Day 5 – 30 Days Of Card Making
Bit of a longer session today which meant more time to chuck stuff on paper. Was it worth it … ?
Regular readers of this blog will know why I am doing this mini challenge in order to reunite my mojo with my craft space. To follow the full journey, you can find all related post in the 30 Days Of Card Making archive.
Ok, on with today’s creation.
Let’s start with the background panels. Texture paste was spread through a stencil and allowed to dry. Watercolour ink and wax paste were used to colour the result. A little white and yellow heavy body acrylic paint were then used to dry brush some detail in.
This was then chopped up into section, the edges inked and these glued to the card front.
The flowers were created by allowing the tissue – used to mop up ink etc – to dry and then gluing it to a piece of card and using the same techniques from the background to added colour and detail.
Gold wax paste was used to dry brush the die cut butterfly.
One of our group – mojo, craft space or I – decided to add some of this as a mat for the sentiment strip. Good choice? Not sure, but it is what it is.
It’s going all right this challenge thing, innit?
If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to leave them in the comments section below.
I look forward to hearing your thoughts.
Thanks for reading today’s progress. Hope you will join me tomorrow to see how mojo, craft space and I get on with your journey.
Much love,
J x.
Byeeee!
GENTLEMAN CRAFTER 
This is stunning, I love the colours.
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Your Mojo to my Mojo; you are an inspiration. I have had a bit of a hurumph and mojo had gone a wandering, it is peeking back in. Thank you xxx
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Fantastic card today John x
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A beautiful card John. Love it and lots of techniques there. Thank you.
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Beauytiful – your mojo is helping my mojo a lot. 🙂 xx
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Love this one John, well done! Anything with butterflies suits me!!! This style could be adapted to many occasions. I might just pinch you idea, if I may please.
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Feel free.
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Thank you John. X
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Yup! It’s going very well. I love this one.
I am confused though, reading through the comments a couple mention embossing folders but I can’t fathom why..
Anyhoo, whosever idea it was for the sentiment mat was spot on!
Clare x
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I think they might have been referring to yesterday’s creation.
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Definite progress, congratulations.
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Yes, it was very much worth it. This is my new favourite. I’m saving all these for future reference xx
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Wow John. Love what you did with cutting into the folders. Its a very striking card and totally worth all your effort. Very impressed with how you have mojo, craft room and you working together. Can’t wait for tomorrow’s project. Jx
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Love this.
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Love your card John, great colours and love the sentiment strip xx Hazel
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Yet another beautiful card, John. I often cut into embossing folders to give this type of effect. I find it very effective. Looking forward to mojo and craft spaces next production as they are giving me lots of ideas!
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I really like this one John, the panels make it really striking. I should really challenge myself to do your challenge! Wx
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