Last week I
was asked to do my first ever whitework shows, and for this ‘Peek Of The Week’
I’d like to share two cards in one - a card I made as a demo for one of those shows, and a card I made at home later which is almost identical but uses slightly different colours.
Parchment has
been around for more years than anyone can remember, and while the results can be
fantastic, it must be said that it is very labour intensive, and it can take
years for a person to develop the skills needed to produce a professional looking
piece of parchment work. However with these dies the effect of hand parchment
is created quickly and efficiently with either one or two passes of the die
through the die cutting machine.
Once you’ve
done that, you can then take your time to use your snips or ball tool to add
the extra detail that will make your piece truly unique.
I know there
are crafters out there who have had to give up doing parchment, because they
either no longer could find the time it requires, or perhaps because they’ve
found advancing years have meant they’ve lost some dexterity in their
fingers. For those crafters, and for
every one of us really, these dies are an absolute god send.
This card was
created using the Blossom Corner die, which I cut four times out of parchment
before colouring with my distress inks.
I cut the flowers off from two of the corners before shaping them and
adding them on to the remaining two corners to give depth and detail. The sentiment was made using the Sahara
labels. A few trademark pearls later the
card was complete. Hope you like it!
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