Card-marking Achievement in 2014

Have not been posting much on this blog. That doesn't mean I did not make any cards or crafts for the year. Have created a few baby albums for friends, different type of crafts. Am finding it difficult to post on blogspot as I find it a hassle to forward the pictures from the phone and download it from laptop to post on blogspot. Am contemplating to use Dayre but seems like non of my friends have been using it.


Anyway, just want to share this on blogspot. Honestly, I don't feel good about winning as I am the only participant of the challenge. For some weird really, no one else took up the challenge for the week! There have been many participants for the other weekly challenge.  To me it's a little achievement as I had tried something which I have never tried before --- painting on cards, using dimensional paint.

1) I used my new Sizzix honeycomb die for the first time.

2) Somehow I wanted a very dark theme card, with a hint of purple. So I chose a black Prima Optimist paper over a  purple cardstock. Used Art Anthology dimensional paint in Trolley Grey and paint over Tim Holtz stencil (latticework).
Paste the Honeycomb die on the side and a Prima resin frame on the other side.
Wanted to add a flower accent , but felt my flower is too "cheery". So I pasted a black leaf first.

 3) As for the flower, I managed to find a black lace from my stash and attempted to make a black lace rosette. Think it looked ok and then sew the flower to it. In order to make it look "grungy", i painted some dimensional paint over it.

4) So here's the finished product.