Thursday 25 April 2013

Smile!... for the 10-minute Craft Dash #16



Got brave again this week--time for another go at the 10-Minute Craft Dash!
Here's this week's challenge colours:

I was checking out the results at CAS(E) this Sketch! and saw THIS cute card by Donna Mikasa.
Colouring those cute little wood veneer camera shapes seemed like a great idea. Here's the ones I purchased from Simon Says Stamp:
I just swiped them across ink pads in the challenge colours, using GYPSY, COTTON CANDY and LAGOON. They picked up the colour perfectly.
The stamp set used for the film-strip and sentiment is from Close to My Heart, C1440, Take a Picture.

  • Lesson learned from this attempt: be careful layering stamped images when you want to heat-emboss, and you have limited time to permit complete drying. Despite blotting the black images and using my embossing buddy, some of the embossing powder stuck to the filmstrip and I wasted precious seconds carefully sweeping it off with a fine tip paintbrush.
I was pleased with how this turned out, and even managed to stamp on the inside:
(isn't that "CLICK" the cutest thing? could go back and colour the letters with alcohol markers...)

AND, more importantly, did it all within the specified time, look:
Woo-HOO!

Final look at the finished card:
(love the addition of the PINK gems as flash-bulbs).

So, off to link up to the 10-Minute Craft Dash.

Just one problem.
Can you see it?  In my rush to get the darned thing done, I chose the WRONG SHADE OF GREEN.  It really should be more like THIS.

  • Lesson Learned #2: Refer to crafting directions and specifics VERY CAREFULLY before starting the timer...
Oh well, there's always something!

Hope your crafting brings you satisfaction this week,
Most sincerely,
Caroline

7 comments:

  1. Loving how the white sentiment just pops and the colored veneers are so cute!

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  2. I'm happy that my card inspired yours! I love the colored veneer cameras--what a great idea! Thanks for the shout out and for directing me to your blog!

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  3. Love the bling on the little cameras to look like flashes (or at least the focus lights). Cute card and VERY cool that it was less than 10 to make!!

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  4. Oh these wood veneer cameras are ADORABLE! LOVE them! Great card!

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  5. This card is so cute! You did an awesome job with the 10 minute Craft Dash. I hope you'll join us again soon :)

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  6. FAB, FAB card Caroline - LOVING those coloured veneer cameras!
    So glad you joined in the fun at the 10 Minute Craft Dash - hope to see you again soon :)

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  7. cute card. love the colored wood veneers.

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