Hello there!
I’m back with a
card inspired by autumn and the related card challenges… one of which was to
use cardboard. I did not want to use the cardboard as it is, but wanted to give
it a different look. So I used some NBUS from the house and did what I NBD (Never Before Did) to achieve this. Certainly, got strange looks from my 18 yr old son wondering if I’d
gone nuts, while I was having fun.
Supplies used:
Lawn Fawn -Stitched leaves
Taylored Expressions - thanks block die
Viva Decor-Inca gold wax paste
corrugated cardboard (recycled)
burgundy shoe cream
black shoe polish
fixation spray
tinsel ribbon
gold card (recycled box)
The original
piece of cardboard was the same colour as the card base. The colour was
darkened with the application of shoe cream with a brush, then lightly applied
some shoe polish with a sponge horizontally so as to avoid letting the black go
over the valley folds of the cardboard. As the odour wasn’t appealing, the fixation
spray was used. Two coats of it, sealed the odour and made it shine. Next the
cardboard was torn all around and the edges then lightly burnt over an open
flame to darken the edges. Done by smothering the flame immediately with a cloth. To give it a metaliic glow, metallic gold wax paste was rubbed on the mountain folds. The panel
was adhered on the card base. The die cut leaves were watercoloured, sprayed
with fixation spray to make the colour look richer and for the shine, then
scored along the dotted lines for dimension. Finished off by randomly gluing
the tinsel ribbon and leaves with a glue gun, then adhered the die cut
sentiment.
Entering this card
for challenges at…
http://unstampabelleschallenges.blogspot.com.au - cardboard & set of 3 leaves
http://www.djkardkreations.com - NBUS (sentiment die, tinsel ribbon, shoe cream & shoe polish)
http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge - metal (gold wax paste & gold sentiment)
http://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com - change is good
http://modsquadchallenge.com - fall colours
Did you like my card? Do you think I made it too busy
with the tinsel ribbon? I guess I’ve been seeing way too many gorgeous mix
media projects on Instagram that inspired me to use it and go for a different
look than the usual CAS.
Have a wonderful day.
Leanne
17 comments:
Such fabulous rustic look! And has been so clever from you using the shoes cream! Brilliant idea and great result! The leaves look amazing!
What a wonderful card Leanne - the textures ans sheen are fabulous
Blessings
Maxine
This is stunning, Leanne. So many beautiful elements. You've made the corrugated card look amazing, the perfect background for the pretty leaves.
What a gorgeous work of art. Thanks for describing the process you used to create the amazing cardboard and those beautiful leaves. Truly a work of art and a work of heart.
Thanks for joining us for our Change is Good! challenge at Cut it Up!
Evelyn
http://mylittlecraftblog.wordpress.com
I am in love with how you made that cardboard look with shoe polish, Leanne! I'll bet you start a new trend in Blogland and I'll bet your card not only looks great, but it smells great, too! (Well, it would to me because I always loved the smell of shoe polish!) Thank you for playing again in my NBUS Challenge #12! Hugs, Darnell
What a clever idea!
Thank you for joining us in our "Golden Harvest" challenge at Cuttlebug Mania!
Cuttlebugs & Hugs
Jannie
What a lovely card, the leaves are so pretty and have so much color. The corrugated background is so fun. Thank you so much for joining us at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. Hugs, Sandra
A great card. Never mind what your 18 yo thinks you did a great job - we will all be heading for our shoe polish!. Thanks for sharing with us at Unstampabelles.
This is so amazing, you have done such a great job, love the way you it's come together. You are one of the featured artists for this card at JKOC.Thanks so much for sharing your creation at
Anything goes September link-up, Just keep on creating
Susan xx
Gorgeous card Leanne! the leaves are beautiful and I love the corrugated background, absolutely stunning! :-)
Congratulations you have won the $50 voucher on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. Please email us, there is a clickable link on the sidebar of the challenge blog :-)
luv
Lols x x x
A fabulous Autumn themed card Leanne, a super rustic design.
Pauline - Crafting with Cotnob
x
This is such a gorgeous card! I love the corrugated card against those lovely die cut leaves. Biggest congrats on your SSS win! Hugs, Autumn
I adore the cardboard, great card. Thank you so much for participating this week at the Mod Squad Challenge
This is amazing! Love the techniques (so surprising too shoe polish and flames!) and the inquenuity. Thanks for sharing with us at Unstampabelles and hope to see you back again soon!
Lol, I can see why your son looked at you oddly! What a interesting way to distress the cardboard, love those Fall leaves. Thanks for joining us at Cuttlebug Mania.
This is so gorgeous!! I love the texture and the colors of the beautiful leaves!! So fabulous!! I love it!! Have a great day!! Big hugs :)
Lisa
A Mermaid's Crafts
Hi there Leanne .Amazing creation .I concur with all the above comments .Not much time in my craft room lately so sorry have not visited for ages .I have browsed through your posts and my my , you have been artistically busy .
hugs Shirley-Anne
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