World Card Making Day

I didn't even know about this day until I saw a post on Leslie's Running with Scissors  Instagram post.  So I zipped into my craft room to make a card.  I had just pulled out some Halloween stamps to decorate an envelope to my granddaughter, so the pumpkin stamp (unknown source) was handy.  I  embossed in glittery gold and painted with my new Coliro metallic watercolors.  The center piece is also layered with gold cardstock. 

Happy World Card Making Day!

Gold Embossing for the Flower Challenge

Today, I finished one card and made two more. The "one-in-progress" was for The Flower Challenge. I've had almost a month to complete the challenge, but just couldn't get started. A week of visiting family (5 adults, a baby, and a dog) kept me away from crafting, but I made up for it today.  

The Flower Challenge this month requires embossing, either heat or dry.  I chose to emboss in gold and then watercolor the tall poppies from Hero Arts.  Two shades of watercolor pens provided the color. I finished the card by edging the flower piece in gold Krylon pen and adding the "smile" diecut, which I also colored in gold.  One addition that might not be obvious is gold spritz over the embossed piece.

A Bit More Asian

As explained in the previous post, my first photo of this particular card was poor, so I photographed it again today for this post.

It's the Fuji Goddess, a Lynne Perrella design by Stampington.  Embossed in detail gold on black cardstock and placed on a piece of Asian paper from KaiserCraft's "Hanami Garden" paper pad.

Freshly Made with a little Gold

This week's Freshly Made Sketches challenge is a simple one, but my choice of accent proved to be difficult.  The SU! gold thread is the skinniest I've ever tried to work with!  In fact, after I finished the card, I threw the spool of thread away.  However, I was committed to using gold, and I added a bit more with some gold Stickles on the wings of the butterfly.