I won some wonderful blog candy recently from Mary H at Carolina Cards. The embossing folder I'm using, GooseBumpz Lace (set of 2), and the stamped flower, Stampabilities/Floral Silhouette2, are part of the goodies she sent me. Thank you so much, Mary.
I did a Ways to Use It challenge, WT519, on Splitcoaststampers this morning. The challenge was to use buttons and lace, faux or real. My lace is faux, using my lace embossing folder. I ran my Tim Holtz Distress Paint in wild honey over it before running it through my Cuttlebug. I love the way it turned out. I am using the white buttons for the centers of the flowers.
I added a sentiment from Mark's Finest Papers and Stamps/Welcome Poppies set.
I cut out the flower and sponged some blue for the sky behind the flower. The frame is a Spellbinders Card Creator A-2 Matting Basics A and I popped it up with mounting tape.
It is so cold here. The deep south should never be this cold. Brrrrrrrrrr It was supposed to be 8 degrees last night..don't know if it fell that far or not. It is 17 degrees right now. I hate winter!!!!
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Oh WOW! I'm so pleased that the blog candy found a wonderful home where it can be used so beautifully. The DI certainly brought out the emboss pattern gorgeously. The dark blue of the flowers is a perfect contrast to the sunny yellow. Love this frame setting too. We are 22 at noon....brrrr. TFS & it's gratifying to see how you've used the supplies. Big Hugs & TFS
This came out beautiful. Love that lace embossing folder. Your buttons look so cute as flower centers. I'm sorry to hear you are having such low temps. I know it is unheard of for the deep south, but I hope you are not looking for sympathy from me. LOL
We will have you beat for low temps. Tomorrow morning and Saturday morning it is suppose to dip to 0° with wind chills in the teens and then Snow, Rain, Ice storm Sunday and then extremely low temps again next week. We have had to resort to removing snow form roofs around here. We have had 5 schools and one Loew's that had roofs collapse within the past three days.
Jack has been raking the snow off of our carport for the past couple of days. This is getting ridiculous. Well what can we do? Not too much just complain. Wishing you a warmer day tomorrow.
Wow,dearie! your card is so clever!
gorgeous background!
Congratulations on your won crafting goodies!
hugs and kisses from germany
silvi xoxo
I think I must have a mental block of some kind because I can never think to do that with the embossing folder and ink. I love the look! So pretty with the yellow background like that and love your design. VERY nice!
That really is cold for your part of the world! Hope it warms up soon.
Lynn
This is absolutely gorgeous Benzi huggles Sue xx
Beautiful card! I love florals! And you are making me look bad ! :)
Beautiful card - love the background and flower thanks for sharing!!!
Your image opened up on my screen...and my first thoughts were "Oh Wow! This is so pretty! Great job with that challenge!
This is so beautiful Benzi I love the floral image and the background
Kevin xx
What a stunning background, and oh that yellow color looks so warm!! I love the framework with the sentiment too, and everything works beautifully with that pretty sprig of florals! Here's to spring and doing away with that silly groundhog ritual!
Excellent Benzi. Fantastic card. - Jim
Love that embossed lace and the black and white flowers are so pretty with all that sunny yellow! It's cold here too. Got up to 21° today supposed to be down to 6° tonight. Still lots of ice around. Brrr!
How lovely this is. I love the fantastic colors and again I love how creative you are. Along with being lucky to win the candy. Yep it's cold, lol hugs joann
This is SO pretty Brenda! I really love how your highlighted the embossing, makes the lace look so real! The spray on the frame is the perfect touch! Wow 17 that is way to cold!! I think we need to exchange a little air, it is too warm here, 84 mixed with your 17 could give us both some great weather LOL!!
Wow! Love the lace embossed background in the gorgeous yellow! Such a pretty flower, too! Yep, it's winter! And, it is absolutely frigid...2 degress here...brrr! I'm so thankful for my hot coffee right now...lol! Have a great weekend, hugs!:-)
Stunning, Benzi! Yellow isn't a color I use much but I do love this cards and how you used it. Wonderful design. Grat idea offsetting the flowers from the frame. That's an idea I have to remember. :-D
Great BG! Love the frame and that colour combo always makes a wonderful statement.
Love the sunny embossed background and beautiful floral image
Carol x
Oh, Brenda, this is gorgeous! It really caught my eye, and I love the embossing pattern...looks so lacy! And what stunning colors and a great layout!! Warm hugs, sweet friend!
this is so pretty Benzi- a great bunch of goodies you won and turned into a fab card
This is beautiful! I love how you did the embossing and love that frame.
How wonderful to receive such lovely goodies Brenda and what a pretty card you made with them. That embossing is beautiful and I love the flower posy.
Isn't it funny how we get used the the temperature we expect? Here in England getting a 17 degree day in February would be amazing- we might be that lucky towards the end of March lol!
Keep warm my friend.
Hugs
Carol x
Well you certainly made great use of your new goodies! Fab card, I love your lacy BG :)
What a fantastic look you created ... love it! Great layers!
Lucky you and congrats for winning some blog candy.
Did you all get some snow/ice Friday? We did...took my hubby three hours to get home and part of that was on foot after he had to abandon the car. Wonder if we will get more tonight.
how beautiful, Benzi! Love the vibrant colors in contrast to your black image! xo
Excellent and elegant card
Oh this is so beautiful.
Love that EF Brenda and the framing and flowers are perfect. Coloring up the ef was a wonderful idea and totally makes the best bg. Well done card. Hugz
Very inspirational, Benzi. I like the yellow with the black and white, and that frame in the middle. Really beautiful!
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