Wednesday, 23 March 2016

Faux Mother of Pearl ...

Good evening ... a quick post to share a card that's been quite a time in the making. 



The squares are from a piece of card which I coloured to create a faux mother of pearl effect using cling film, distress inks and pearl drops - there are a number of videos explaining the technique on You Tube.  The poppy image has been die cut three times and glued together to create a chipboard-like image.

I used:
Distress inks - Spun Sugar, Picked Raspberry and Seedless Preserves.
Die-namics - Inside/Out Stitched Squares
Memory Box - Prim Poppy

I'm entering the following challenges:

"Less is More" Challenge 268 - "What's outside your window" (you can use your imagination or your dreams).

I appreciate that this card takes a stretch of the imagination to fit the challenge but let me explain.  You see I hate the dull overcast weather when the world outside my window just looks grey and dreary, when it is hard to distinguish between morning, afternoon and night.  I long to look out and see bright cheerful colours ... not so much grey!  Hence the bright pink and who doesn't want to see poppies!  Apologies to then LIM design team if I have strayed too far.

Enjoy!
Edit:  Just popped back to enter this card into another challenge - Darnell suggested that the design fit the challenge at Freshly Made Sketches - so I thought I would give it a go!



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21 comments:

  1. Carole23 March 2016 at 22:50

    I think this card is just absolutely fabulous...love it. Clever background squares and a beautiful layered poppy. very classy!!

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  2. Esther23 March 2016 at 23:19

    This is absolutely wonderful Elaine! Not that I expect anything different from you by now... Love the colours and the design and the gorgeously clean but soooooo attractive layout. Fantastic!

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  3. Susan24 March 2016 at 01:13

    Very creative a beautiful design. Thanks for sharing at Less is More!

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  4. Susanne Vargas24 March 2016 at 02:23

    This is so pretty! Love the layout!

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  5. Sid24 March 2016 at 06:54

    A super card, beautifully made !!

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  6. sandie24 March 2016 at 07:19

    I love this design and the pink is just perfect. Did you get me email about the card you emailed me? Perfect anyway x

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  7. Pat24 March 2016 at 11:45

    This is beautiful Elaine and I love the white of the poppy against the bright pink shimmery background. x

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  8. Unknown24 March 2016 at 16:49

    Such a stunning card. Karen x

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  9. Kay Wallace24 March 2016 at 18:06

    This is not just a card but a stunning piece of art! Applause! Applause!

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  10. Kathyk25 March 2016 at 10:08

    This is beautiful, a clever way to combine the HLS and LIM challenges

    Kathyk

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  11. Sazzle Dazzle25 March 2016 at 22:55

    Packed full with awesome techniques Elaine to create a striking and feminine design and perfect for what's outside your window. Thanks for playing along at Less is More this week. Sarah x

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  12. Darnell26 March 2016 at 02:06

    You did a magnificent job with the MOP technique, Elaine! Who wouldn't want to see this beautiful poppy against a sunset like this outside their window, whether real or imaginary!! You won't believe it, but go check out the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches! This definitely looks like a winner there, too, so please edit and add it!! Happy Easter!! Hugs, Darnell

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  13. Neets B26 March 2016 at 08:44

    Gorgeous card, Elaine. I for one would love to see this from my window so it fits out challenge perfectly in my eyes! Great use of the MoP technique too.
    Thanks for sharing at Less is More and Happy Little Stampers, Anita x

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  14. Viv26 March 2016 at 14:34

    Such a beautiful card here Elaine,loving the colour too ;) Viv xx

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  15. Anita in France28 March 2016 at 10:32

    So lovely, Elaine ... love the crispness of that gorgeous white poppy against the vibrant pink and shimmer in the faux MoP panels! Gorgeous! Thanks so much for playing along with us at Happy Little Stampers! Anita :)

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  16. Kim S28 March 2016 at 12:17

    LOVE your use of this sketch!! Those beautiful panels behind that simple silhouette is a gorgeous look! Thank you for playing along with us at Freshly Made Sketches.

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  17. Cindy Hall28 March 2016 at 14:08

    I love how you used the sketch and came up with this great card! Your panels are gorgeous and the texture of the flowers makes it even better! Thanks for sharing with us at Freshly Made Sketches.

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  18. Lou28 March 2016 at 15:51

    Gorgeous die cut, works very well making it extra thick to add that dimension to your card. Lou x (Guest designer at LIM)

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  19. Chrissie29 March 2016 at 08:54

    It's taken me a while to get around to seeing what's outside your window!
    This is fabulous Elaine... superb technique and I love this die too!
    Thanks so much
    Chrissie
    "Less is More"

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  20. Toni1 April 2016 at 18:41

    gor-ge-ous! great dimension and you worked up the faux mother of pearl so well! Thanks for sharing!

    Toni
    HLS DT

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  21. Linda4 April 2016 at 11:40

    Beautiful card .... love the faux MOP, it's the perfect backdrop for that pretty die cut. Thank you for playing along with the Happy Little Stampers CAS challenge xx

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