I’ll start off by apologizing for not posting much lately. I began a new book recently, and I’m trying to spend at least an hour or two a day on it. That cuts into my crafting time, but it’s important for me, as a writer, to be producing new books on a regular basis.
The current challenge at Double D Challenges is neutrals with texture. I started off with kraft cardstock, for both the base and the topper. I embossed the topper with what appears to be a tree trunk (wood knot and all), then rubbed versamark over it.
I sprinkled it with clear embossing power, and heat set, then sprinkled gold embossing powder over it while the clear was still sticky. I then heat set the gold.
I found some netting in my stash, scrunched it up and added with some glue, then took some twine and looped it, then added it to the netting.
At that point I still wasn’t sure where I was going with the card, but pulled some hessian/burlap strips out of my stash. I pulled a few strands off at the side, and trimmed it down. I did that for all four sides, then glued them down when I was happy with them.
I added some of those discarded pieces to the top of the twine and glued down. Then I stamped STAMPlorations “It’s All About You” which comes as a full sheet. I cut out the words I wanted, then glued them down.
That’s it, all done.
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So very beautiful and love all the elements you added.
Thanks so much, Verna!
WOW this is just awesome Cheryl! Love all the different textural elements and rich neutral colors! Great job! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Double D ‘Neutrals & Texture’ challenge! We hope you’ll come back often.
Darlene
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Love how you created your background texture panel, looks awesome with all of that shine! That gauzey textured accent is pretty cool! And I really like how you added your sentiment. This is awesome! Good luck with your writing, you have to be so disciplined! Thanks so much for playing along with us at The Double D Blog, Neutrals And Texture Challenge, Donna, DT Member.
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Thanks so much, Donna!
Wonderful design for our current challenge with so much texture and dimension. Thanks so much for sharing with us at Double D Challenge Blog. We hope to see more of your designs in future challenges.
Kathy
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Thanks so much Darlene and Kathy!
Oh wow this is beautiful, absolutely love this – your design is gorgeous. Thanks for sharing with us at Double “D” Challenge .
Amelia (Double “D” Challenge Design Team)
Thanks so much, Amelia!