Pretty Pastels {Cardz 4 Galz}

Greetings to one and all! (smile) Welcome to my little blog home.  

I have boo-boo's to share - can you find them?

Time for a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz Challenges today!

Badges are awarded for the Spotlight Winner and Top Picks.

Challenge #53 is chosen by teamie Helen -and the theme is:

  PRETTY PASTELS  

show us your Pastel Paper Crafting projects using any technique and medium!
Challenge ends on August 16th.

My card shares today are the results of experiments gone awry.

I thoroughly enjoyed myself during the process!

Card Size 8 inches x 4 inches (Business Size Card)

This is actually an easy card to make, but it might take a little time:

Boo Boo Number One:

A Happy Accident:

Boo Boo Number Two

Bubbling plastic-coated brads:

Either way, the Boo Boos made things better (in my humble opinion):

It brings me great happiness to use any mediums in my stash - especially those which have been neglected:

And now a second card using the Saran Wrap Technique.

The background was made on some icky cardstock I didn't like by painting on two colors of luscious 

Jacquard Lumiere Paints 573 Pearl Magenta and 561 Metallic Pearl Gold. While the paints were still wet, a sheet of saran wrap (plastic wrap) was placed on top, and then I crinkled the wrap atop the paint a bit.

Here is a YouTube video with the technique - you can get the idea in the first 2 minutes of the video.

(I changed the lighting so you could get an idea about the sparkle and shine, below:)

Now create the flowers and dragonfly:

Products Used (for the business size card):

Sparkle N Sprinkle:

• Princess Rose Cosmic embossing powderEP387 (slightly textured and has glitter) heart brads
• Pretty Princess Opaque Glitter G1109 (behind the punched pink layer)
• Starfire Ultrafine Glitter (base of flower layer)
• A mixture of "left over" pink glitters for the 3 diamond shapes
• Nuvo Peony Pink Embellishment Mousse
• 1/2" Tear-ific Tape
• Super Adhesive Sheets
• Sticker Paper Sheets

• SB Fleur de Lis Shapeabilties Pendant S4-204
• SB Scallop Labels One
• SB Carnation Flower
• SB Adorning Squares S4-389
• MS Double Arch Deep Edge
• Cottage Cuts Button Flower Mini
• Lavender and White cardstock, assorted brads

Products Used (for the square card):

• Starfire Ultrafine Glitter (behind frame, dragonfly body)
• Mulberry Star Opaque embossing powder EP427 (scroll frame)
• Pretty Princess Opaque Glitter G1109 (dragonfly)
• Tonic Essentials Greek Temple Layering Die Set (14 dies)
• Tonic Rococo Dargonfly Brooch (direct link) 1 die
• Tonic Verso Woodland Aster (9 dies)
• Nuvo Peony Pink Embellishment Mousse
• Nuvo Indian Gold Embellishment Mousse

• Jacquard Lumiere Paints 573 Pearl Magenta Pink and 561 Metallic Pearl Gold
• Rhinestones

Cards are entered in the following wonderful challenges:

1. 613 Avenue Create #199 Anything Goes with optional twist Monochromatic 8/4 (8/7)
2. A Bit More Time to Craft #49 "Anything Goes 8/15 (sep post)
3. Artistic Inspiration #183 Anything Goes 8/7 (sep post)
4. Classic Design Team Open Challenge #17    9/1
5. Craftaholics R Us #30 Die Cuts (Tonic, Cottage Cuts and Spellbinders
6. Crafting By Designs (Aug) Anything Goes 9/6
7. Die Cut Divas (Aug) Anything Goes using die cuts 9/1
8. Make My Monday #51 Monochromatic 8/6
9. ScrapyLand Challenges #71 anything goes with dies SL sells (Spellbinders, Tonic Studios) 8/17
10. World Wide Open Design Team Challenge #24    8/15
11. City Crafter Challenge Blog #373 Pretty in Pink 8/10

Always warm, gentle hugs for you,