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Alcohol ink Flower Card

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By sparklingblackrose
Good afternoon everyone, hope you are well :-) I am here with a card using one of the flowers I have been making out of drink cans as my focal point on my card. I made this first and then echoed the colours of it on inkessentials paper which I had embossed with a flower embossing folder. I then added a layer of glitter to this paper to make it really shimmer. Next I mounted it on white coredinations card. I covered my base with Lucy Cromwell paper which complimented the mint green in my flower and then added American Crafts Polka dot ribbon to finish.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
Scrappers Delight Challenge: Make your own backing paper
Joanna Sheen Challenges: Polka dots
Card Caravan Challenge: Pop it up
Tuesday Alchemy: Anything Goes
Fairy tale Challenge: Use Metal
Unstampabelles: Embossing
Oozak: Sparkle
Recycle, Repurpose and Reinvent Challenge: Anything Goes
Unique Crafters Challenge: Anything Goes
The Cupboard Trilogy: Tic Tac Toe, Bright Colours, Flower, Ribbon

Thank you for looking and for all your lovely comments :-)

Comments

  1. Doreen9 September 2012 at 17:17

    This is just gorgeous,love the design and colours.xxx

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  2. Michaela9 September 2012 at 17:20

    Hi Elaine
    That flower is a great focal point. Love the way you recycled a drink can and made it into something really amazing. Love the background too.
    Michaela xx

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  3. Kathryn9 September 2012 at 17:27

    Wow amazing x just love your makes xx

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  4. Linda9 September 2012 at 17:36

    What a great card
    hugs Linda

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  5. sari9 September 2012 at 18:12

    Such a gorgeous card! Love the colors! Thanks for joining us over at Tuesday Alchemy this week! Good Luck! Hugs and sunshine

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  6. Zoe9 September 2012 at 18:24

    Lovely colours xxx

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  7. Kate M9 September 2012 at 18:33

    This is fabulous - you are really clever with those drinks cans. Do you die cut them??
    Kate
    xx

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  8. lindyloo9 September 2012 at 18:47

    wow love it and the colours xx

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  9. xxbella71xx9 September 2012 at 18:58

    What a lovely card, so different. Thank you for joining in with our challenge over at The Cupboard Trilogy Challenge Blog.

    Stella

    TCT DT

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  10. ALI9 September 2012 at 19:06

    This is lovely, haven't used any cans yet.

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  11. Linda9 September 2012 at 19:29

    This is beautiful Elaine, loving the colours and the beautiful embossing and flowers too.

    Hugs
    Linda xxx

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  12. Mags9 September 2012 at 19:31

    What a gorgeous card. Love the re-cycling.


    Thank you for joining in with our challenge over at The Cupboard Trilogy Challenge Blog.

    Mags

    TCT DT

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  13. mags9 September 2012 at 20:05

    I do love these flowers made out of drinks cans. Really will have to have a go. Love the colours in this one and the fab background.
    Mags
    x

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  14. Heike9 September 2012 at 20:34

    A great card - and so unique.
    Heike xx

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  15. coops9 September 2012 at 21:10

    so gorgeous elaine.your flower is stunning :D

    xx coops xx

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  16. Sandra H9 September 2012 at 21:15

    This is beautiful Elaine, the colour and design is stunning x

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  17. MagsB9 September 2012 at 21:37

    Oh wow, what an amazing flower! So darn clever!! The background looks so right with it, too!

    love Mags B x

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  18. Merry9 September 2012 at 21:43

    So stunning...love the colours, the shape of the flower and the wonderful embossing. Thanks for joining in our embossing challenge at Unstampabelles.

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  19. ChrisAndCat9 September 2012 at 21:43

    Gorgeous, love the colours.

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  20. craftyeyes9 September 2012 at 22:22

    beautiful card lovely colours Tracy x

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  21. Katya- Ангел ф кедах9 September 2012 at 22:36

    Thanks so much for joining us this week at Tuesday Alchemy!
    Hugs Katya x

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  22. Janet - aka stacky9 September 2012 at 23:52

    Gorgeous card Elaine it looks so effective xx

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  23. DoBea A.10 September 2012 at 00:13

    That flower is amazing! Thank you for sharing it with us over at 365 Cards!!

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  24. Susan Hogan10 September 2012 at 03:28

    So pretty - and so clever! Thanks for joining in the fun at the Unstampabelles Embossing challenge this month! Hope to see you back!

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  25. jane stillman10 September 2012 at 07:51

    A beautiful card

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  26. Danie May10 September 2012 at 08:44

    A gorgeous card Elaine, the embossing and color of the background sets of your great metal flower beautifully! xx

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  27. Michelle10 September 2012 at 15:57

    A big WOW. This card is fantastic.
    Thanks for joining us at Fairytale.
    LG Michelle

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  28. Liz11 September 2012 at 16:49

    What a beautiful card and so imaginative. Thanks for taking part in the Cupboard Trilogy Challenge.

    Liz xx[DT]

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  29. Sarah C12 September 2012 at 22:28

    Wow! What a great creative use of alcohol inks. I'll have to give it a try!! Great job and thanks so much for playing at the Unstampabelles Challenge!!

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  30. Cathy (aka CrafteeCC)13 September 2012 at 06:34

    such a great technique ;-) Thanks for joining in our Embossing Challenge at UnstampaBelles.

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  31. Claudia13 September 2012 at 19:11

    Hello Elaine,

    wow, this is great. Love the selfmade flower. Thank you for sharing with us at Fairy Tale Challenge and good luck!

    Hugs

    Claudia

    PS: I've a Blog-Candy if you are interested.

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  32. Jane14 September 2012 at 10:44

    WOW, certainly something different & I love it. Thank you for playing along with us on the Joanna Sheen Challenge. Jane x

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  33. Kim Kelley14 September 2012 at 17:16

    Very pretty! Love the colors! Thank you for joining us at Scrapper's Delights this week! HUGS

    Kim
    SD DT

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  34. Lori14 September 2012 at 19:05

    Fabulous flower - amazing what you can do with a drink can!! So glad you linked up at RRR!

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  35. Bonnie Irvine16 September 2012 at 13:10

    That flower is amazing. Love the embossing and the colours you've chosen to layer. The embossed background with the large white border really showcases this cool recycled flower beautifully. Thanks for joining us at Recycle, Re-Purpose & Re-Invent. I hope we see you again next month.

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  36. Jak18 September 2012 at 14:27

    Wow, brilliant way to upcycle a drinks can, fab card.

    Thanks for joining in with our challenge over at The Cupboard Trilogy Blog

    Jak xox

    (TCT DT)

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  37. Ellis20 September 2012 at 09:30

    Beautiful card and I really like you can flowers! =)
    Thanks for joining us at Recycle, Re-Purpose & Re-Invent!
    Hugs, Elenor DT

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  38. ju21 September 2012 at 14:43

    Love it !Thanks for joining the CT challenge x
    Ju
    DT

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  39. Joan23 September 2012 at 17:12

    Lovely card very rich looking colours. Thanks for joining the challenge on The Cupboard Trilogy
    Joan DTL

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  40. Barbara24 September 2012 at 19:56

    I have to say: I haven't seen anything quite like this before! Stunning!

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  41. Chris / CS Designs30 September 2012 at 23:48

    Elaine, Nice card and love the recycled soda can flower. Thank you for sharing this on Recycle, Re-Purpose & Re-Invent.
    :) Chris / CS Designs

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Thank you for your lovely comments, I really appreciate them all :-) Elaine-xxx-

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