Daring Cardmakers - Secret Hideaway

 Its Friday and challenge time over at Daring Cardmakers.

Our host this week is Joanne who would like you to create a card with a hidden element! 

You might choose to use a camouflage/eclipse sentiment with die cut words or letters, add a pocket to your card and tuck something inside, use a flap to conceal a surprise image or sentiment... what can you come up with to create a secret hideaway?

I had a play with some Brusho Crystal Colours and created a camouflage sentiment.

This was very hard to photograph so I apologise if the photos seem dark as I had to turn the flash off so you could see the sentiment.

I started by sprinkling the brushos on to the paper and then spritzed with some water.  Once this was dry I used the wish sentiment die from the Broadway Birthday Bundle available from Stampin' Up to cut into the brusho background.

I then cut a few more layers of the word wish and glued these together but placing the coloured one on top.

I then glued the layered sentiment back into the space I created when I first made the die cut.

I then heat embossed the word "make a" and the little diamonds in gold to finish the card.

Thanks for stopping by today and please pop by the Daring Cardmakers Blog for more lovely inspiration from the Design Team.

Have a lovely weekend.

Its Hard To Say Goodbye

I wonder how much more I can blog about this stamp set before its gone?

I love the Jar of Love and matching framelits and I have to keep squeezing in another project or 10 before the new catalogue arrives.

This time I paired it with the tin tile embossing folder using some gold foil card stock and I think it looks amazing.  I love this embossing folder.  This one is defiantly a must have for me along with the Pinewood Planks.

To make the card I took a piece of gold foil and used the tin tile embossing folder.  Just look at the details, its gorgeous.

I then started stamping the elements from the Jar of Love set I wanted for my jar to make a pretty arrangement of flowers.

I also used the wood words stamps set and matching dies as I wanted to create a little tag for the jar.

I also love the colour combination of pinks and blue with the beautiful gold.

Thanks for stopping by today and please head over to the Stampin' Up! Website for more details about the products I have used or just click the links below.

If you wish to place an order just add me (Dawn Barwick) as your demonstrator.

Click on the top of the screen "Find A Demonstrator".

Then "Find My Demonstrator"

Add my name in the box along with the country which is France.

Then click "Shop Now"

Products Used

Everyday Jar Framelits Dies

Jar Of Love

Wood Crate Framelits Dies

Wood Words Stamp Set

Tin Tile Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

Gold Foil Sheets

Crafting Forever and a little bit of colouring.

Hello everyone.

I do occasionally like to step out of my comfort zone and challenge myself.  I must admit I am not much of a colouring in person but I thought I would give it a go.

I have used the Crafting Forever stamp set, a set I think all crafters should own as the images and sentiments are just perfect.

I stamped several of the images randomly all over a piece of white card stock in black ink then I started to colour.  I may have gone out of the lines but I actually like the simple look of this card.

I have to admit I do love my Fiskars scissors and I did yell at my husband yesterday for using them to cut glued wallpaper so I had to colour in the handles to match.

I left a little room on the card to add a greeting and I finished with some beautiful sequins.

There are some beautiful new colours of sequins available in the new Annual catalogue and I love them.  I have started to use them on future projects and they are just so pretty.

Thanks for stopping by today and please head over to the Stampin' Up! Website for more details about the products I have used or just click the links below.

If you wish to place an order just add me (Dawn Barwick) as your demonstrator.

Click on the top of the screen "Find A Demonstrator".

Then "Find My Demonstrator"

Add my name in the box along with the country which is France.

Then click "Shop Now"

Products Used

Crafting Forever

Iridescent Sequin Assortment

Stampin Blends