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Tuesday 6 September 2011

LIM Week 31 - Colour - Metallics

This week the Divas over at Less is More have asked us to create a CAS card using a colour theme which, this week, is: 
METALLIC

I've been dying to use my new Marianne's Christmas Ornament dies and this was the perfect challenge for them.  I took some Art Emboss medium weight Pewter which I normally use in my free machine embroidery and die cut three shapes; two of the more open designs and one of the slightly more solid design.  They cut beautifully and, because the pewter is quite flexible, came out of the die easily.  I attached some metallic black and silver cord to the top of each ornament and then mounted onto a piece of black card to which I had put a strip of red liner tape around the outside edges and added metallic flakes to.  I then used Diamond Glaze on the inside of each of the ornaments to give a nice shiny finish and mounted this onto an A5 ribbed black card base.  The sentiment is from Stampin Up Contempo Christmas and embossed in detail silver e/p.  To finish I've gone round all the edges with a silver pen.

Thanks for leaving your comments - they are very much appreciated.

17 comments:

  1. It looks like you had fun here Karen with lots of metallicky bits! Those are pretty bauble dies and I love that sentiment stamp.
    Thanks so much for joining us again.
    Chrissie
    "Less is More"

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  2. Super CAS card! Your baubles look gorgeous:)

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  3. Very classy card, I like the metal cord you added
    Anne
    x

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  4. Lovely card Karen and love your new dies
    hopefully might get my card done tomorrow

    Ane

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  5. I do love a black based card
    Super striking

    Thank you
    Mandi
    "Less is More"

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  6. Gosh your card is gorgeous, loved reading about all the different techniques you used to make it, it looks gorgeous in your photograph and I imagine in real life its stunning xx

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  7. Your new dies are beautiful and I love what you've done with them. Carol x

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  8. Really striking card - love the black base with the metallic touches. xx

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  9. Brilliant card Karen, the baubles look stunning :)
    Jenny x

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  10. Very classy looking card - love the metallic baubles. Hugs, Gill x

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  11. Very beautiful Christmas ornaments!! It also has a clean & simple look! love it!

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  12. So far I've resisted these dies but now I've seen your lovely card with the metallic effect I'm tempted. Lovely result

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  13. Great card, lovely embossing.

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  14. Lovely card Karen, love the open bauble it has an oriental look to it! They stand out so well against the black background:)
    Val xx

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  15. Love those bauble dies, made a great card Karen

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