Howdy! This is my greeting for Texas Tues-Step! As promised, I made a bluebonnet card for you. After all, it IS that time of year! We have had such a drought that I don't think there are as many out as there were last year, but I still have seen a lot and love it every time I see a field of them! Or any wildflower for that matter! I think my hubby thinks it is kinda silly how excited I get when I see a field of wildflowers and several times I have asked him to pull over so I can take a picture! Love the wildflowers, especially the bluebonnets! Let's get to my card ... enjoy!
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I hope you can see my card all right. It didn't scan so well because I added that bulky beaded pin. I have seen many packages of beaded pins in the scrapbook stores. But this one, I made myself! I purchased a package of fancy head pins at Michaels with a coupon (of course!) and added a couple of beads, one from my stash and one I also got at Michaels. I bought a whole string of the clear beads for accent. To make them stay, I just add a drop of Diamond Glaze. Easy Peasy! And each one will be a match for my card I am making! I also want to talk about how I did the bluebonnet and only cut out part of the oval. I know there is a tutorial on how to do this somewhere but I didn't have it, so I improvised! I did direct to paper for the bluebonnet, Tombows colored on the stamp and spritzed with a little water, before stamping. Then, before I ran the panel thru the Big Shot with the Spellbinders oval die, I layed a thick piece of cardstock over the top of the flower image so that it would not cut where the flower was. I then could go around the flower with my scissors. It worked pretty good, but I could see the shape of the cardboard impression in the paper. So ... I ran the whole thing thru an embossing folder to cover it up. It worked and it gave the card more interest ... a happy mistake? Yes, I think so! What do you think? Do you like my card?
Recipe:
Paper - Dots by Bo Bunny, Cardstock White
Stamps - Bluebonnet and Sentiment by Deadbeat Designs
Ink - Versafine Majestic Blue, Tombows, Stickles Waterfall
Tools - Petite Ovals Nestibilities, Sizzix Basic Grey Diamonds embossing folder, Stampin' Up scalloped border punch
Other - Rhinestones by Hero Arts, Fancy Head Pin, Beads
I haven't heard from the Texas Tues-Step team about who is participating this week, but check my list on the right side panel and if you find they have a Texas card for you today, be sure to leave them a little love and a comment!
Enjoy the spring flowers! See you tomorrow!
Happy Stamping!
Tina
3 comments:
What a lovely blue bonnet card! So pretty!
Beautiful card Tina. I like the embossed flower panel. And how cool are your making your own fancy pins.
Sorry for being such a slacker and not getting my card posted until just now.
OK, Tina...you really outdid yourself on that bluebonnet!!!
The way you colored it is simply beautiful...just as a bluebonnet shd be! ;) Using more than one color gives great interest! Great job. (great tip on the cutting! THNX)
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