Monday 10 August 2015

Seeing Stars...

Good Morning...

Today's card is the first of my August Design Collective cards for lovely 
I used one of the beautiful new Christmas stamps from the latest LOTV launch - 

To colour the image, I had another fiddle with Distress Inks - I'm still not sure about them, (I love the artwork some of you lovely talented ladies create - but I need more practice I think before I am completely happy with the result).

I die cut papers from Lili of the Valley's Woodland Wishes collection to create the cloudy layers.  The white card is embossed with a Die'sire embossing folder.

The layers are all raised slighty on foam tape - I was trying to add some cloudy depth for the stars to peep out from but the camera has n't quite captured the effect.  

I added some die cut glittery stars and some sentiments from Lili of the Valley
Christmas Sentiment Tags.  These were stamped and heat embossed in gold.

...and here we are - a Heavenly Angel wishing everyone a Heavenly Christmas.
Ingredients
Lili of the Valley New Launch Stamp - Heavenly Christmas
Stazon Ink Pad 
Langton Watercolour Paper
Distress Ink Pads and Reinkers
Papers from Lili of the Valley's Woodland Wishes Collection
Lili of the Valley Christmas Sentiment Tags - Set 32
Glitter Card from my stash
Tinted Embossing Pad
Stampendous Embossing Powder - Gold
Die'sire Embossalicious Embossing Folder - Star of Wonder
MFT Die-namics Stitched Circle Dies
Lawn Fawn Puffy Cloud Dies
MFT Die-namics Sun, Moon and Stars Dies
Inks Used
Stazon Ink Pad in Jet Black
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads and Reinkers
Wink of Stella Clear Pen
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Happy Crafting!
From Sue...xxx

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14 comments:

Sarah said...

I think you have done a mighty fine job with the DI's on that beautiful stamped image Sue and the lovely cloudy layout is sure to be CASEd everywhere!! I'd forgotten how gorgeous Woodland Wishes papers are too, must print off a batch!! xx

Whisper said...

Aaaah simply gorgeous, i'm loving the wavy edging / clouds and all those stars, the Woodland Wishes papers are so gorgeous, i may now have to go and buy some !!, luv Sam x

Marianne's Craftroom said...

I love this beautiful card. Gorgeous image, some of my fave papers and that puffy cloud die is a must have. I do admire some people's colouring with DIs but it is never as effective as Copic colouring in my opinion, sticking to my Copics as you can achieve more shading x

Anonymous said...

Beautiful card Sue, adorable image and I'm loving the colour scheme too!

Christine L said...

This is such a pretty card Sue.... of the course the image is adorable, and I love how you used the puffy cloud die too with the embossed stars! Your colouring looks fabulous to me - (I'm rubbish with DI's so far - but I'll keep on trying)... and then those die cuts stars finish the card off perfectly!

Big hugs
Christine x

Gibmiss said...

Hi Sue
Fabulous card... Love the image... So cute....love that Die... And the Stars....
Hugs Sylvie xxx

Rainey's Craft Room said...

A beautiful design to this card with the puffy cloud die both top and bottom of that gorgeous image. Your DI colouring looks beautiful too, I love the subtleness of it.
Lorraine

Donna Mosley said...

Gorgeous make Sue, love the image and beautiful colours. The clouds look amazing too hun.

Donna x

Nataliascraft said...

This is gorgeous Christmas card, sweet image and beautiful design, love it x

Debs said...

This is so gorgeous Sue - your colouring is so soft and delicate - love it!
Fabulous LO and the glittery stars and scummy :o)
Debs xx

Faye Wynn-Jones said...

Squeeeee! I absolutely love this one! Such gorgeous colours and colouring. Hope you're having fun with your airbrush! xx

crafty-stamper said...

Fabulous card and think you have captured the layers of cloud really well-love the layers and stitched edges-beautiful image and fabulous colouring,not tried colouring with DI yet not brave enough lol
Carol x

Inkyfingers said...

What a beautiful card Sue and your cloudy layers really add to the whimsical feel of the design. I think you coloured beautifully with the distress inks!

Brawny x said...

You've done a great job with the distress inks. Fabulous cards x