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Tuesday 12 March 2019

For Someone Special

Hi crafters!  Today is another day of pixies!  I just love them so I reach for them often as there are just so many cool ways to use them!  For today's card, I used the Eliza die and cut it into a piece of coconut white card using all the decorative dies in the set.  I started with a much larger piece of card than I needed but you must do that for this technique.  Once I cut all the dies cuts into the card, I backed it with a piece of pixie powdered card I made using Midnight Blue, Purple Violet and Teal Wash.  After I glued the two together, then I cut the outside edges down to size.  The reason you need to do it this way is because the decorative parts of the die will cut out and drop off the edge when you use a smaller piece of card.  Trust me on this one, it just won't work easily unless you start big.  Next I cut two diagonal cuts about two inches apart./  I added mounting foam to the top and bottom edge of the card and added them on to another piece of coconut white card, then glued the diagonal strip flat between them, keeping the pattern intact.  I cut the For Someone Special sentiment out of teal card a couple of times and glued them together for dimension, then glued it to the upper left corner of the card.  From the leftover piece of pixie powdered card, I used the Layered carnation die set and cut enough flowers to make three flowers.  I assembled them and seated them in the lower right corner with white leaves and a white ribbon bow as accents.  The card was completed with white on white mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 7" x  8" in size.  All for now, Sue x





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53 comments:

  1. Morning Sue, another awesome card, love the way you have lifted the top and bottom pieces. And you can never have too many pixie powder cards. Have a good day everyone. Bx

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  3. Hello Sue and all
    Love the diagonal feature on this card and of course the gorgeous colour of the pixie powders, beautiful card.
    Hugs
    Muriel x

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  4. Hi Sue. This is different. Is it the time of day I'm reading your post that makes it sound complicated or the usual - not having the kind of brain that clicks straight away, give me a week and the penny may drop lol. You've converted so many of us to pixie powders they give such a different background every time so absolutely perfect for this design.
    Have a great day whatever you've got planned xxx

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  5. Morning Sue, beautiful card, love the pixie powder background again and the flowers. Love Jean xxx

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  6. Hello Sue
    Love how you have created this card and the raised top and bottom pieces. Of course the pixies are gorgeous.
    Marion S x

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  7. Morning Sue and all WIlsonettes, what an amazing sample for us today, very different but I like it, love the colours of the pixie powders too. xx

    Stay safe, healthy and happy, hugs, June Smith xxx

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  8. Morning Sue.
    Thank you a very pretty card.
    Take care and have fun Kitty.

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  9. Hello Sue, this is a rather different and interesting card for today. The pixie powder background is beautiful and very pretty . Xx

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  10. Love the pixies so much also I share your passion!. x

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  11. A very different card Sue, very effective. I love pixie powders too. Thank you, have a good day.xxx

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  12. Stunning card, quite different-lovely.

    Michele

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  13. Hi Sue
    Oh wow. You don’t need to convince me how fabulously amazing pixie powders are! It is no coincidence that my name is Princess Pixie! Lol x
    This card is wow! Obviously the pixied background is stunning but the way you have ‘staggered’ it is ingenious. The background is so subtle peeping out from behind Eliza then the Layered Carnations just give is that explosion of pixieness which is magical. Oh yes - Pixie Powders - I love them!!
    Enough rambling for today. It is wet and cold here in Cultural Croydon. The perfect day for a Pixiefest and I might even make a card - don’t hold me to it but watch this space!
    Happy Tuesday everyone
    Crafty hugs
    PP
    Yvonne x

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  14. Hi Sue, a beautiful card again today. Love the pixie powder colours and the way you have used the dies.

    Barbara V

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  15. Amazing, beautiful card,love the colours that you have used.

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  16. Good morning Sue,
    A stunning design using a very pretty Pixie Powder background and beautiful die.x

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  17. Morning Sue and all the Wilsonettes
    What a pretty card on this cold wet morning, love the pixie powders background

    Sending love and healing hugs to all that need them xx

    Have a good day all

    Love
    Sharon MK
    xxx

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  18. Awwww.... Love, love love how you used this die!!! (one of my favourites!) Amazing card!

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  19. Hi Sue, Lovely card. Love Jean Z xxxx

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  20. Very pretty
    Karenlotty

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  21. dj fro kettering12 March 2019 at 08:21



    I've not used this technique for ages; thanks
    for the reminder!!



    Doreen x

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  22. Unusual design. Very different. I like the diagonal aspect to this. Pixies Rule!!!

    Teresa

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  23. Love this card Sue, beautiful pixie powders and die

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  24. Hi Sue. What a very clever idea today. I did wonder how you did it until I read the instructions.

    Lisbeth

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  25. Good Morning Sue. Oooooo I like this one... it is so different... not seen one like this before. But you can bet I will be having a go at some time in the near future. I agree with all our blog friends about the pixie powders. Every so often I have a pp day where I just make sheets up in different shades so they are on hand and ready for when I need them. Thankyou Sue. Sending hugs and best wishes to everyone. Kind regards Ann Toppcards Leeds.

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  26. Hi Sue - this card is gorgeous. I love the way you have used your beautiful die against the pixie powders, so different and so clever. Sending best wishes
    YvonneMayxx

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  27. Another beauty today sue I love the card the pixie powders are great and your flowers soooo pretty
    Thank you love june Horrocks xxxxxxxx

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  28. Gorgeous card. Love the layout. Hugs WINTERWARM. xxx

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  29. Very intricate looking and really lovely. A lot of work but worth it.
    Doreen R

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  30. Deb E Isle of Wight12 March 2019 at 09:58

    Great way to show off the fab dies in a different way. Love the layered effect and the flowers are gorgeous.

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  31. Good morning Sue this is a stunning card I love it. Those dies are gorgeous. Have a great day. Take care. Hugs Jackie

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  32. Morning Sue,
    I too love pixie powders, they are such fun to use and so many different results.
    Lovely card.
    Lydia
    x

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  33. Good Morning, Sue
    Beautiful card, I love how you have layered the card and the gorgeous Pixie Powdered Background and flower!
    Lesley S x

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  34. Live the quirky angles on this card. As usual Sue you have done something different to add interest to the card.

    Anne Payne

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  35. Hi Sue, a very pretty card. Gorgeous background colours against the white.

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  36. Hi Sue
    Gorgeous channel card and how did we manage before pixie powders came into our lives, love them too

    Love and hugs to everyone
    Pat

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  37. Hi Sue, this is an amazing card that has a bit of an optical illusion about it. Very clever re-aligning the pieces so perfectly and I love the flowers. I'm still learning about my pixies but enjoying it very much.

    Frances

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  38. Hi Sue, sorry I haven't been able to comment for the past 2/3 days but we have been enjoying the last of our time here sampling yet more wines in a vineyard where WiFi is temperamental.
    However, your cards are as lovely as ever and I can't wait to relive them on a proper computer when I get back home to the U.K on Friday.
    In the meantime, it's packing up with the odd argument thrown in. lol Hugs xx Pauline in S.A.

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  39. A most unusual idea, one I have never thought of using, but looks amazing....Love the card Sue...Pauline sounds like you might be in the Cape, great wine farms there....luv Ursula xx

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  40. Hello Sue
    Love the Eliza die, you are giving us so many new ideas lately keep them coming.

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  41. Love the Eliza die in combination with the pixie powders. What a winning combination!!!

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  42. Fabulous technique Sue. The pixie flowers look lovely.
    Annette x

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  43. Hi Sue
    Fabulous card! I love everything about it!
    Hugs x
    Heather T

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  44. Hi sue and all
    Such a different style of card to day and love pop of colours from pixie powders . I do love having a peep and seeing what ideas you create from your dies.
    crafty hugs to all , Wendy

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  45. Gorgeous card. Never too many pixiesfor me - a wonderful creation!
    Jan
    Northampton

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  46. Rose in Chester12 March 2019 at 17:41

    Wow, Sue,
    Beautiful card , and also never too many pixies for me either.
    Hugs
    Rose

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  47. Thanks for the heads-up about starting big!
    I like the diagonal strip idea.

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  48. I absolutely love the flowers on this one but I’m not sure about the diagonal part. X

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  49. Hi Sue,

    Love everything about this card, the die, the colours and I do think your flowers are beautiful.

    Love n hugs

    Dorothy of Baldock GB

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  50. Really lovely card. Love the dimension

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