Sunday, 5 February 2017

CAS Mix Up and NBUS


Hi everyone, I hope you're having a good weekend!

The theme at CAS Mix Up is Stamping + Corrugated Cardboard, not something I use very much (the corrugated cardboard, that is) but hey, it's a challenge!

A bit of a happy accident occurred as the croissants I bought a few days ago were packed in wavy corrugated card and I happened to recently purchase a two-part leaf die so I put the two together and hey presto!

I highlighted the ridges of the corrugated with some gilding wax and cut the overlay from gold foiled card.

Also joining in at NBUS - Anything Goes (used new leaf dies) to celebrate Darnell's 5-year blog birthday! 

    

14 comments:

Brenda in IN said...

Wow, this is stunning. I would never have known this was cardboard as a base. The script background is a lovely backdrop for this. Great card!

Canonbury creations said...

Wow Sue, how opportune was that croissant!! Beautiful card!
Val x

Brenda said...

Wow, what a beautiful card Sue! I am so loving that leaf and of course the card is so elegant done up in gold like this.Love the script background too. But what really caught my eye was the corrugated cardboard under your leave! What a clever idea!!! Love it! Hugs, Brenda

Susan said...

Love the wavy corrugated cardboard you recycled into this card!! Great job! It works perfectly for the base of the leaf die. Great addition of the stamped text and stitched lines. A fabulous card for CAS Mix Up - thanks for joining us!

Sammy said...

Oh this is utterly gorgeous! LOVE it!
just popping in via Darnell's NBUS challenge to let you know I love this! x

Bonnie said...

Wow! Your leaf is awesome, Sue! Ingenious to put the overlay over the corrugated cardboard! I love the scrip background and the awesome "stitching"! Thanks so much for sharing this with us at CAS Mix Up!

Loll said...

WOW! LOVE your design, Sue. So creative and elegant with the gold highlights and gold foil leaf on top. Timing is everything ... croissants - yum!! ... and supplies for a card. You gotta love that! Thanks for sharing with us at CAS Mix Up! xx

nancy littrell said...

Sue, your script background is perfect for your beautiful and creative die cut corrugated cardboard and gold foil die cut leaf overlay. You used such a nice CAS style design that shows off your leaf. TFS and so pleased you joined us at CAS Mix Up. Hugs...

kiwimeskreations said...

What an elegant and stunning card Sue - love the layered leaf
Blessings
Maxine

The Crafty Critter said...

This is such a beautiful card! I love what you did with the leaf. Also, how did you do the background script? It looks like water color. Thank you for sharing! I would love to get your take on my projects seen on my new blog - thecraftycritter.com. I am always looking for feedback from a fellow crafter.
-Miranda Taylor

Julia Aston said...

I absolutely LOVE the gold die cut over the corrugated leaf Sue! what a gorgeous design! The text background and stitched die edge are perfect backdrops! thank you for joining us in the CAS Mix Up challenge! Julia xx

Jo said...

Loving this mix, perfectly CAStastic! Love the gold leaf overlay. Great recycling too, bravo.
Thanks for joining us at CAS Mix Up!

Darnell said...

This is such an amazing design, Sue! I love how you used the castoff paper from the croissants! Genius! And I love that wonky border and the text background!! Thank you very much for playing in my NBUS Challenge #10! Hugs, Darnell

Chrissie said...

Absolutely stunning!
What a wonderful creation!
Chrissie x