Except for the card base and the vellum, this is completely from scraps left on my desk from recent projects. What is new is the opal blaze and the gems along with the small strips of washi tape used for the flowers.
I had the frames and hadn’t decided what to do with them but like the idea of putting them together in some fashion. I played around a bit and glued the 3 bigger ones first and added the strip of glitter card stock through so it looked like ribbon threaded. Then I did the same with the smaller ones using another tiny strip of glitter paper. My new opal blaze pots arrived after I had done this and I had the idea of adding of it around the edges. The shine is amazing. Then I cut a piece of vellum for the CAS Mix up challenge and dry embossed it with the diamond pattern after which I added some of the other opal blaze with my finger. I had some white squares on my desk to which I added a strip of washi tape and then using a GKD die set I cut out the flowers and added them as shown. The sentiment was stamped from the Enchanted Forest GKD set using Stazon ink onto another white Yupo paper square and when dry I cut it and threaded it into the frame. The iridescence on this card is surprising and it shows well in the photo too. The opal blaze changes colour as the card is moved. A friend told me about the challenge at Tuesday Morning Sketches and it fits that one perfectly so I have entered it there as well.
This is stunning!
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Thanks Diana – it turned out way better than I expected if I’m truthful.
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Don’t you just LOVE the Opal Blaze polish! It’s amazing. I love how much it shows up on your wonderful card, too. How you layered the frames, so they look like they are threaded together, is wonderful. Great job on this and I certainly wouldn’t have known it wasn’t sparkly ribbon if you hadn’t said something.
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yes that polish is amazing and I have you to thank for putting me on to it. Glad you like the card too.
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Gorgeous card. I’ve not heard of Opal Blaze, but it really makes the card shine.
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It was Golda who put me onto this product. She used it recently for her own designs. What is nice about it is that it photographs well. You can actually see the sparkle. Thanks for the heads up on the other challenge.
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Very creative design using the scraps on your desk with the additional elements, love the shine from the Opal Blaze. Thanks for sharing at CAS Mix Up this month.
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Thanks for taking time to comment. It is appreciated.
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Pretty card and the shine is lovely! Thanks for sharing with us at CAS Mix Up this month!
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Thanks so much. Enjoyed playing for the challenge.
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Your post title says it all. The opal blaze pots appear to be the bomb!
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They are quite different and give great results. When you move the treated item the colour changes – its like two in one pot.
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WOW, Johanna, this is stunning. I love the shine and color on your embossed background and I guess I need to check into the opal blaze.
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I quite like this product and shall probably invest in one or two more colours now that I’ve tried it out. Very easy to use and it shows up well in a photo. Thanks for liking my card.
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Absolutely stunning!!! I love your design and the background is perfect. The shine is amazing. Well done my friend!!!
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Thanks Gerry. Glad you like it. I had fun making it.
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The embossed vellum with the opal blaze is amazing, Johanna! It’s always fun when those left over bits come together to make a fabulous design! Thanks so much for sharing with us at CAS Mix Up!
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So glad you like it. Many thanks for commenting. I had fun with the challenge too.
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Beautiful! I love all the dimension and all the diamonds! Great colors, too. Thank you for joining us at Tuesday Morning Sketches.
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Thanks so much for leaving a comment. Glad you like my entry.
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So pretty! The embossed BG is perfect for the cut diamonds!
Thanks for playing along with us at Tuesday Morning Sketches!
Debbie ~ TMS DT
Debbie’s Dash of This and That
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WOW what a cool design … love it! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Double D ‘Use your Scraps’ challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.
Darlene
DOUBLE D Challenge Blog
DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS
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Thanks so much. I love using up my scraps when I can.
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Your comment is truly appreciated. many thanks
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Super fun design and card!! Thank you for joining our challenge at Double D!
Diane DD DT {Nellies Nest}
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Thanks for taking time to comment.
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Your card is really beautiful with all the shine and bright colours. Unfortunately, CAS challenges require open space on the design. We would love you to join us with a CAS card in the future.
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Thanks for commenting. I did think that it may not work for your challenge but uploaded it anyway. Fortunately I also worked on another design that does fit.
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