Thursday, January 10, 2013

Cloud9 | January Blog Hop

This month's Cloud9 | Wplus9 blog hop inspiration photo is simply stunning! I pulled out my Wplus9 stamps and created a fun, shimmery card last night.

Inspiration Photo

I was drawn to the kraft/white/silver combo & the stars. I used Ranger Silver embossing powder on the frame and star die cuts, and I used white embossing powder on the sun burst image. 

(Supplies - Stamps: (Wplus9) Quite Like You, Super Star, Design Basics: Background 1. (PTI) Fillable Frames #10. Ink: VersaMark, (PTI) Fresh Snow, (Ranger) Archival Ink Jet Black. Cardstock: (PTI) Kraft, Stampers Select White. Embossing Powder: (Ranger) Silver. Dies: (Simon Says) Large Holiday Shapes, (PTI) Fillable Frames #10. Gems: Recollections. Twine: (PTI) Dark Chocolate.)

To create the silver edges on the card I pressed my VersaMark ink onto the edge of the white paper and dumped silver embossing powder on top, then heat set. It was pretty uneven, so I repeated the process a second time. The shine is pretty cool in real life!

Have a great week!

12 comments:

Shanna Shands said...

Fabulous card.

Martha said...

Erin, this is SO lovely! I love your design! Beautifully done!

Cristina said...

This is one seriously beautiful card.

Norma Gomez said...

Beautiful card!

acons said...

What an eye-catching card - the stars pop! Fun and fabulous!

Michelle said...

Spectacular, Erin! Wow!

Cindy said...

Wow,gorgeous!

Suzanne said...

Oh I knew your card would be perfection, but this is over-the-top fantastic, Erin! One of my most favorite cards in a long time. BRAVO! I am so happy you joined us! Happy New Year!

maryrose said...

I love the stars! Great job with this challenge!

Christina said...

This card is simply amazing! :) Gorgeous crisp embossing and fabulous silver accents. So glad you joined in the blog hop this month, Erin!

Gayatri said...

Brillant card! I love everything about your card, Erin! Thanks for playing along with us @ Cloud9:)

anya said...

Gorgeous! So many wonderful things to take from this. I just love the sparkly stars! Your cards always add something wonderful to the Cloud9 Blog Hop, Erin - thanks for joining us!