Creating for the Cairns Show

A number of us entered paper crafting items in the Cairns Show, we are hopeful of inspiring the organisers to arrange better sponsorship, sections and prizes. . .

This is one of my entries

For want of a better description - this is an acetate card.  It is made with a 12 x 12 Window Sheet which I cut in half to make a square 6" x 6" card.  I stuck Whisper White card on the back sheet so that there is somewhere to write.

The front is made using pieces of Twitterpated DSP which I cut into 1.5 cm strips (6" long) and stuck straight to the acetate using sticky strip.  The stamped image is from Apothecary Art, coloured with Blushing Bride, Pear Pizzazz and Riding Hood Red Stampin' Write Markers.  The word "happiness" is from the Loving Thoughts stamp set.  I have framed it up using Blushing Bride, Pear Pizzazz and Riding Hood Red card stock which I have cut out using the Labels Collection Framelit Dies and for texture have run them through the Big Shot using the Square Lattice Textured Embossing Folder.

As you know I love texture in my cards and this is something that I accomplish through layering.  I have layered this time using flowers.  I stamped flowers with Blushing Bride and Riding Hood Red ink on Whisper White card stock using the Vintage Vogue stamp set and cut these out.  I also stamped the leaves in Pear Pizzazz ink on Whisper White card stock using the French Foliage stamp set which I then cut out.  I added pearls to the flowers for a bit of glamour.

The Whisper White Organza Ribbon is threaded around the entire card and through the stamped image on the front and tied in a bow to add more texture and a luxurious feel to the card.

Hope you like it!

Shanni xx