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Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
I have been crafting since May 2008, when in desperation to find an unusual birthday card for my Mum, I gave up looking in the shops and decided to have a go at making my own. I soon realised that crafting is addictive and I haven't brought a card since. In 2011 I completed my certificate in papercrafting as a result of the work I did as part of the course I started entering challenges on line and in magazines. I applied for design teams and also started making samples for Ooh La La Creations for their shows on Create and Craft. I have now completed my Diploma in professional crafting and most recently been runner up in the Papercrafter of the Year 2013 a competition run by Papercraft essentials magazine, I don't have a particular style I like to use elements from lots of styles and techniques, although I do love all things vintage. In 2014 I started to move more towards scrapbooking to take care of the huge family archive of photographs that were stored in my attic. I have continued cardmaking and Scrapbooking through 2015 and 2016 but have also become interested in off the page projects. I hope to be able focus on these in the future.

Wednesday, 30 January 2013

Spread your wings

I have been asked by my manager at work to  make card for a colleague who is leaving. I wanted something pretty and feminine and didn't want to go down the sorry you're leaving route. I had a hunt through my CD roms and came across one which had come free with a magazine and is titled My Craft Studio a little bit of everything.

I didn't use the toppers on the CD just the backing papers and added lots of embellishments.


I mounted the backing paper onto a lovely pearly white card from hunkydory which is holographic and it has a pink hue to it, I wrapped this with lace and the dark purple ribbon and then stuck it to an 8x8 base card. One of the tags in the top left was one I had left over in my stash from a pack by Melissa Frances and the other one is a freebie from a lets make cards kit which I bought purely for the Paris themed papers in it so this was a left over. 

I die cut two flourishes and a butterfly from the left over piece of the hunkydory card using a memory box die and a creative expressions die respectively. The bird cage is also a creative impressions die and I cut it twice using the matt copper card, and green paper I then snipped the leaves from the green die cut and stuck these down over the copper leaves. I also added 3 punched flower blossoms.
Having put a doily in the bottom right hand corner I set to work cutting the flowers using a s Szzix Tim Holtz Tattered flowers die and the trimmings from the backing paper and the papers inside the card. I then built up the flowers until I had what I wanted adding mother of pearl buttons and flat backed pearls for the centres. Once I had an arrangement I was happy with I stuck them down using pinflair glue gel and also pushed some fern leaves cut using a Kreate die and the purple feather into the back of the arrangement. 

The sentiment says 'Spread your wings and fly' and this was mounted on a disc of the backing card cut using a nestie plain circle die. I stuck this over the tags and added a metallic butterfly from my stash and another small 'tattered' flower. I then tied the top tag to the card using dusky lilac organza ribbon. The die cut butterfly had a body added using flat back pearls and the finishing touches was a line of tiny pink gems along the roof of the birdcage and the two tiny birds.



I lined the inside of the card with more of the backing paper and added a die cut panel with a message.

I am entering this card in the following challenges

http://diecuttindivas.blogspot.co.uk/ - Anything goes
http://cdsundaychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ - Hello Doily - Doily is in bottom right hand corner not sure if this will count as I only used the backing paper from the CD and then made my own embellishments
http://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.co.uk/ Bling it on
http://onestopcraftchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ sparkle and bling
http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.co.uk/ - linky party
http://incywincydesigns.blogspot.co.uk/ - Pearls and Lace
http://tuesdaythrowdown.blogspot.co.uk/ -Bling it on

17 comments:

  1. Wow Alli this looks amazing and so very beautiful the design and embellishments are stunning, awesome card
    hugs
    lorraine x

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  2. A very pretty card which I am sure the lucky recipient will treasure. Perfect for our challenge this week and thank you for joining us at CD Sunday.
    Jocelyn x
    CD Sunday DT

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  3. Wow. This is sooo gorgeous Ali. I bet there's never been such a beautiful leaving card. It doesn't matter how small the element from a CD is used - as long as it's there somewhere.
    Thank you for joining us this week.
    Beryl xx
    CD Sunday DT

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  4. What a beauty, I'm sure your colleague will be delighted. Hugs x

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  5. Oh my! This is just gorgeous...the details...wow! Thanks for joining our Bling It On challenge. We'd like to see you again next week. … x
    Asha - Tuesday Throwdown DT
    Sunny Summer Crafts

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  6. Wow! this is gorgeous! what a fab layout and the embellishments are absolutely stunning! so many wonderful details and everything has come together beautifully… I love it!
    Thanks for joining us at MAWTT and good luck in the Challenge!
    Hugs Sue xx

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  7. Hi Ali, lovely to see a new face joining in with us. Your card is gorgeous and I am sure it will be treasured by the recipient.
    Beautiful layout, I hope we see you again joining us at CD Sunday, thanks for this weeks entry.
    Christine xx
    CD Sunday DT

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  8. what a fab card ,love the pretty colours and all your gorgeous embellies
    thanks for joining us at MIM and good luck
    tracey x

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  9. So pretty...Thanks for playing along with us at DCD!! Lee-Ann :)

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  10. Very pretty, love the bling. Thanks for joining us at Tuesday Throwdown for this challenge.
    Margaret, DT

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  11. A lovely card and the open birdcage is a perfect and clever way to convey the sentiment.
    Thank you for joining in with us at Cd Sunday
    Carol xx
    CD Sunday DT

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  12. just loving this beautiful creation Alli, thank you for joining us at CD Sunday and i do hope you will join us again to show your lovely creations.
    sue-b xx
    CD Sunday DT

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  13. Beautiful card love the birdcage and all the details and embellishments-thanks for joining us at Tuesday Throwdown
    carol DT x

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  14. A beautiful card, with plenty of embelishments going on as well. Thanks for joining in at CD Sunday this week

    Sue x GDT CD Sunday

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  15. Gorgeous card Alli, fancy seeing you here !! It doesn't matter how small the something from a CD is, as long as it's there, thanks for sharing at CD Sunday x

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  16. Great card.

    Thanks for joining with us this week at OSCC.

    Susan

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  17. What a beautiful creation, I am sure it was well received. Lovely to see a new entry, hope to see you again. Thanks for sharing with us at CD Sunday Challenges. Caz

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