Wednesday 12 March 2014

WOW! Wood...

Hey there!

I'm here today with my take on this months challenge over at WOW! Embossing Powder where the theme is 'Wood'.  I was a bit stumped (pardon the pun!) to begin with but then that light bulb moment came and I was off!

Lolly sticks of course!!  I used a few strips of scrap card to join the sticks together - it was either that or glue each edge.  Having done this previously, I wasn't about to do it again!!  (I'll share that project later in this post)  As you can see, I then stamped and embossed this Dandelion with rogue 'fluffy' bits in WOW! Primary Ebony Super Fine powder.  I don't know the name given to the bits on a Dandelion - on a flower they'd be petals...maybe I'll have to look that up?!  Well, I've just looked it up and the best explanation I can offer is that they would just be called seeds.  I suppose the fluffy part is a parachute for the seeds?!  It's not really relevant to this post, so I'll try and get back on track!!

I made this into a sympathy card, not because I needed one luckily, but because I had the sentiment issue again!  It was the only one that suited the card...and it's always good to have one in your card stash I think, just in case you become to bleary eyed after an event to make a card...that may just be me...

I based this layout on the CAS(E) This Sketch sketch from last week, but never got around to posting it...c'est la vie!





Thanks for stopping by, I hope you're all having a good week ;)











Supplies
Card:      Paper Mill Direct - White, Black, Buff
Stamps: Clear Impressions - Wild & Free; Bo Bunny - Sentiments
Ink:        VersaColor - Black; Ranger - Perfect Medium
Other:    WOW! - Ebony e/p; twine; pearls

4 comments:

  1. Leave it to you to find a very clever take on the challenge! Beautiful card and you are right, you will be glad to have this on hand one day...

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  2. Oh, Sian, this is so innovative and creative and especially splendatative! You are brilliant!! Hugs, Darnell

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  3. Your lovely dandelions (fluffy bits - perfect definition for their 'puffs') are gorgeous on their lolly stick fence! Ingenious - as you always are! Can you imagine a companion one, with the dandelions in shades of purple/lilac? Not sure why I chose that colour; must be feeling lilac-ish these days with the approach of Spring. Heyyy...if you have more sticks, might as well give them a glue-up! Happy sigh...a visit here always, always adds sparkle to my day!! Hugs~c

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  4. Hello, wonderful Sian! Just checking in to see if all is well with you! Missing immensely your bubbly posts and awesome creations! Hugs~c

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