Thursday 9 April 2020

Friendship

Hi crafters!  I was having a little play when I came up with pixie powders and clear micro beads to see what the result would be like.  I started with a piece of white card and used Lava Red and Burnt Orange Pixies on it.  When it was dry, I did a quick light burst of spray glue across it and sprinkled on some clear micro beads and let it dry.  You can see them in the close up pics.  It almost looks as if it has been salted, but I liked the interesting texture it gave so I decided to use it here.  I cut the backing shape out of it from the Friendship All In One set.   I cut the decorative die in white and attached it with glue, then added pearls to the flower centres.  Next I made a multi layered frame using the Double Stitched Rectangles and added acetate across the back then added mounting foam to raise it.  I glued the Friendship die to the top of the acetate.  I covered another piece of white card with a sticky adhesive sheet.  I peeled the backing off and put a large piece of mounting foam in the very centre, then added Iced Flake around it.  I attached the frame over the top so the mounting foam held the die shape up in the centre.  The card was completed with white mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 7"  x  8 1/2" in size.  All for now, Sue x








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61 comments:

Steph Cotterill said...

Morning Sue. This is absolutely gorgeous. I'd love to be able to experiment like this with 'unkown' backgrounds but I'm afraid that it's not just a piece of card I've wasted its the other mediums like powders and micro beads and I can't always replace what I've lost - which is why it's so brilliant you try your ideas out and feedback to us, then you give us the most perfect saying which we all feel within the Particraft doors, we've all been a big group of supporting friends since the virus attacked our world, is this the wildlife at risk telling us to stop using them for medicinal and food purposes?
On that note ...

STAY SAFE AND KEEP CRAFTING ❤ xxx

Jan on the Fosse said...

Hi Sue
Beautiful bright card today.Just what we need in times like this.
Stay safe and take care.

kittyedavies47@gmail.com said...

Morning Sue.
Thank you, wow you have been playing, and come up
with a very pretty card.
Take care and keep safe, Kitty.

Anonymous said...

Hi Sue, stunning card this morning. Love the pixie powder/ micro bead effect. The colors are so pretty and the iced flakes are lovely.

Barbara V

Clai01 said...

Nice craft products to play with!

Netty The Runner said...

Looks lovely, bet it looks even more lovely in the ‘flesh’.
Annette x

Crewe Trish said...

Hello Sue
What a stunning car,stay strong everyone.

CraftyCoffey said...

Lovely card, & such pretty colours.

Michele

June Smith said...

Morning Sue and all Wilsonettes, an amazing creation to greet us this morning, lots of bling and colour and the sentiment is just perfect, I like this one.

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

Catherine Lyons said...

A lovely card Sue nice bright colour.
Catherrine v94

BridgetCG said...

Hello Sue, a really striking and lovely card, these all in one dies are some of my favourites at the moment. Take care and stay safe all. Bx

Marie P. from Longridge said...

Good Morning Sue and all.
A great card as usual. I didn't want to get out of bed this morning as I was so cosy, then I started to wonder what you had in store for us today and here I am. It is a great sentiment and very true. the background is beautiful and would lend itself to almost any sentiment.
Thank you Sue.
Marie P.

Marion Scott said...

Hello Sue, a beautiful card , love the effect of the pixie powders with micro beads, very pretty
Marion S x

carol edwards said...

Hello Sue, beautiful card with sentiment. Clever use of products showing us how you experiment for us and giving us the ideas too. Thank you xx
Stay safe everyone Carol E xx

Jackie Meechan said...

Gorgeous bright and cheery card, love it.
Hugs and stay indoors and safe
CraftyJacq
XX

Helen Bell said...

Hi Sue

A lovely card and the colours are beautiful. You can tell you enjoyed your experimenting.

Love Helen xxx

Barbara Gosden said...

Hi Sue
A lovely card.
B xx

NannaShaz said...

Morning Sue and all the Wilsonettes
What a stunning card today using my favourite pixie powders

Sending love and healing hugs to all that need them xx

Hope you all have a good day and stay safe

Love
Sharon C MK
xxx

dj from kettering said...



This would make anyone happy to get this card
through the post, love the colours,

Stay safe,


Doreen x

jean.phillips1 said...

Morning Sue, a beautiful bright card to cheer us up today. Love Jean xxx

karenlotty said...

A lovely bright cheerful card and what a clever idea I would love to know what spray glue you used because I am sure if I was to try that the micro beads would fall straight off 😀
Take care all x

Ann Topp said...

Good Morning Sue. What a beautiful creation this morninng. I love how you experiment with your stash... It always seems to turn out brilliant... When I do this I end up with such a mess. It's a lovely card. And giving out a very appropriate message at this worrying time. Take care Sue and thank you for everything you are doing for us all. Sending hugs 🤗 and best wishes to everyone who needs them this morning. Kind regards Ann Toppcards Leeds.

Crafty Vonnie said...

Good morning Sue,
Absolutely stunning card today with your beautiful pixie powders and micro beads. Yvonne xx

Anonymous said...

Hi Sue- what a great card this is and so nice to see the micro beads again. Your experimenting is clearly a winner. Thank you for your continuous ideas, they are amazing. Sending best wishes
YvonneMayxx

Deb E Isle of Wight said...

Morning Sue, - great colours, but a bit 'blingy' for me but there is always someone that likes bling lol....so will be having a go at this one. Love these dies for quick makes to add on the stash of backgrounds I have....

Pauline Austen said...

Morning Sue, you always manage to bring us some daily happiness with your wonderful cards and ideas and, I truly thank you for that.
Also, every now and then you add little reminders to all of us to use things in our stash that we've probably forgotten about; such as holding flakes but today it's our micro beads hiding deep down in our cupboards and drawers.
Lovely, apt, sentiment. Just wish I'd bought this die earlier but it's on my 'want' list.....Hugs xxx Pauline

Crafty Cruiser said...

A lot of ‘background’ work but the result is a lovely card.
Doreen R

Beryl said...

Beautiful card. Love the colours

Lynne L said...

Good morning Sue Gorgeous card with bright cheerful colours and a lovely bit of bling great idea beads on top of pixie powders!

Jackie T said...

Hi Sue this is a stunning card that is a fabulous die. Take care. Hugs Jackie

Lisbeth said...

Hi Sue. Love the background - you know how much I love a bit of bling. Love this friendship sentiment as I think it says it all!

Lisbeth

Pat L said...

Hi Sue
Stunning card and I like the effect of the micro beads on the pixie powders, the all in one sentiment die says it all

Love and hugs and stay safe everyone
Pat

Handmade by Donna x said...

Hi Sue and everyone, wow what a stunner today's card is. I absolutely love the colour and the texture with the pixie powders and beads and the iced flakes background. They both work amazingly well together.
The bright card and sentiment are perfect today and we definitely all need a good friend in times like this.
Thank you Sue for bringing such prettiness to our day and stay safe everyone hugs Donna x

KarinsArtScrap said...

this is so beautiful and I love that colourful bg Sue

Gr Karin

Anonymous said...

Love this die. Beautiful card.
Hugs tvaddict20. Xxx

CraftyJo said...

Lovely, the colours are so vibrant.

ursula said...

Oh wow, quite a few different techniques here, but the finished product is lovely....luv Ursula xxx

Jackie Durrant said...

A lovely bright and cheery card. Lots of interesting techniques xx

Scottydog said...

Lovely background to set off your great die. I don’t tend to use orange very much but this is the second orange background of yours which I thought was lovely, so I must sort out some orange mediums. Thank you Sue.

theresa w said...

Hi Sue and lovely wilsonettes x
Spectacular card Sue x I love the words on this die x thankyou Sue x
Theresa w in Berks xxx

Pawprintx4 said...

I love the Pixie background and what a nice saying to send to good friends.
Stephanie K

Fluffycat said...

Hi Sue, a great card and love the colours. How is it that your experiments always turn out so well - we want to know your secret :-)

Frances

Suzzette Yandle said...

Wonderful combination of Pixie Powders. The Lava Red and Burnt Orange together just glow. I love it when you have a little play and share your findings with us here on your blog. Your Friendship piece seems to hover over a field of ice crystals. Beautiful and fascinating. Well done. Hugs

Yorkie girl said...

Good afternoon Sue
Oh my I do love this friendship die and the way you have designed you card using it is beautiful
I really do need to get this die I tried to get it earlier but it was sold out maybe a job for later surfing the crafty web pages
Please take care my friend
Theresa G

Owlish said...

Hi SUE
Now isn't that just so true what a great die and card
Owlish Xx

hazel young said...

Gorgeous card Sue xx Hazel

Sandra said...

A fabulous sentiment on this pretty card. Once again, you’ve given us a sentiment you won’t find elsewhere!

Sandra Smith
Queen Creek

Eunice Astle said...

Very different, he texture the micro beads give is quite pleasing!

Rose in Chester said...

Hi Sue,
now what a difference a day makes - such a change to the one posted yesterday, but equally pleasing.
Hugs
Rose

June Horrocks said...

Just what we need sue at this awful time so bright and beautiful a great card thank you
Stay safe my dear friends love always sue xxxxxx

Tressa said...

Pretty card, love the cheerful colour.

Teresa

Princess Pixie! said...

Hi Sue
This fabulously bright card would cheer anyone up. Micro beads - now that’s a blast from the past. I remember when you used to use them an awful lot Sue. It really does give a ‘salty’ look x
Take care and stay safe everyone x
Crafty hugs x
PP
Yvonne x

sued99 said...

Fabulous colour on this card. I was looking at my micro beads the other day but they’re still on the shelf!! X

CCM said...

Lovely card, love the bright color!

Hugs from Toronto to you all
Stay safe and healthy.
Carmen-Dorothy

Judy Hollers said...

Great card with bright color and lots of texture! Hugs.

cr@fty said...

Hi Sue
Beautiful card in gorgeous colours, I also love the sentiment.
Hugs x
Heather T

Fikreta said...

Beautiful card

DeCor said...

A wonderful cheerful card.

lindyloo12Somerset said...

Another great pixie powder card, and the sentiment is so true!

Anonymous said...

Hi Sue,
Amazing techniques shown in this card.
Thank you for the inspiration.
Véronique L

zoemo said...

Oh I love this, the pixie powder background really makes the focal element stand out. Simple but stunning
#ILoveParticraft

Zoe in Pencoed x