Sunday 2 June 2013

Anything Goes

After last week's "Make It Stitchy" challenge, where we challenged you to use a Stitchy Bear product on your creation, this week at One Stitch at a Time we're back with a vengeance with a perennial favourite challenge theme - Anything Goes.
 
It does exactly what it says on the tin - you can enter any project, using any products you like. Of course, only entries using a Stitchy Bear product will be eligible to win our main prize but entries without a Stitchy Bear product can still win, with a $3 gift voucher to the Stitchy Bear Digi Outlet up for grabs.
 
For my card this week, I worked with this fabulous, rather steampunky Leather and Lace image by Delicious Doodles:
 
 
I loove steampunk stuff so I coloured the image with my Promarkers in traditional/vintagey colours of brown with rich reds and greens:
 
 
I kept with the rich vintage theme for the rest of my card, using a kraft card blank and making my own background by stamping kraft cardstock with a fabulous brocade pattern and embossing it with rich gold embossing powder:
 
 
I added a length of brown lace underneath the embossed panel and matted the image onto more kraft cardstock before attaching, adding some little metal accents in the corners. And the finished I then got out my hot glue gun and made a fabulous, vintagey flower embellisment by layering more of the brown lace (cut into sections and ruffled), a paper blossom and a gorgeous metal flower:
 
 
I'm entering this card into the following challenges:
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes
Totally Papercrafts - Anything Goes
Passion for Promarkers - Add Ribbon, Lace or Twine

18 comments:

nwilliams6 said...

Wow - this is stunning! Love the gold, that beautiful flower, and that very powerful and pretty DD image. This is so great - well done!

Mimi said...

Awesome Ali, loving the gold embossed background and what a flower, it is magnificent. :) Hugs Jane xx

Sunshine HoneyBee said...

Like the gold tones on this card. Wonderful coloring.
Melissa
"Sunshine HoneyBee"
new member of OSAAT DT

Sue said...

Fabulous card. Such a great image and I love the gold embossed background. The flower looks wonderful too.
Thank you for taking part in the Passion for Promarkers Challenge this week
Sue xx

Anonymous said...

A gorgeous creation and thank you so much for joining us at the Hobby House Challenge
Hugs Kate xx

Nikki Craft said...

Stunning:) gorgeous colours! Thanks for joining us at The Hobby House x
Hugs Nikki x

Laine said...

Such a dramatic image and fabulous rich colour tones. Thank you for joining us this week at TPC Challenge.
Laine - DT
xx

CraftyGirl said...

Wow, stunning card and coloring. Wish I could color as well as you. :-(

TTFN,

CraftyGirl
Your Sister OSAAT DT
craftygirlcardsandcrafts.blogspot.com

amanda stokes said...

Stunning card, love the colour
Thanks for playing along with us at the Hobby House :)

Pysselfröken said...

Great Card and stunning colouring. Thanks for joining us at PFP this week.
Hugs Frida

♥Gemma♥ said...

Gorgeous card hun and thank you for joining us at Little Claire's this month for our open theme challenge and blog hop...also good luck :)
hugs and xxx
Gemma

Unknown said...

Ooooh!!! Very sassy! Thank you for joining us at Sister Act this week!
Hugs!
Trisha

Kathy said...

A beautiful embellishment - perfect for The Daring Cardmakers' "Make it Yourself" challenge

this week

Jodie Mackrell said...

lovely card! great coloring. Thanks for playing our anything goes challenge at Catch the Bug!

Tammy Miller said...

What a great project, very cute!! Thanks so much for joining our June Anything Goes Challenge at CTB! We appreciate you taking the time to join our challenge! Hope to see you again very soon!

Becky G said...

Beautiful card, Ali. Thanks for joining us in this weeks Anything Goes challenge at Catch The Bug! hope you'll join us again this week.

:) Becky Givans
Bugaboo DT

sammi said...

Beautiful. Fabulous coloring. Thanks for linking up with us this week! We appreciate you sharing your creativity with us in our “June Anything Goes” challenge at Catch The Bug! We appreciate you! ~~Sammibug~~ DT Member For Bugaboo Stamps

Helen said...

Great card - such a striking image and I love that flower.

Thanks for joining us at Little Claire.

Helen x

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