Monday 1 September 2008

Floral Punch Craft - Begonia

I started this card by cutting an aperture from the front of the card with the plain square Nestibilities die then cut 2 pieces of contrasting coloured card the same size and the base card front, the lighter shade of these 2 pieces I used the cuttlebug birds and swirls folder and embossed the card, with the other piece I used the scalloped edge square die to cut an aperture from the center and layered these and stuck them onto the inside front of the base card.
I used the Spiral Bouquet by PTI to stamp the image on the base card then I outlined this with a quickie glue pen and added glammer dust.
I then made the Floral Punch Craft begonia using the Begonia Theme Punch I also needed the leaves to have shine as from what I can remember the begonia leaf has a waxy appearance, this was trial and error as I needed a glaze that would be flexible, I settled for a product called decopatch and it seems to have worked well.
Finishing by tying a ivory ribbon around the top of the card.




I've added a close up of the Floral Punch Craft here. if you click on the image you will see a close up image.

16 comments:

Beryl K said...

Beautiful card, Jak, as always.
Beryl

Anonymous said...

Sorry you are poorly Jak, the card is a beauty....wish I had as much talent as you have in your fingertip! Get well sonn hun, the forum misses you xx Louise Emma

Wellnifty said...

Hope you are better soon, beautiful card

Chris x

Chrissie said...

It's hard to believe this is not a real flower Jak. Your flower cards are so gorgeous, I never tire of seeing them. I just need to add some more words to my vocabulary as I always seem to be repeating myself!

Greta said...

Stunning as usual Jak. x

Shirley said...

Lovely, Jak!

Anonymous said...

Beautiful Jak. Hope that you are soon well, take good care of yourself - though I'm sure Chris and Natalie will look after you very well.

Anonymous said...

You have done well there. It is as good as my real ones.
Now all you need is my address. lol
Hugs, Shirley

Foxycrafts said...

Another beautiful card, Jak. Well done - you have such good ideas. Thanks.

Love Joan

Anonymous said...

Absolutely stunning Jak, it looks so real!
Sorry you are feeling poorly, hope you are soon on the mend.
Sue

Bev said...

beautiful card Jak.

Bev xx

iReneM said...

Fantastic!!
x

Wheezie said...

Beautiful, just beautiful.
x Wheezie x

Linda said...

Gorgeous as usual.

Anne said...

Wow Jak, your work just gets better and better. Love all the designs you've made since I was last online. Internet now reconnected after house move so look forward to seeing everything as it happens! Keep up the good work. xx

Lavender Rose said...

I have so much catching up to do and am really enjoying looking at your latest works of art Jak....this rose looks real, amazing!