Frilly and Funkie - A Touch of Gold

Hello Everyone!

Well, my blog will officially be on auto-pilot after today so I can concentrate on the oh-so-fun things like packing and sorting and heaving and ho-ing (is that a word?) Anyway, thanks for sticking with me and I will talk to everyone soon as I get sorted out in my new digs! 

It's time for another wonderful challenge over at Frilly and Funkie! This time the very amazing and talented Georgie is our hostess and she has chosen the theme A TOUCH OF GOLD. She would like to see metal elements, glitter, embossing powder, paint, ribbon, whatever it is, as long as there's a splash of gold in your vintage or shabby chic projects!! ! One lucky winner will receive a $25 gift certificate to Linda's shop The Funkie Junkie Boutique!

I had originally intended on using some Tim Holtz Tarnished Brass paint to decorate my card, but after a bit of a craft room explosion, I ended up using gold embossing powder to alter some bronze corner embellishments and a beautiful bronze rose from Linda's shop. I also added a gold trim onto all of the panels using the embossing powder and some Perfect Medium. In the background is the larger stamp from the Tim Holtz Flourish stamp set.

MY CRAFT ROOM EXPLOSION

Yep, that's the first draft of my card over there on the left side of the image. I had to redo all three panels!! I was shaking the Tarnished Brass when suddenly it just exploded! I think it must have gotten hot and the pressure was built up inside because the lid shot all the way across the room and the paint went onto the far wall! I was covered, my outfit was ruined and it took me hours to clean it up! Stupid Canadian heat waves!!

I stamped several flowers using the masking technique and my favourite flower from the new Tim Holtz Flower Garden stamp set. I stamped with Ranger Archival Coffee ink and then coloured with Gathered Twigs, Tattered Rose and Abandoned Coral distress markers. In the centers I added some of the Heirloom roses, and then I added a little gold embossing powder to the ends of the petals.

The flowers were cut with Tim Holtz Tattered Florals and coloured with Abandoned Coral. The seam binding was coloured with Squeezed Lemonade and Wild Honey. The decorative die cut pieces are from Spellbinders. I cut them out of foam and painted them with Picket Fence distress paint. The background greens are Shabby Shutters and Peeled Paint. The damask stamp is from Tim Holtz Distress Damask stamp set. The sentiment is from the Small Talk sticker book.

UPDATE:
My card won awards in the following wonderful challenge:

- Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - #94 - Anything Goes with a Twist / Add a Border

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All of the following products that I used can be purchased at The Funkie Junkie Boutique


That's it for today. Thank you for stopping in and for all the amazing comments. I read and appreciate every single one! If you have any questions, please let me know.