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Friday, January 05, 2007

It's all about the bling (and beads!)

Yay! It's Friday which means it's time for a new Dare!

Lynda's fabulous Dare this week....'Bling and Beads. You can use micro beads or threading beads. Any sort of bling: glitter, sequins, crystals brads etc. Have fun!!'




I used... More Blush papers by Basic Grey. Faux hardware is a sizzix die and the heart is a sizzix sizzlit die, outlined with a selection of little beads, all glued with Glossy Accents, Lace is from Bath Market, Paper String from Ikea, Ribbon from Little Silver Hat, Flower, brads and eyelet from stash!

The buttons may looks very carefully sewn on but I cheated (slightly!) I threaded them all in one long length then glued them with more Glossy Accents! (they came from my wonderful find in a charity shop and are a lot more shiny IRL to add a bit of blinginess)

All the other gorgeous creations are here check out the other wonderful cards made by the design team and have a go yourself! Can't wait to see what you all come up with!!!

17 comments:

Tracey said...

Yet another wonderful card Jo!

Lythan said...

great card as ever. How long does it take you to make a card like this? Please say it is 6 hours or something as if you say 30 minutes I shall cry!

Gillian said...

Just gorgeous... love all of your scrummy bits' on this one...
Very clever threading the buttons..great tip to save loads of time. You never cease to amaze!

Rika said...

Ooh, this is beautiful!

Pearl said...

very inspiring creation ! lol - love the beaded outline heart ! & all the other wonderful details - love that lace ! will have another go with these papers !

ttfn, Pearl

Dollydimps said...

How do you do it Jo? Every week you pull something more special out of the bag-yet another fantastic design

bows down to Jo

Jane said...

this is truely scrummy JO !! loverly loverly well done. And I never thought to use Glossy accents to glue beads, thats a clever idea, blimey I'm slow at times ! lol !

Anonymous said...

love this card Jo. I just got some blush papers the other day. I love how you used teh beads on tehre around the heart. Love the tip on the buttons...

Kelly Deal said...

I just saw your cards on two peas and they are gorgeous! Keep them coming!

Kelly Deal said...

I saw your cards on Two Peas and they are gorgeous! Keep them coming!

Rhi said...

Gorgeous Jo, as always :D
Rhi

Paula J Atkinson said...

I think the buttons are fab & it isn't cheating at all!!!
I see you got yourself a nice litte fairy for your pic, they are so beautiful!

Em said...

Jo I completely adore this card! Saw it on 2peas as well - it stood out a mile LOL!

You are so clever, I don't know how you keep coming up with such original ideas - well done you.

Kathy said...

Brilliant.

I don't know how you manage to make such wonderful stuff - I'm always in awe of your cards

*Beatriz Jennings* said...

OH MY!!! this is one of the most beautiful cards I've ever seen!!
TFS!

Bety.

Lara said...

this card is absolutely stunning! Awesome & yep it's one of the most beautiful I've ever seen too!

artfulstampin said...

Beautiful, I love pinks with beiges and browns, I think it makes it less "soppy". Love the buttons and stitching, am becoming addicted to that myself!