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Monday 2 May 2016

CCM #163 Pearls or Gems

Our challenge at Crafty Cardmakers this time is Pearls or Gems. You can choose either, or indeed both, as I have done on my card.

163 Pearls or Gems

I made my card with just white card, embossing folders and a die, plus small amounts of purple mirror board, and of course, the pearls and gems.

The bottom layer combines a new embossing folder that shipped with the Gemini diecutting machine from Crafters Companion, the criss cross trellis pattern, and a die that was released at the same time, 12” long, that both die cuts a scalloped edge and cuts out the scrollwork above it. I did the diecut edge first and then embossed the trellis design above it. The panel above is also a new embossing folder that came packaged with the machine, and which I trimmed down to fit. I also put it through a second time in the mirror board and then trimmed just three elements out to emphasise some of the imagery in that folder.

The pearls were in my stash and self coloured, but the gems, were clear auroa borealis which I coloured to match the purple of the card accents and matting.

Finally I added a couple of uncoloured gems to the purple accents and diecut a couple of words to finish it off.

Have to say, whilst the 12” dies are a novelty and will of course allow you to cut a full length of A4, they will not allow you to properly cut across the width of A4 because you cannot, of course, get them in the machine across the width as that is still limited to 8”. So I can see the idea of the dies, but I fear that are more style over content as they lack a certain practicality and limit the use of the dies. I really wanted to make a full card with the pattern at the bottom, but I couldn’t get it in the machine that way round, so instead had to cut a panel which I then diecut vertically as I couldn’t do so horizontally.

I am entering this into:-

A Gem of a Challenge – #168 Favourite Colour Combination (Purple and White)
Alphabet Challenge – E for Embossing Folders
Come and Get It – #116 Make Your Own Embellishment
Creative Fingers – #108 Always Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday – #423 No Patterned Papers
Eclectic Ellapu – May: Anything Goes
Jade’s Sparkling Butterflies – #18 Add A Sentiment
Polkadoodles – Swirls and Flourishes (I hope my diecut flourish border counts?)
Quirky Crafts – May: April Showers Bring Quirky May Flowers
Southern Girls – #133 Texture

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17 comments:

  1. This is beautiful Lin. The embossing looks gorgeous and your added bling is stunning.
    Have a lovely week.
    Hugs Sharon. x

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  2. Loving your card Lin. The purple really makes the whole thing pop, gorgeous. Have a great crafty week, Angela x

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  3. Well I can see your comment form this week Lin Yay!
    I love all the embossing you have done here. Beautiful card and my favourite colour hehe.
    Love all those pearls and gems.

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  4. Super embossing work and lovely simple embellishing. Thanks for joining us at Come And Get It challenges, CarolG & DT

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  5. Beautiful embossing and die cutting!! Love the embellishments. A very classy card!! Thanks for playing along with us this time at Creative Fingers :)
    Susan DT

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  6. this is such a wonderful card!
    Thank you so much for playing along with us at Alphabet Challenges!

    hugs and kisses from germany,
    silvi xoxo

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  7. Great mix of embossing, die cutting, and layering!
    Thanks for joining Eclectic Ellapu's May challenge!

    -DT NieNie

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  8. Such a great colour choice and a stunning creation. Thank you for joining my Colour challenge this week at A Gem of A Challenge and good luck - Michelle x

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  9. Beautiful card and love the embossing and die cuts. Thanks for joining us for our Swirls and Flourishes Polkadoodles Challenge

    Karon DT, Polkadoodles

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  10. Fabulous project! Thanks so much for joining us at Eclectic Ellapu this month
    Claire xx

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  11. I'm back again, well worth another visit though as this is a beauty! Thanks so much for joining our Swirls and Flourishes challenge over at Polkadoodles
    Claire xx

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  12. Hello, A beautiful project!! Love all the embellishments which fit together perfectly. Thank you for joining us at 2 Crafty Girls We wish you good luck. Hope to see you again for our next challenge.

    Jade
    Crafty-Jade-Creations

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  13. Hello, A beautiful project!! Love all the embellishments which fit together perfectly. Thank you for joining us at 2 Crafty Girls We wish you good luck. Hope to see you again for our next challenge.

    Jade
    Crafty-Jade-Creations

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  14. What a beautiful texture rich card. So many wonderful details. Thanks for joining us at Southern Girls.

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  15. Great card - thanks for joining us at the Alphabet Challenge.

    Helen x

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  16. Me again!

    Thanks for joining us at A Gem of a Challenge too.

    Helen x

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  17. Fabulous project! Thanks so much for joining us at Eclectic Ellapu this month
    Claire xx

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