Monday 16 March 2015

Happy Birthday


Not sure why I always seem to leave making a card for Virginia's View till the last week, because I really do love to join in this challenge. Virginia has so many fabulously inspiring guests to encourage our creativeness and so many super cardmakers posting their creations, it's wonderful what new ideas/techniques you can gather into your stash of "I'm going to try that".
So here's my card for Challenge #13 - All Things Embossed.
I do remember how blown away I was when I first saw Gold Embossing...WOW, that won me and I've been at it now for many years - we used to use the heat from a toaster to melt the powder as heat guns weren't quite on the market here in Australia....the toasters had gold speckles on them.
I've made a simple card with pearl gold embossed swirls along one side and sponged over with pale peach chalk ink. Then a swirly stamped and embossed sentiment. No bling just the sparkle and shine from the embossing (which also makes it hard to photograph)
Thanks for taking a peek Robyn
ps - can't believe it's 12 months of challenges for Virginia's View, where did that time go, congrats Virginia and happy 1st blog birthday
 

7 comments:

  1. wonderful card, Robyn, yes the embossing powder is a little bit magic the look is beautiful!

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  2. Ooh very pretty Robyn.....very elegant! I do like it.

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  3. This is so soft and elegant and screams springtime happiness! I love it!

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  4. Love the soft color and gorgeous gold embossing, Robyn!

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  5. Wow!! This is stunning!! Love it Robyn ... I can't believe you used a toaster to emboss!! Lol!

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  6. Beautiful stylish card. The perfect combination of colors.
    Regards,
    Bozena

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Thank you for taking the time to comment, all encouragement and inspiration is very welcome. May your day be a happy and extra special one, cheers Robyn