Lindy's Stamp Gang February Color Challenge

Embossing Powder - Starburst Spray

Starbright Gold Green - Opal Sea Oats

Midnight Teal - Tibetan Poppy Teal

Razzleberry Plum - Cheshire Cat Cherry

Silver Moon Turquoise - Silent Night Silver

I think I seem to have craft dies from most company's and so many that I haven't even begun to use a fraction of them in my cards, alterables or scrapbook pages.  I started out collecting Spellbinders ones first, then Memory box, Simon Says Stamps and Sizzix.  I freely admit I have gone way overboard on more than one occasion.

So I decided to really challenge myself and try to make a nice card without using my dies and use chipboard pieces so I didn't cheat ... well ... me!!

At the moment the whole less is more trend is something I'm struggling with.  It's difficult to keep the bulk of a card white or neutral so I did this card as a study of sorts to find out how difficult it is to do a minimalistic looking and make it aesthetically pleasing too.  I like how it turned out considering how it was made up of a 3inch strip of lots of dots pretty much.

My passionate love affair with the fabulous LSG starburst sprays is ongoing, because they are two-toned (three tones really) sprays.  Not only do they have the main colour i.e. Cherry but also a mica that is golden and an extra more subtle shimmer too.

Their embossing powders have fantastic coverage and are two toned.  I love them and they are my go to embossing powder.  There isn't a colour I don't love.

Supplies

Centura Pearl Card (non-pearl side)
Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst Spray Tibetan Poppy Teal
Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst Spray  Cheshire Cat Cherry
Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst Spray Silent Night Silver
Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst Spray Don't Eat Yellow Snow

Lindy Stamp Gang Embossing Powder Angel Wings Mauve
Lindy Stamp Gang Embossing Powder Razzleberry Plum
Lindy Stamp Gang Embossing Powder Silver Moon Turquoise

Lindy Stamp Gang Glitter Gag Me With A Grey Spoon
Lindy Stamp Gang Glitter Pretty in Pink

Cosmic Shimmer Black Detail Powder
Just Rite Everyday Vintage Stamp

Versamark Frost Ink Pad
ArtGlitter Dries Clear Glue
Brilliance Pearlescent Yellow Ink Pad
Wycinaka Chipboard Hummingbird Swirls

1. Cut and trim centura pearl card to 20cmx20cm and leave to the side
2. Cut 3inch width x 20cm length and using the starburst sprays unscrew the cap and flick drops onto the 3" strip of card on the reverse side of the card and dry
3. Repeat with the Cheshire Cat Cherry and dry and then the Silent Night Silver
4. With the Don't Eat Golden Snow Spray spritz the whole piece with the spray and then dry

Hello Friend Says It All, Dont You Think?

5. With the chipboard pieces Ink it with the Versamark and pour on the embossing powder (larger piece is Razzleberry Plum and the smaller piece with the Silver Moon Turquoise) It took 2 layers to get the right amount of powder on them.
6. While the pieces cool I took the little chipboard flowers and put a layer of glue on each of them and then applied half of them in Gag me With a Grey Spoon Glitter and the rest with Pretty in Pink Glitter
7. Ink up Hello Friend phrase and stamp directly to the lower right of the 20x20cm piece of card
8. Edge the 3inch strip with brilliance pearlescent inkpad and adhere it onto the middle of the 20x20inch card
9. Glue the large Razzleberry embossed Chipboard to the middle of the coloured strip and place the little glittered flowers
10. The smaller swirl is glued under the phrase and the remaining glittered flowers affixed to the rest of the card.
11. Layer the card onto holographic mirror card to finish



Try making a card like this and don't be afraid of empty spaces.

((Hugs))

Celina