My card today was created using pretty ribbons and embellishments from Really Reasonable Ribbon, a wonderful digital sentiment from Graciellie Design, dies from Cheery Lynn Designs, tools from Westcott Brand and I’ve still been playing with some wonderful Distress Inks and Distress Oxide Inks to create wonderful background papers.
My digital sentiment is from the Sending Kindness set in the Beautiful Duos Stamp Bundle at Graciellie Design.
I love working with digital sentiments because they can be manipulated to different sizes and slightly different shapes if you are looking to fit them in a certain die shape. I did elongate this sentiment a bit to fit nicely in my oval die. As long as you don’t go too far with it, the words won’t look stretched or distorted. I do my reshaping with Microsoft Publisher, but you can do it with whatever program you happen to have.
By reshaping the sentiment a bit, it fits perfectly in my oval die from Cheery Lynn Designs and it becomes the star of the show.
I layered it on several layers including a pretty Distress Ink paper I made. I ran a strip of 5/8″ Turftan Brown Delicate Stitched Satin Ribbon topped with 3/8″ Gold and Copper Diamond Print Grosgrain Ribbon across the middle of the card and layered the sentiment oval on top of that.
Cheery Lynn Dies used:
LPC7 Oval Pierce & Cut Tool Lge
XL7 Oval Classic Large Stacker
B777 Floral Bouqet Kit
DL112AB Small Exotic Butterfies #1
I created a pretty floral spray for the bottom of the card using the Floral Bouquet die set from Cheery Lynn Designs. The butterflies were also cut from a Distress Ink paper scrap and mounted to the side of the sentiment.
The pretty pearl and metal embellishments I used on the flower and the bow are a combination of 8mm Pearls (colored gold) and small Antique Bronze Sprocket Charms as shown below.
My bow was created on my Bow-it-All V3.0 Tool using 5/8″ Turftan Brown Delicate Stitched Satin Ribbon and 5/8″ Moss/Cream Plaid Ribbon.
For a video tutorial on how I created this bow, please click HERE.
Crafting by Designs – October Anything Goes
Crafty Creations #351 – Anything Goes
Creative Moments #128 – Anything Goes
Inspiration Destination #135 – Anything Goes
Mod Squad – Color Me Fall
Scrapy Land #75 – ATG with dies
Sisterhood of Crafters – Use Your Dies
The Crafty Addicts – ATG Autumn Colors
A Bit More Time to Craft #53 – ATG
A Perfect Time to Craft #10 – ATG
The Crafter’s Cafe #182 – Use die cuts or punches
TTCRD – Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments #190 – Use a Die Cut and a Sentiment
Crafting with an Attitude #32 – Anything Goes
Alphabet Challenge – O is for Oval
Brown Sugar Challenge #271 – Orange, Brown and Green
Crafting with Friends #52 – Anything Goes
Simply Papercraft #51 – Anything Goes
WOW! What can I say?? Absolutely GORGEOUS!!! Thanks so much for joining us at The Sisterhood’s ‘Use Your Dies!’ challenge and please come back again soon!
Darlene
one of the ‘Sistahs’
The Sisterhood of Crafters
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Just beautiful! I am trying to learn how to think of more layering ideas. This card really fits the bill!
I have seen a number of posts (here and there) using the Distress Oxide inks. Can someone tell me how to use these in order to get the intended look?
Thanks,
Michelle
Thanks so much Michelle. I am likely going to do a video on the Distress Ink papers, so be sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel. My social media links can be found in the top of the sidebar on my blog. In the mean time, if you do a YouTube search for Tim Holtz and Distess Oxide Inks, you will see the basic idea. Happy crafting!
This is stunning! I love all your elements, and your design is just gorgeous. This is getting pinned!! Great take on the challenge, thanks so much for playing along with us this week over at The Mod Squad.
Judy~ Mod Squad DT and Challenge Host
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A beautiful card. Love all your layers. Thanks for joining Aud Sentiments challenge. Elaine
Bonnie this card is gorgeous!!! I absolutely love the background, very rustic looking and paired with those beautiful fall colors, just gorgeous!
Hugs,
JO
What a beautiful sentiment and gorgeous card. Always a pleasure to stop by your blog and view your amazing talent. Lovely work as always.
Thank you for sharing with us over here at “A Perfect Time To Craft” and best of luck with your entry.
Annette DT for https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com.au/
This is gorgeous! I love how you incorporated the color scheme and such great layers and textures. Thanks for joining us at Brown Sugar and hope to see you again.
Tammy DT
A stunning card, love the autumnal colours you have used. Thank you so much for sharing with us at Alphabet Challenge.
Crafty hugs
Lesley
A stunning card, love the autumnal colours you have used. Thank you so much for sharing with us at Alphabet Challenge.
Crafty hugs
Lesley
Bonnie, this is so gorgeous. You make the most stunning cards!
This is a really lovely sentiment and great colour scheme,
Thanks for sharing at Creative Moments and getting your dies out over at I Love Promarkers,
Hugz Tinz
All of the best adjectives have been taken already but I absolutely love this gorgeous card! The layers and texture really speak to me!! Thank you for playing along with the Sisterhood of Crafters and hope you will be back in our gallery again soon.
What a stunning creation. Beautiful colors and embellishments. Thanks for joining the Crafting With An Attitude challenge.
Wow! Gorgeous colors and card! Thank you for sharing with us at The Sisterhood of Crafters.
What a beautiful fall card! I love those butterflies and that Distress ink panel! Gorgeous! Thank you for sharing your artwork with us at Scrapy Land!
Beautiful card Bonnie xx
Thank you for sharing with us over here at “A Perfect Time To Craft” and best of luck with your entry.
Dianne DT for https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com.au/…
Wow !! That’s a gorgeous fall card !
Love, love these rich fall colors. fabulous card. Thanks so much for joining us this time at the Crafty Creations Challenge, Elizabeth (DT)
Beautiful sentiment and so true. Love the bow! Thank you for sharing this with us over at Creative Moments, hope to see you again for our next challenge.
xx Grietje
Grietje’s Kaartenhoekje
Creative Moments DT
Wow! your card is tunning. I echo everything which has said before me. A perfect autumn card, thanks also for the tutorial. Thanks for sharing with us at Alphabet Challenges. Caz DT.