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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.

Monday, 18 July 2016

Add some texture with Ooh La La Creations

Hi everyone and it looks as if summer may have started here at long last.

Thank you for all your things beginning with F for the last challenge there were some lovely entries. Pop over to Ooh La La Creations challenge blog to see if you made the top three.

This time our theme is .....

Add Some Texture

I used papers from 'Yesterday's Memories' for my creation and if you click on the image below it will take you to the Ooh La La Creations shop





I knew I wanted to use several different textures on the card, and as I was thinking what to do I also happened to take a delivery of flowers by post from a company called Bloom and Wild. On opening the box of flowers I first discovered the lovely textured golden ribbon, then I noticed that each of the delicate rose buds had been wrapped in net to stop them getting damaged, having finally lifted all the flowers out of the box I noticed that the lovely quote about flowers was printed on the inside of the box. At that point an idea started to form and so I took a picture of the flowers now arranged in a vase, on seeing the photograph on my computer screen I knew exactly the papers from The Yesterday's Memories CD which would work with the photograph.

I printed the picture of the flowers and I used My Craft Studio to overlay the quotation on one of the Ooh La La papers - this is a really subtle printed paper from the Wedding Day folder.  I also printed the basket weave paper from the Roses folder.

I matted and layered the panels of paper, photograph and quotation onto dark green paper and then a lovely matt gold card from my stash.

I added the gold textured ribbon around the centre panel and added a pink pom-pom trim to the top and bottom of the panel.

I cut the musical stave from the dark green backing card and added this before adding the quotation and the photograph.

I made a spray of rosebuds from some paper flowers in my stash and added little pieces cut from the protective netting. I added more texture with the metal leaf and butterfly embellishments and finished off with some flat backed pearls.


This was the first delivery from Bloom and Wild and I have a subscription for a delivery every month. I am looking forward to all the bits I can recycle as much as I am to the flowers. 

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6 comments:

  1. julie_woolston18 July 2016 at 09:58

    Fabulous card Alison beautiful design and detail.
    Hugs Julie xxx

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  2. Unknown18 July 2016 at 18:53

    What a beautiful card and I love the image and the design is wonderful.
    Debs xxx
    {Debs Cards}

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  3. cotnob18 July 2016 at 21:11

    A beautiful card Alli, lots of fabulous details.
    Pauline
    x

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  4. Wynn19 July 2016 at 16:33

    Wow Allison this is so beautiful and like a true crafter you managed to use everything from your flower delivery.....how clever. You have created a card that ....if it were mine.... I would treasure with all the memories from your flower arrangement. Hugs Wynn xx

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  5. Linby22 July 2016 at 23:28

    What a beautiful card so pretty. How wonderful to look forward to flowers every month and also crafty bits to use! A great reminder of your flowers when you look at the cards.
    Thanks for being our GDT.
    Lynn x

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  6. Linby22 July 2016 at 23:29

    What a beautiful card so pretty. How wonderful to look forward to flowers every month too and the crafty bits you can use! Your cards will be fab reminders of the flowers.
    Lynn x

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