The starting point for today's card was the prompt 'use envelopes'. This was the nudge I needed to get out the stash of envelopes I have been meaning to work with... some day. The second challenge that led my way was a sketch and the third one was the theme 'nature'.
This was my desk when I started: circular dies, pressed flowers and windowed envelopes. (It was that glassine window I wanted to work with!)
I didn't need much in terms of paper, a few remnants from an earlier used sheet were enough. I cut the circles twice and glued the bottom one on one envelope window, then applied some glue onto the flower and pressed it against the glassine. Then I glued another envelope window on top, waited till everything was dry and cut the circles out very neatly. Lastly I glued the purple circle on top of this floral sandwich.
I placed the circles according to the sketch I was using, the smallest is raised with a foam strip. The sentiment comes from a bird collection (via Creative Stamping magazine), but I found it suited the rather poetic mood of this card.
Entering this in these wonderful challenges:
Little Red Wagon: #870 Card plus / Use an envelope
Freshly Made Sketches: #748
Simply Clean & Simple: #SCAS August AG w/ option Nature - I am playing with this option
Just Us Girls: #835 AG w/ die cuts
Creative Artiste Mixed Media Challenge: #129 AG mm
and as I used snippets/ remnants today I am showing this in the
Snippets Playground: #538 AG
A lovely composition for this pretty floral card.
ReplyDeleteThanks for coming to play in the Snippets Playground. See you in the treehouse later. xxx
Beautifully done! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Simply Clean & Simple challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.
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Pretty hard I like the framing around your flowers. Thanks for joining in at JUGS
ReplyDeleteVery pretty card - thanks for sharing with us at Creative Artiste Mixed Media
ReplyDeleteWhat a great, creative way to use recycled envelopes to create a very pretty card. Thanks so much for joining us at Little Red Wagon this week!
ReplyDeleteFabulous creative CAS card Alice. Thanks for sharing at JUGS.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work, what a great idea with the envelope windows - i always throw them as they don't like them in recycling......now i shall keep them to the growing pile of items to upcycle! lol The pressed flowers look great and it gives them some protection. Thank you for joining us at Creative Artiste again this month
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty card this is. Lovely to see pressed flowers being used again. Very delicate addition.
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Di xx
Hello, Alice! This is a very creative way to show of the delicate pressed flowers! I haven't thought of incorporating envelopes with glasine windows in a card. Just what I need - yet another thing to hoard in my stash, HAHAHA! Thank you for bringing us your briliant idea at Simply CAS Challenge.
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