Card of the day #4 - Happy New Year Card

I'm Card Captain at Michael Strong's Yahoo group this week.I'll upload a new card every day, and my 4th card for this week is a Happy New Year card.
Today is Technique Thursday, when I'm sharing a technique with you.
After I stamped, heat embossed and cut with nail scissors DOZENS of Christmas trees, in various EP colors and on several colors of CS, I thought I might as well use them to create a special card which fits the occasion.
It's a luxurious card, very rich and colorful.
It's a pop-up card. Its outer side seems clean and simple, showing one large Christmas tree with a few blings on it, and the colors are elegant yet calm.
But once you open the card, there's a celebration of colors inside.
It may seem like a lot of work… well, it is!
But the technique isn't complicated and you can try it with any stamp you have.

For the card's front I used:
White canvas textured CS on heavy white CS for the card's basis
Michael Strong's Cloisonné Christmas Tree stamp (large), stamped on silver CS and heat embossed with black EP, cut with nail scissors and glued 3D for extra dimension
Clear, green and red blings

For the card's inner part I used:
White canvas textured CS
Dark grey, red and grass green leather textured CS
Black and forest green canvas textured CS
Blue CS
Michael Strong's Cloisonné Christmas Tree stamp (small), stamped on these pieces of CS and heat embossed with silver, black, white and gold EP
All the trees were cut with nail scissors and then carefully glued in layers to create the card's depth
Clear, green and red blings
Shiny gold paper and white canvas textured CS
The sentiment Happy New Year was written with a gold gel pen in a special font called Dorly's hand writing :-)

Take a closer look at the side view of the card, from both sides.
And believe me - you really should enlarge these photos!

The tutorial was taken from my Israeli friend Shira and here's the tutorial.
I wish you all a very Happy New Year!
(You can enlarge each photo by clicking on it)

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed. Have a creative day! Dorly

Christmas Card #10 - Purple & Silver Christmas Tree

I'm Card Captain at Michael Strong's Yahoo group this week.
I'll upload a new card every day, and my third card for this week is another Christmas card.

Ingredients:
Cream CS for the card's basis
Dark eggplant purple CS with marble design
Patterned paper in shades of purple, pink and light blue from my stash
Another layer of dark eggplant purple CS with marble design, punched using Martha Stewart's Layered Arches edger punch
Light blue leather textured CS, punched using Martha Stewart's Layered Arches edger punch on both sides (upper and lower)
Michael Strong's Cloisonné Christmas Tree stamp (medium), stamped on dark eggplant purple CS and heat embossed with silver EP, cut with nail scissors and glued 3D for extra dimension - proudly standing alone as the central motif
Light blue punched snowflakes
White, lavender and light blue half pearls, to add some Christmas glam.
I hope you'll find it inspiring. Merry Christmas!
(You can enlarge the photo by clicking on it)
Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed. Have a creative day! Dorly

Card of the day #2 - Flying Cranes And White Ribbon

I'm Card Captain at Michael Strong's Yahoo group this week.
I'll upload a new card every day, and my second card for this week is an optimistic card for the new year.

This card is suitable for a woman or for a man, because of its elegant and calm color combo.
It can be used for many occasions: for a new baby, for leaving the nest or for a fresh start in life.
The flying cranes are heading to the future. They are a symbol of an ambition to fly high.

Ingredients:
White CS for the card's basis

Dark aqua leather textured CS
Shiny silver paper
Basic Grey patterned paper - Boxer, its edges slightly distressed with Ranger's distress ink (Broken China)
White CS and shiny silver paper, cuttlebugged with SN, the white CS was also distressed with Ranger's distress ink (Broken China)
Michael Strong's Cloisonné Cranes Stamp Set (small and large) - both cranes were stamped, heat embossed with Zing's teal EP and glued 3D for extra dimension
Turquoise blings in various sizes

Narrow white satin ribbon.

For the interlacing ribbon piece I used a dark aqua leather textured CS, same as the background CS.
Both its edges were punched with EK Success Binding Edge Edger Punch.

Then I used a narrow white satin ribbon, interlacing it from one side to the other all the way down, and simply tying it at the lower end.

Take a closer look at the side view of the card, to see how attaching these 2 motifs - the cranes and the interlacing ribbon piece - with 3D foam tape creates nice shadows on the card's background.
Take a closer look at the cranes - can you imagine them flying?
(You can enlarge each photo by clicking on it)

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed. Have a creative day! Dorly

Cassiopeia Glamour Silver Earrings

These earrings are made of sterling silver, silver coated beads and Swarovski beads.
The middle motif is a very special bead, with tiny sparks all over it. It's the reason I named this model Cassiopeia, as it reminds me of the stars glowing and sparkling in the dark. Quite the same, these earrings sparkle and shine with every movement, adding glamour, chic and elegance to your look.
Of course, they can be made in any color combination.
The combination of light green and purple Swarovski beads with silver isn't a typical color combo of mine, but I chose it especially for a lady who likes these colors.
I hope she'll enjoy wearing them.

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed. Have a creative day! Dorly