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Sunday 18 April 2010

DT - Corrosive Challenges #60 - Paper Piercing


This week's Corrosive Challenge to to use Paper Piercing on your project - which is not something I've tried before. I looked at a few designs that are sold with it on and decided to do it myself - with the help of my sewing machine. I set it to a long stitch and used it with no thread in to get perfectly even holes. Then I used my poky tool to enlarge the holes as they were barely visible. As this is a new technique to me I'm entering my card for the Crafty Cardmaker's Challenging Challenge. The Creative Card Crew Challenge is to make a Happy Birthday card, Quixotic Challenge's theme is Heavy Metal (I've used HUGE gold brads that are too large scale for much of my work) Cute Card Thursday's challenge is Touchy Feely (lots of textures and interest here) and Totally Papercrafts has a Spring theme that fits these lovely big flowers to perfection.

The flower and the sentiment are both Elusive Images, sentiment is gold embossed and flower is coloured with Copics, Glossy Accents and Stickles. DP is K&K, it set the colourscheme for the card, ribbon from stash, ferns cut with a punch.

22 comments:

  1. Superb card Anne. Love that big flower and your PP is fab. Lovely paper, I have some of this. Great job.
    Marion

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  2. Thanks for playing along with Totally Papercrafts with such a cute card Anne. Your flower is fab, love it!
    Anne x

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  3. Hi Anne
    wow what a beautiful card, luv the flowers, pretty papers & layout, lovely spring card, thank you for joining us at Totally Papercrafts this week, hope to see you next week, sue,x

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  4. its brill, well done for being brave and trying something new, havent tried to do this yet, but you have made it look amazing, thanks for joining us at crafty cardmakers xx

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  5. Gorgeous flower! Great card Anne. x

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  6. Wow - this is gorgeous! Fabulous colors.

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  7. Wonderful paper piercing- great DSP and I LOVE the flowers! Great card.

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  8. How clever to use your sewing machine minus the thread! I'm going to have to try that!!
    Beautiful card!!

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  9. Stunning, such bright vivid colors.

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  10. turned out beautifully! love the flowers and colors

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  11. What a beautiful card, Anne. It shouts Summer. I love these flowers and the decoupage works brilliantly.
    Have a great week.

    Lisax

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  12. Anne - this is stunning, love the colours and the stamps. I have these and have not used them for a while.
    Really clever idea using the sewing machine for the paper piercing.
    Love
    Valxx

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  13. Beautiful card Anne, I love the mix of colours and the stunning flower
    Mina xxx

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  14. Good thinking to use your sewing machine to pierce the paper. Love the coloring in the flowers too.

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  15. Oh, Anne! This is stunning! Great colors and love the flower! Blessings to you!

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  16. Gorgeous Anne, just love the dimension. Thanks for joining the Quixotic Paperie challenge this week. Kim

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  17. Your card is beautiful. I love that awesome flower!!

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  18. Wow such a beautiful Birthday card i adore the image and fab colours and details. Thanks for taking part in the CCC Challenge.
    Paula xxxx

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  19. Hi Anne

    this is absolutely gorgeous, beautiful detail in the flower and love the vibrancy of those colours, thanks for joining us at tpc this week

    Joey.x

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  20. Oooh absolutely stunning Anne, the flower is amazing!

    Thank You for challenging yourself at Crafty Cardmakers x

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