Tuesday 8 February 2022

Follow Your Heart

 Hello bloggers!  I started by making a caught in crystal background.  I used clear Cosmic lacquer on acetate then added some Beyond Blue and Teal Marine Pixie Sparkles to the mix.  I gently moved the powder around (I used my finger to spread it), then covered it with a scrunched up piece of tissue paper and st it aside to dry.  Once dry, I trimmed it to size.  I used the Slimline Rectangle Frames and made a white frame for it.  I decided to add a thinner frame to the centre so I used the Slimline Essential Frames to cut the black frame and glued it to the white frame.  I added it to the background with mounting foam.  I inked the Lace Heart Stampcut with Black Archival ink and ran it through the die cutting machine.  I coloured it with Distress markers (Shaded Lilac and Tumbled Glass).  I inked the die again and cut one more.  I then coloured just the inside of it and handcut around the inner heart and added it on top of the first one.    I added the heart die cut with foam to the left side of the card.  I cut the Follow Your Heart in both white and black and used the white as the shadow underneath.  I glued it to the right side of the card.  The card was completed with white and black mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 4 3/4"  x  9"  in size.  All for now. Sue x





 
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34 comments:

June Smith said...

Morning Sue and all Wilsonettes, another gorgeous sample, I love the way you have done the background with the acetate etc., it gives a beautiful array of blues. The stampcut heart is such a beautiful creation and goes perfectly with the design with the sentiment to finish it off, brilliant.

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

kittyedavies47@gmail.com said...

Morning Sue.
Thank you alovely card great technique.
Take care and have fun Kitty.

BridgetCG said...

Morning Sue a beautiful card, love the background, it is ages since I did a caught in crystal piece. Take care and stay safe everyone. Bx

hazel young said...

Beautiful card Sue xx

Marion Scott said...

Hello Sue, a beautiful card, the heart is so pretty and I love the caught in crystal background
Marion S x

Clai01 said...

Lovely colours and a great sentiment x

Crewe Trish said...

Hello Sue
Another lovely slimline card and a brilliant sentiment.Take care everyone x

Barbara Gosden said...

Hi Sue
A lovely card.
B xx

NannaShaz said...

Morning Sue and all the Wilsonettes
What a beautiful card today I love the pixie sparkles they make beautiful cards

Sending love and healing hugs to all that need them xx

Hope you all have a good day and stay safe

Love
NannaShaz54
xxx

June Horrocks said...

A very pretty card sue Beautition colours and one of my favourite shapes thank you sue the heart is beautiful stay safe my friends xxxxxxxxxx June Horrocks’s

Anonymous said...

Hi Sue,

A very pretty card. The pixie sparkles are always a winner with me. The heart is gorgeous too.

Barbara V

Jan on the Fosse said...

Hi Sue
Love the technique for the background on this very pretty card
Thank you and Take Care.
Jan x

djfromkettering said...



Love the sparkles in blue, makes a great background.


Stay safe,

Doreen x

theresa w said...

Hi Sue and lovely wilsonettes x
Beautiful card Sue x the caught in crystal technique is stunning, especially in 'real life x the heart stampcut is so pretty and I love the colours you have used x thankyou Sue x
Theresa w in Berks xxx

Princess Pixie! said...

Hi Sue
Happy Tuesday everyone x
Oh yes - caught in Crystal - love this technique. I spent many hours creating sheets and sheets of caught in crystal backgrounds. They are always so beautifully unique. Not one of them ever look the same even when using the exact same colours. I still have a small ‘batch’ of them in my stash x
Love today’s card. Blue is a favourite of mine, so much so that at one stage it dawned on me that every card I was making was blue. Nothing wrong with that I know but variety is the spice of life. Lol x
Sending you all happy thoughts x
Crafty hugs x
PP
Yvonne x

Owlish said...

Hi Sue
Another lovely inspirational card today thank you for your inspiration.
Owlish Xx

Anonymous said...

I must try this technique; still on a todo list! WakeyL

BucksGirl said...

Morning Sue - so pretty! Love caught in crystal! Colleen x

Crafty Vonnie said...

Good morning Sue,
A fabulous card, I love using the caught in crystal technique. Yvonne xx

Lisbeth said...

Hi Sue. What a pretty little card today and a nice reminder to get your stampcut heart out again.

Lisbeth

Jackie T said...

Good morning Sue this is a stunning card. That heart is so beautiful. Take care. Hugs Jackie

Pat L said...

Hi Sue
Today’s card is a beauty, love your slimline cards and the caught in crystal with the pixie powders makes a fabulous background

Love and hugs to everyone
Pat

Maria said...

Hi Sue
Love the look of this card, it's beautiful
Have a good day everyone.
Maria x

Helen Bell said...

Hi Sue

Very pretty.

Love Helen xxx

Lynne L said...

Hi Sue Fabulous card I love the caught in crystal background and the stampcut heart is beautiful

Fluffycat said...

Hi Sue, a pretty card and I love the colours.

Frances

CCM said...

A lovely card with a design that can be used for different occasions. Thanks for sharing, Sue.

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

Eunice Astle said...

Absolutely love the background on this card Sue!!!

ursula said...

Just love that background colour, beautiful little card....luv Ursula xx

Judy Hollers said...

The Lace Heart Stampcut is on my wish list. This is a beautiful card. Thank you for sharing this design. Hugs.

Rose in Chester said...

Hi Sue,
Slimline card and wonderful colours - what's there not to like.........
Hugs
Rose

lindyloo12Somerset said...

Another beautiful card! Lovely colours again.

Darlene from SK said...

Love these colors and slimline cards.

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