Thursday, 24 March 2011

Let's Ink it Up - Die cuts/Punches

I have made another card using my Tim Holtz dressform die and a fabulous EK button and needle border punch for this month's Let's ink it up challenge.

I die cut the dress form on grungepaper and then again with sticky backed canvas to make the dress.  I stained the dressform and the dress using distress stains. The next step was to stamp a pattern on the dress with archival ink.

After I'd stuck the dress on the dressform I added a ribbon belt and frill and glued some German scrap along the neckline.

The background card is SU stamped with SU Bliss stamp.

I punched the button border twice and gold embossed the whole border and added a piece of plain border on top.

What a beautiful day...... but I'm going back to bed to nurse the stupid cough and cold that I have that just won't budge.

Thanks for looking X

7 comments:

Fliss said...

Really lovely card Anne and just love the button border. It sets the dress form off beautifully.
Thanks for playing at LIIU die cuts/punches challenge and good luck!
x

cardsandacuppa said...

Lovely card Anne, love that TH die too, so sweet!
Hope you are well, Hugs xxx

kjjc said...

gorgeous. love the ribbon you have used for the belt. great idea to put the dress on canvas on top of the dummy.luverly. Hope that cold shifts.

Michele said...

Gorgeous! Love the dress and the button border. Hope you're feeling better soon x

Cazro said...

This is such a nice pretty card, I too love the border of buttons. Thanks for playing at LIIU, hope to seee you again. Caz

Claire said...

Fab card Anne! I love the way you've made that dress and the button border is perfect! Hope you're feeling better soon. Thanks for joining us at LIIU and good luck
Claire xx

Neet said...

Love that dress form - funny thing is I am playing with mine at the moment too - and using SB canvas! Great minds!
Love how you have dressed yours and what a good idea the German scrap was.
Envious of that border punch.
Hope your cold is soon better - know how you feel, I am still sniffing.