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Monday 7 February 2011

Purple grey and silver Sweet Pea

I haven't posted a Sweet Pea card for a while, I'm totally addicted to these gorgeous stamps though so I'm back with a very sparkly card for the challenge over at Sweet Pea Stampers where the theme is 'Glitz and Glamour'


The bp is from Graphicus, stamped with a large Elusive images border stamp, embossed with silver sparkle EP. The edges fo the bp have been distressed and embossed with the same EP and dots of stickles added at the corners. The sentiment is also a stamp from Eluisve images.

The main image is 'Coral Immersion' from ching chou kuik, shecoloured with promarkers and to add some glitz and glamour I used Stickums powder to emboss lines through her hair and on the chalked background. Once I'd heated the stickums powder I brushed over some mica powders in silver and purple. I love the effect although its difficult to see in the pic.

I'm also entering this card in the following challenges:
Charisma Cardz: No embellishments
Ellephantastic: Distressing + love
Little Claire's: Anything goes
Oldie but Goodie: Fairy/mermaid/magical beings (not sure how long i've had the sweet pea stamp but I've had the Elusive images border stamp for years)
Paperplay: Stamp it Out
Phindy's Place: embossing

Thanks for calling by today. I hope you're having a good start to the week. Its blowing a gale here today, I'm sat in my little office having my lunch and it sounds like the roof is going to blow away lol. Its a really old building so when the weather is like this it creaks and groans like nobody's business. Anyway I'd better get back to work while we've still got a roof :-)
Claire xx

18 comments:

  1. Wow a stunning piece of work, love the colours that you have used.. Truly breathtaking..
    Thanks for joining us at Ellephantastic.
    Hugs
    Tamara

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  2. Beautiful embossed details! Thanks so much for joining us at Phindy's this week!

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  3. Hi Claire. Gorgeous bit of embossing which really suits your image. Fab DP too with great depth of colour. Thanks for joining us at Phindy's Place.
    Tine :)

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  4. Love that border stamp, and the colours are yummy too! Silver is always nice with purple.
    Sharon
    aka Celticrafter

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  5. Lovely card. The embossing is gorgeous. Thanks for joining us at Phindy's Place.
    Hugs!
    Cec

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  6. Fabulous card Claire. I love the embossed lines in her hair, looks great
    Beryl x

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  7. WOW, she is stunning. Beautiful image and perfectly coloured. Love it
    Hugs Christine xx

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  8. wonderful card
    thanks for playing with us at paperplay this week.
    hugs
    céline

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  9. THis is gorgeous! Love the sparkle! Thanks for joining us at An Oldie but a Goodie Challenge!
    Julia-Guest DT

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  10. wow!!! this is just magical!! Hugs Juls

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  11. Such a lovely card. Thanks for playing along with our challenge at Charisma this week. Good Luck.
    xx Vee

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  12. Really beautiful card, just love the image and the embossing is lovely as well! Thanks for sharing at Ellephantastic this month. Jill

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  13. wow stunning colours. Very pretty. Thank you for playing along with Ellephantastic. Hugs x

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  14. so gorgeous love the flocked pp!!!
    thanks for joinin us at SPS!!!

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  15. What a stunning card with a great image!

    Thanks for joining us on the Little Claire's challenge.

    Sharon X

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  16. Wow - this is absolutely gorgeous hun. Thanks for joining us this time over at SPS. Claire x

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  17. Love the colors beautiful thanks for playing at Aly's

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  18. Beautiful card, love the colours and the embossing. Thanks for taking part in our challenge this month and good luck.
    Michelle
    Ellephantastic DT
    xx

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