Monday 7 March 2011

And now for something completely different! by Nicky Cresswell

Now you know me, usually my work is quirky and grungy and generally Minxy, 
But today I opted for a more sophisticated look to show Jennies stamps in a different light.
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 I started off by colouring a piece of white paper with scattered straw distress ink, I stamped over it with the chintz background in cactus green stazon, I then mat and layered onto some pale yellow card.
Next i stamped the leaf vine from the flower blooms sheet in black, and used a black marker to colour in the leaves to create a silhouette effect.
 The flower head is just a circle and scalloped circle punched from card.
I stamped the small dragonfly from the insect & butterflies plate onto heat resistant acetate and embossed in black b4 cutting it out and placing it on the flower head.
I added one of the mini phrases from a stampers anonymous plate.
To finish i wrapped a ribbon round the base of the card and added a bow, before mat and layering again, this time onto green card. I then matted the whole thing onto a kraft card, and finished up by added some hand drawn doodles here and there.
Voila ~ One Posh a la minx card, perfect from Spring!
So... What's the verdict for Posh Minxy???
I look forward to reading what you think!  
Stay Inky

13 comments:

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  2. Sorry, fingers went astray before.
    I was trying to say, I like Posh Minxy's style, a lot!

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  3. Very nice Minxy, you do posh very well indeed!

    Beautiful spring colours, and mixed with the black silhouettes it really makes them pop. Love it.

    Charli x

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  4. Its lovely. I like the phrase you have used too.

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  5. Oh la la, a very Posh Minxy card,ha ha, but I love it, nice colour combination you used there. xxxx

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  6. Minxy, this is so pretty!!! I love it!

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  7. Love the background and the silloutte effect of the dragonfly against the flower...pretty posh I think ;)
    xoxo Sioux

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  8. Very elegant, like it very much!!

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  9. Good grief woman! Is there nothing you can't turn your hand too?! Fabulous posh Minxyness! xxx

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  10. Final piece is lovely, like the Spring feeling it has.

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  11. Such a classy looking card! YUM!

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