Saturday, 18 October 2014

October Recipe Challenge

Hello Friends,

I was quite excited about the "October Recipe Challenge" over at 52 (Christmas) Card Throwdown, this week.  The Design Team has done a great job, inspiring us to create a card using only one layer, with accents (phew)!  I could have CASED any one of their ideas, they are brilliant, but that's not really the point, so I had to come up with something a little different.

Here is my card, which did involve some masking.....


Firstly I punched out the heart shape using my non permanent sticky labels and inked through the "waste".  Then I masked off the heart with the punched out heart, which was sticky, so stayed in place nicely whilst I used my old Stampin' Up Spritzer tool to spritz the background.  My first thoughts were that that would be enough, but it didn't seem right, so I used a stencil and the same Olive green ink to stencil the extra dots.  I peeled off the mask, which protected my heart, stamped the greeting and then placed a single diamond gem on the heart to finish it off.

It is really nice doing challenges and makes us all make something a little different for a change.

I hope you join in and have enjoyed looking at my card.

Happy crafting.

Carole x


7 comments:

  1. Just lovely and thanks for all the details how you made this, thanks for joining in this week too xxx

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  2. I think this is fantastic! Love the way the heart pops and that touch of bling is super. Perfectly CAS too! Thanks so much for playing along with 52CCT this week!

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  3. Carole - your card is wonderful. It's modern and stylish, and full of techniques, texture and interest. A perfect one layer card. Thank you for joining us at 52CCT. Hugs, Gill xx

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  4. A lovely card for Christmas - thanks for joining in this week at 52CCT - Jacqueline xx

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  5. Fabulous Carole - you rocked this challenge. Love your stenciling and the gorgeous pop of red. Thanks for joining us at 52CCT this week

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  6. adorable création Carole, pleine de tendresse, merci de jouer avec nous chez 52CCT, biz

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  7. Such a fab one layer card, loved reading how you created it too. I do like the stencilling, I must do this myself again soon. Thanks for joining in with the recipe challenge at 52 CCT
    Louise xx

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