Friday 9 November 2012

Jewelled Bauble Christmas Card

Large Jewelled CarbouchonsThese very large and sparkly cabochons were amongst my treasures from Marc, The picture doesn’t do their sparkliness and colour any justice at all, and though they look like glass they are actually plastic!
Jewelled Bauble CardThe oval ones screamed Christmas bauble to me and the above card was my first effort …. but I didn’t like the positioning of the baubles, the gold foiling on the Craftwork Card sentiment or the colour of the card ….
Jewelled Bauble Christmas CradSo I went back to the drawing board and came up with this. It measures 19.5cms x 8cms and is made using a lustre effect card. I have swopped the gold foil sentiment with a silver one, added a clear square flat backed gem to the top of each bauble and then drew the thread with a silver gel pen, a few silver stars finish off the whole effect. I was so chuffed when it was done and it took me no more than ten minutes to do.
http://www.craftworkcards.co.uk/products/2835/blocks-christmas-messages-gold-silver.html

There will be an extra post tomorrow ....... with a little bit of news .......

7 comments:

ali said...

love the cards, but you're right the second one just has the edge glad to see you're mojo is back

Sue said...

Really lovely.

Di said...

Absolutely fabulous Helen! I recently ran of a few baubles cards just like you showed in a posting about two years or more ago - you're always such a great source of inspiration. So pleased you have been galvanised into action by the lovely Marc - I'll be tapping on my screen at midnight to find out the news :))

Hugs, Di xx

tilly said...

so effective, so simple.... pleased you had a good time in London,brilliant idea's lol
Tilly

marc said...

Those gems are fabtastic no photo shows just how bling they are and the change colour to love the cards going to do a few myself big love marc

Dianne said...

So very elegant and perfectly designed...both background colors work but the blue looks like a starry Christmas sky...Dianne

Waseem said...

How beautiful you design it..thanks you share it with us...it might be needed when use it for plastic cards.