This card is for the Just Magnolia Week 20 Challenge - Ribbon and Bows. I bought this wire ribbon in the $1 bin at Michael's. The picture doesn't show it well, but it's a gorgeous blue with silver glitter...one of those "eye catching" ribbons...where you see beautiful winter cards, gorgeous Spring creations, etc etc etc! ....thought I'd hit the ribbon jackpot!
NOT....do not buy this ribbon! the glitter comes off the minute you touch it (well, slight exaggeration)...imagine tying a bow with it! I was covered in glitter...look closely and you can see it missing on the bow!
But what was I going to do...I based my whole card around it! hence, the bow tie instead of the glorious creation I had imagined....card over! but its going in that challenge!!! LOL
The rest of the card was fun! I actually tackled the Copic air brush! The nesties background is done with the air brush and Copic B12!....not too bad! The background paper is a scrap blue.... there is glitter gold pen in the flowers that Tilda is holding but it doesn't show well....
all because of that stupid bow!
oh well, we dont always love them all do we???? isn't it sometimes just the "call of the challenge"... LOL
18 comments:
Poor Linda! I feel for you! The frustration one little thing can cause when you have it all planned out in your mind and when you get to it Bang! No matter how you work at it, it insists on giving you a hard time. No Matter! This card is adorable and certainly worthy of going into a challenge! May this day bring you many little moments of creative joy! LOL
The card is gorgeous and your write up is priceless! You got me laughing!
Oh Linda! You are such a hoot! I have dealt with the same ribbon I think! Except I was using it at church to decorate and glitter is still being swept up!! Wonderful card and great coloring! Even with that beautiful bow! Blessings to you!
Ohhhhhhhh Mama!Your coloring is totally awesome!I've never even been in the same room with a copic let alone a copic airbrush! You go girl!
This is awesome!! The colors and that bow really make this fabulous!
If you hadn't mentioned the glitter bow trauma, I'd have never known!! It's a beautiful card!!! Great idea to use the nesties when doing an airbrushed background to give it a look of another layer!!
I have the Copic air adapter and D60 air - my cans run out so fast!! Are you using cans or a compressor?
Love the bow....man that bow is on steroids and I LOVE IT! Beautiful job Linda! Perfect way to do the sentiment in the scalloped circle! Beautimous!
I love your card.Looks great!I know the frustration of a card not coming out the way you wanted it to though.That's the story of my life. I made one this weekend for a certain friend of ours that had a 37th birtday but it stunk, so I didn't give it.
BEAUTIFUL!! Love that bow, & your coloring is so pretty.
Love the windswept stamp. Great card.
oh wow the bow is stunning Linda...I loe your card...thanks for joining in with the Just Magnolia challenge
Mina xxx
Linda I love it, she is so cute!!!
Hi Linda, welcome to the DIVAS, I love your bow! And the Tilda is darling too.
How precious! love the blue it's just gorgeous..fantastic job! TFS!
Mandy
Well it looks great anyway! I have some ribbon like that, or I used to! Welcome to the Designing DIVAS group!
What a gorgeous card Linda! I love your coloring and that fabulous bow...tfs!!!
well your bow is adorable, even if it did give you fits. ;) and the card is just as precious as can be! welcome to the D.I.V.A.S.!!!
I love your blog it is so fancy.
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