Friday, January 25, 2013

Papertrey Ink January 2013 Blog Hop

Welcome to the Papertrey Ink Monthly Blog Hop!

Nichole's challenge this month was to use black for the background of your project - if you didn't come from her blog, you can head over to Capture the Moment for details.




I have really been wanting play with an idea I had to use the Quatrefoil Cover Plate die to create a window card, so took some time yesterday to make this card.




Window cards are notoriously hard to photograph, especially if you are trying to line something up to be seen in a specific spot through the window, so bear with me as I show the card from a few different angles.

I used Smoky Shadow cardstock and cut 2 panels with the Quatrefoil Cover Plate die, poking 7 of the tiles out of the inside front panel and 13 tiles out of the outside front panel.  A few pieces of temporary tape helped hold the tiles I wanted to keep in place until the panels were adhered together. I also cut a 6.5 x 4.25" card base with a score line at 1" to create a flap.

The wrong sides of the die-cuts are adhered together, with a piece of transparency and the front flap sandwiched between them. Six of the tiles on the front of the card were replaced with tiles cut from Sweet Blush cardstock.



The inside of the card is finished with a Vintage Cream tile sitting on a Hibiscus Burst oval (I know it looks like a circle in the photo, but it really is an oval). This tile is stamped with a couple of the small hearts from the With All My Heart stamp set and lined up to fit in the center window panel.




Does anyone else have a container sitting on your desk temporarily housing little bits and pieces until you have time to put them away properly? Well, I do LOL, and earlier this week I finally tackled my overflowing basket. What a nice surprise to find 10 tiny pink gems hiding at the bottom! 

My search of the rest of my gems didn't turn up any more in this tiny size, but I did find a few slightly larger in an ever so slightly different shade of pink. I think they make the perfect finishing touch!




And here is one last photo from a different angle.

This card is also being linked to a couple of the challenges at Moxie Fab World: the Use 10 Different Embellishments Challenge and the Make a Card with a Window Challenge.

I'm off to see what else has been linked to the PTI Blog Hop.

Thanks for stopping by,

Jacquie


28 comments:

  1. Gorgeous, Jacqui! Perfect positioning. Know what you mean about photographing depth. Talk about challenging!

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  2. So clever and creative. I'm glad you showed it at so many angles, so I could really appreciate all the work that went into it. The effect is tremendous.

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  3. Seeing this in person was worth the trip out in the rain last night! (Thanks for driving!) This is so awesome I cannot stop looking at it! You are a rock star!

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  4. This is such a beautiful card!! I love all the photos you included and the explanation..I will definitely try this!

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  5. Yes I agre they are hard to photograph. You did a wonderful job showcasing this beauty though. Gorgeous and love the pink!

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  6. Such a gorgeous design! I love the window effect and the pretty bling!

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  7. Jacquie, this is Gorgeous and Clever! LOVE the window to the inside with your hexies!

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  8. Beautiful and creative Jacquie, I have not seen that die in a while.

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  9. Very cool window card. Happy accidents are always the best, right?

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  10. Beautiful card! I love the pink rhinestones - perfect touch!

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  11. great use of the quarter-foil die!

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  12. Great window card, Jacquie! I have am going to try this technique, as I really like the look it makes. Thanks so much for sharing.

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  13. wonderfully executed Jacquie, I'm glad I got to see it in person- well done!

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  14. wow this is so cool! I love the idea and the way it turned out! Wonderful!

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  15. Very clever and very effective!

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  16. What a FUN card you've made, Jacquie! I feel like I'm looking through the window in the gates surrounding a romantic castle! SO fun!!

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  17. Oh wow!! What a creative card! This is really amazing! I love the way you can see through to the pink! Very very clever and beautiful!

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  18. This is a clever idea Jacquie, pretty:)

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  19. BEAUTIFUL window effet, Jacquie! I love looking in at the pretty pink and the pink bling is just the right touch~lucky you, finding them in the bottom of your basket :)
    PS: I have MANY of those bins all around my craft room :-D

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  20. Hi Jacquie! Love this die, and love what you've done with it! I like how you replaced some of the shapes, left some as is, and removed some. Whoever is going to get this will be so impressed! Very intricate!

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  21. WOW!!!! This is amazing- and you've photographed it wonderfully!!

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  22. I LOVE the window you created with the die cut! This is so pretty!

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  23. Beautiful! You put a lot of work into this card and it shows - very cool! Love the gems, too.

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  24. Great job with the window card, nice job with the photography too :)

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  25. Jacquie this is wonderful! Love the wonderful windows and the wow factor of this card! Gorgeous my dear!!!!!!!!

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  26. Hey Jacquie! Thanks for linking this up to the Use 10 Different Embellishments Challenge in the Moxie Fab World! I'm so glad you joined in on all the fun! :)

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  27. Hey Jacquie! Thanks also for linking this up to the Make a Card with a Window Challenge in the Moxie Fab World! I'm so glad you joined in on all the fun there as well! :)

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