Gilding Flakes Musical Christmas Mark II - Rudolph Day

Hello Peeps

You remember a few posts I showed you a card I had made using Gilding Flakes?  Well, I liked it so much, and as I had made some extra elements so I thought I would try the other colour of Guilding Flakes I have and make another.......

This time it is on a red background and I have only stamped the background once. 

I sooo love the music stamp and the Poinsettia.  I think I prefer this to the first card.  The colours in the gilding flakes are nicer and the background does not seem to be as busy.  I don't think I sneezed this time either as there are less flakes in my room!

It is the last Rudolph Day of 2012 before the Big Day!  Yikes!!! Where did the last 11 months go?  Thanks Sandra for keeping this going all year.  It is great to know that I have cards  ready to send without having a major panic round about now trying to get cards made!  

Have a great Crafting weekend.

Hugs

Hettie

Musical Christmas - FSC

Hello Friends

At the end of last month I shared with you THIS post which had my altered Mail Box on and which I had entered into the Fashionable Stamping Challenge.  I was very pleased to learn that I had won the Challenge!  

I had not come across this Challenge blog before I was introduced to it by Terry, but I rather like it so I decided to enter the current Challenge which is Music and here is my card.....

The background of the card has been made using my Tim Holtz flourish stamp and gilded with Indigo Blu gilding flakes (first time of using!  Tip - don't sneeze when using these or else they will get everywhere!).  The next layer is a Snippet of SU Vanilla cardstock which has been inked with Brushed Corduroy DI, although you have to take my word for it as you cannot see it until you fold the music sheet back.

The music sheet was created using a WOW stamp, one of my buys on Thursday, on vellum using a technique shown by Mr Tim Holtz on his 12 Tags of Christmas 2009 (Day 9 I think).  I made the music notes with my new Memory Box die, again using a Snippet of SU cardstock, which I inked with Brushed Corduroy DI and brushed over with some gold Perfect Pearls.  

The Poinsettia was cut with very thin chipboard to which I had attached sheets I had cut out of a Czech book which I am using for another project yet to be completed.  I then inked the petals with DSs and DIs, edged with Black Soot DI and swooshed with my new favourite DS Antiqued Bronze. Once inked and dried  I then stamped over the petals with the music stamp.

I also added some smudges of my Treasure Gold wax to give it some sparkle.

Thanks for looking and why not pop over the FSC and join in as you still have a little time?

Let me know what you think!

Hettie

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