Dramatic Nature's Symphony Card

Still in my dramatic black card style, I have another to share this time using copper and black. 

The card base is black but I used a smaller piece of black CS as a popped up layer on the card front. This layer is where I did the design.

I started by doing some heat embossing in the upper left area. I used Clear Powder on the black. This gives a shiny look to the image but still keeps it as a background feature. 

The copper leaves were die cut from Textured Metallic paper. It's a pack of 3 metals: Gold, Copper and Tungsten (dark gray). 

The leaves are glued to the card front with a small sentiment as the anchor at the top. It also served to cover the end of the branch and keep your eyes from roaming off the top of the card.  The sentiment is copper foiled and from the Sweetly Sentimental set. I love this set because you make a bunch of sentiments all at once. I keep them in a container handy to use at a moments notice.

The final touch are s few Glossy Garden Dots that also help guide your eyes around the card. 

Thanks for stopping by. I have one more black drama card to share tomorrow. See you then!

Michelle Loncar

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Foiled Christmas Card

As promised here is another Christmas card in the Hydrangea Hue, White and Silver theme. Right now this is one of my favorite color combo's for Christmas!  

Click here to see Card 1 in this color theme.

This card is a 5-1/2" x 4-1/4" base in white. I've also used Hydrangea Hue DSP and CS as well as Vellum and Silver Foil. 

This time the foiling is more subtle as it creates the dots in the background. It kind of reminds me of snowflakes. 

The Poinsettia is die cut then I used the Impression Plate for deeper detail. It really makes such a difference! Adding some Vellum die cut leaves is a nice touch without the design getting too busy looking. I use glue dots to stick the flower petals together but before that I crease the petals a bit for dimension. 

Once again I used a sentiment from the Ephemera pack. It's a quick and easy way to get a pretty sentiment and I love the variety in the pack. 

I hope this color combo caught your eye. I currently have one more ready to share next era, though I'm sure there will be more in these colors in the future!

Thanks for stopping by! Come back often for more ideas and inspiration.

Have a great day!

Michelle Loncar

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Hot Foil Pretty Poinsettia Card 3

This is the third card of three in Christmas card color them of Hydrangea Hue, White and Silver. I'm sure there will be more in the future so stay tuned!

Click here for Card 1

Click here for Card 2 

Once again I've used the same elements to create a card each time giving it a different look from the last. This card is 3-1/2" x 5" in a white base. 

This time I used a stamped then hot foiled piece of Hydrangea Hue along the left edge of the card base. I layered a torn piece of white CS then a torn piece of the DSP. 

The sentiment is from the same Ephemera pack as the other cards. This time I used a Blending Brush to soften the white space with a touch of Hydrangea Hue ink. A die cut leaf anchors the popped up sentiment layer. I added some sparkle with Rhinestones to go along with the Hot Foil Swiss Dots background. 

How fun! All three cards in this series share the same colors yet all three had entirely different looks. It's fun to experiment with the same items!

Be on the look out for more ideas in this color theme. I'm sure there will be more coming soon as well as other non-traditional Christmas colors for cards.

Have a great day!

Michelle Loncar

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