Lots of layers

Back with the second card I managed to finish this week. I had a play with my lovely (probably favouritest ever) Maja papers for this one:

How many layers?  Four of Maja DP, all distressed with the Timmy Thingy and edged with Walnut Stain.  I added some purple seam binding and a layer of lace, too.  The Sentiment is a Whimsy stamp which I inked up with more Walnut Stain.  Tilda was stamped onto a Spellbinders fancy oval and coloured with DIs and markers. I added some Crackle Glaze to the jam jar and went slightly loopy with the Frantage. Love that stuff, but can someone tell me how I can avoid the card buckling when I heat it from underneath?

I frantaged a metal butterfly, too and in the opposite corner put a selection of WOC flowers - a trellis rose, 20cm roses and 10cm roses.

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Cupcake Craft Challenges - Lots of Layers
Songbird Challenge - Bloom and Grow
Wild Orchid Crafts - Use 3 or more different flowers.

By the way, the challenge at Sweet Stampin' this week is doodling, so why not hop over and see the inspiration projects the Sweeties have made.

Have a lovely day!

Hugs

Tracey xx

Thank you, Mary J!

I fancied doing some colouring on Kraft today.  It's something I really enjoy but as I don't often get the time (and it takes time!) I'm often disappointed with the results, especially when it comes to colouring skin.  So I did a bit of preparatory blog-hopping and found Mary J's excellent tutorial (here) on colouring skin using Prisma pencils. 

Now the colouring isn't even remotely in Mary J's league, but I'm pleased with the improvement!

I've kept the card layout really simple, partly because the image is quite big and partly because I always seem to need flat cards for posting - not easy for someone who likes to clabber everything with flowers!  I was very brave and cut into some of my Maja Designs paper, but don't worry, I do have some whole sheets for stroking and admiring!   A wee strip of seam binding and some splodges of white ink using a Stempelglede stamp were the only other additions to the card, so it's as flat as I'm ever likely to get anything I ever make.

I thought I'd enter the following challenges:

Cupcake Craft Challenges - Get your kraft on (colour on kraft cardstock)
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes (option to use kraft cardstock)

Have a lovely evening!

Hugs

Tracey xx