Peace on Earth #61 and NBUS #61

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This will be a quick post because the deadline for posting to Peace on Earth is nearing fast.  I was inspired by the photo with the poinsettia.

I love Honey Bee's Lovely Layers and this poinsettia is one I got at the end of the year.  It's cut from red, inked for shading with Fired Brick (doesn't show much) and edged with Foundry Wax.  I thought it would look nice on a background I made a while ago using Altenew's Luxurious Motifs inked with Honey Bee's gold.  

Both the embossing folder and the poinsettia are new so I'm also sending my card to Darnell's NBUS gallery. 

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Time Out #233

This week at Time Out we challenge you to be Elegant.

I struggled with my card.  Not because I can't do elegant but because according to Murphy's Law everything than can go wrong will.  I won't bore you with the details. Let's just say I kept going and ended up with a not too shabby card.  

Altenew is our sponsor for this challenge and I used their Garden Rose Craft-a-Flower dies. This is actually my second attempt at purple flowers. I didn't like where the petals were supposed to go so on this version I moved the smaller pieces. Everything was cut from medium purple and inked in the center with Villianous Poison Distress Ink.  To add that touch of elegance, the edges were touched with TH Foundry Wax in gold. The leaves from Altenew's Cosmos CAF were cut from a matte gold.  I thought it needed more so I used some Distress Spray in Tarnished Brass to splatter by removing the plugged nozzle and flicking it on with a brush. The spray ended up looking more white on the flowers but what could I do?

What does the word Elegant mean to you?  The Design Team has plenty of inspiration for you. We hope you'll join us for this challenge.

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The Flower Challenge #72 - Reminder

There is still time to make a sparkly card for The Flower Challenge.  Just remember that flowers have to be the focal point of your card.

I went in a totally different direction with my reminder card.  I wanted  you to see there is more than one way to add sparkle to your card.

I did use a die cut flower again, the Peony from HoneyBee.  I thought the pink papers really popped on the dark gray card base.  I saw Nichol Spohr use Distress Foundry Wax on a flower and knew I needed some to gild my flowers too.  You can see Nicole's cards here.

Will you make a sparkly card for our gallery?  We'd love to see you there.

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