Do you ever have a card that just doesn't turn out the way you thought? And you're not sure if you like it? Or maybe it's the photo that doesn't turn out right?
I answer yes to all three of those with today's card. I almost didn't post it. I thought I'd let you decide!
One thing I'm sure of is that I need to use these gorgeous stamps again without the glitzy add-on. The Winter Sketches stamps (The Greetery) are beautiful when layered with inks. I wanted to use my new to me Rose Gold Powder (from Altenew) so I tried ending with the optional fifth layer for highlighting the branch and outlining the buds and embossing it.
I backed the black panel with Rose Gold foil paper. I rarely use black for my main panel but I love the affect when others do it, so I am giving it a try as well.
The card layout is from the Freshly Made Sketch Challenge, and the inspiration photo from The Card Concept had lovely black and gold elements with shine that inspired my card. I'm classifying this as a Classy/Elegant card.
That's it for me today! I hope you have a weekend that is wonderful in every way. Thanks so much for your kind words!
Be yourself
Delight in your craft
Make something beautiful!
All dies and the stamps are from The Greetery. which has quickly become my favorite stamp company!
8 comments:
LOL, lots of my cards turn out not quite the way I envisioned them! I like the elegance of your black background and the glitzy colors--very pretty! It will certainly "wow" someone when they receive it! Thanks so much for sharing this with us at The Card Concept this week, Cindy!
Your card is beautiful, Cindy! We've all struggled...it's part of the process. My card is very seldom how I envisioned it. Your colors are striking and I enjoyed your post! Thanks for sharing with us at The Card Concept!
It’s not very often that my card turns out how I initially planned it. I think that’s how the creative process is. But, your card is very beautiful! Love the dark background and lovely embossed flowers! Great design, too!
I like the result, Cindy! I think it's a winner, and I particularly love the gold embossing. The black makes for fantastic contrast. I've definitely got a thing for black and gold together. We're all in the same boat when it comes to indecision about our own creations. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
I love the embossing and all of the colors you used! So glad you joined us at Freshly Made Sketches!
The Greetery make the most gorgeous stamps and you have created a wonderful card with these products! Thanks so much for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches.
So beautiful! Love the touches of metallic! Thanks so much for playing along with us at The Card Concept!
I think I'm safe in saying we've all been there Cindy LOL!! But I see nothing wrong with your lovely card. I like the little bit of sparkly glitz and the bold red!
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