress Stickles were added.
The edges of the flowers were sponged with Antique Linen then shaped and assembled. A corsage pin was inserted in the middle to work as a handle when dipping the flowers in UTEE (Faux Porcelain).
The original hinges on the box were replaced with Graphic 45 Metal Hinges.
Graphic 45 Metal Button were placed on the bottom for feet.
I guess that’s all I have for today, except don’t forget to visit the Graphic 45 Blog to see what the other designers made!
Thanks for stopping by!
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