Tuesday 12 August 2014

Add a little dazzle and Altenew blog hop

altenew blog hop

It’s time for the  Add a Little Dazzle and Altenew Blog Hop!  We are so excited to be joining forces with this amazing company that has a beautiful line of stamps.  Join us today as both companies share some amazing inspiration using their stamps and Add a Little Dazzle Craft Metal Sheets.



 I had so much fun playing with both products that i made two cards for today's hop.


I used dodecagram for this card along with outrageously orange metal sheet along with gold and brushed bronze.
For a clean and simple card a LOT of work went into this.
Its kinda hard to explain so i have included these pictures.

I stamped the image into  my front panel and then cut out with a craft knife.
I then made a sort of template with the cut out shapes.
I embossed the image with the no more shims and a tool from the basic embossing tool kit.
Once the image was finished with the embossing i added it to the card to fill the space from the original cut out. 
Because its embossed it is raised up from the card.
I then stamped some of the smaller star images randomly in  a light orange ink and the sentiment in black.
I finished with some sequins and scored some lines on the top and right side.




I used Label love stamp set for this card.
I cut some stripes of metal sheets the size of the banner stamps and added them randomly onto my card front.
I used one piece the wrong way round and stamped the banner in black archival ink.
To enhance the sentiment more i etched it with a pokey tool.
i wanted to add some more detail so used the triangle from dodecagram  again i stamped in black archival ink then with my pokey tool etched some random patterns.



Label LoveDodecagramAdd a Little Dazzle Sampler PackBasic Embossing Tool Kit
The metal sheets i used are all available in the sampler pack which you can get HERE.


Kate Capper  (You are Here)
You must leave a comment on all blogs for a chance to win 1 of 2 prize packs from both companies!
 You have until Friday, August 16th midnight to enter. The winners will be announced on both company blogs.  


You must leave a comment on both the 
Add a Little Dazzle and Altenew blogs to enter for a chance to win.

You can get Altenew stamps here in the UK  and here in the US.
Thanks for looking.

72 comments:

  1. Wow - dazzling! LOVE the richness of the metal sheets on these!!!

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  2. I'm very impressed (no pun intended). Excellent use of the metal with these awesome stamps.

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  3. Great card designs. I like the fall-like colors in the metals.

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  4. Love the use of the metal on your card designs, adds lovely texture!!!

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  5. Me encanta el uso del metal, definitivamente lo aplicare a mis proyectos

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  6. Cool look with the
    metal strips, but the
    flower die cut metal
    is neat!
    Carla from Utah

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  7. Two truly dazzling showcases of both company's products and your amazing creativity! Rich colours, luxurious texture...stunning!
    ~c

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  8. Great projects! The metal just adds the perfect pop of shiny color without being overly glittery

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  9. These two are so brilliant! Love the way that dodecagon pops from the page and my fave is the very cool second card with the bold strips of colour! x

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  10. Both are the stunning projects and love the second creation!!!

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  11. The first card is so clean and simple but so beautiful. Love the bright red flower.
    The second card is pretty. Probably a good way to use up scraps that are left from other projects. thanks for sharing.

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  12. fun cards love the flower
    thanks for sharing

    Barb Housner

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  13. Love the simplicity of the cards, but they sure have a lot of details!

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  14. I like what you did with your pokey tool!

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  15. Beautiful designs and great colors!

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  16. Beautiful cards. I just love the flower!

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  17. Lovely cards - the metal is so cool!

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  18. The orange metal sheet is such a brilliant color...I love it!

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  19. fabulous and amazing cards!

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  20. What a great combination of tools. Loved the embossed metal.

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  21. love the etched triangles, all the great texture really shows off the metal nicely, just beautiful!

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  22. What fantastic cards! I just love those gorgeous metallic finishes!

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  23. Fantastic cards. Love the CAS designs. You showed off the metal sheets perfectly. Especially love the label!

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  24. Gorgeous orange. Love both these cards

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  25. Love the metal strips idea. The colors are great! So many possibilities

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  26. Second card is my FAV. Love the colors of the metal and your imaginative use of it.

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  27. These cards are beautiful! I especially love the cleverness of etching the sentiment on the second card! Neat!

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  28. Those metal sheets give such a unique look to both these great cards.

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  29. I like your creative use of the metal...thanks for sharing with us.

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  30. Rich looking cards and very crreative

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  31. Wonderful use of the metals! Very creative!

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  32. Kate, I love your description of the work that went into that gorgeous flower! Yes, sometimes CAS can be a lot more work than it appears:) The strips of metal are so striking in the second card...both are wonderful!

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  33. Great cards! Thanks for sharing how you did them!

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  34. That orange is so fun ... love the layers.

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  35. Beautiful. I really love the second card :)

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  36. Wow ! I loved the second one more :)

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  37. nice cards, I love the orange (I;m an orange flower fanatic) it is so rich.

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  38. This just took my breath away! specially your second card!

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  39. Wow, LOVE them both, thanks for showing how you did the flower! STUNNING!

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  40. You are so clever Kate. Love your ideas x

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  41. Very cool cards! Thanks for sharing your ideas!

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  42. Stunning cards!! I esp love the first one. That bright orange metal really pops! Gorgeous!!!
    <3 J

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  43. Wow! That first medallion is amazing!

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  44. Great cards. My fave is the first one.

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  45. Wow these are so cool! Love the 3d effect on the first card!

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  46. Love the look of the metal and the beautiful colors.... pretty flower!

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  47. Worth every last bit of that work!! OMGosh, that orange and the flower just jump right out at you! I adore this!!! And I'm quickly figuring out that you simply cannot go wrong with Altenew!!! I'm going to try this flower...ty for the tut! What a beautiful outcome!!!!

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  48. beautiful flower on the first and love that modern design on the second!

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  49. Wow, the bedazzled, metallic orange flower is the centerpiece of the first card...and what an impression it makes! Second card is a tribute to elegance in simplicity!

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  50. These are very elegant and clean looking, love the dazzle, Very pretty.

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  51. Super amazing cards. So simple but the colors are so brilliant! WOWed me.

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  52. Wow! Stunning cards! Totally dazzling! I really like the clever way you have used the stamps and metal sheets.

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  53. I love the clean lines is your art.

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  54. Kate, your cards are totally beautiful. Clean and simple and the metal and stamps has the perfect combination. I love your inspiration! Hugs xx

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  55. Love these cards! The metal looks so nice! you came up with great designs! Thanks for sharing!

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  56. thanks for putting links as to where to get available products

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  57. Both of these cards are awesome. Thanks for sharing.

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  58. I love that this is in orange! It's so cute!

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  59. Love both if these Blog Hop cards! You definitely think outside the box! Your orange medallion is spectacular as is the entire design of both cards!

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  60. Wow! Those metallic sheets really add pop! Love them!

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  61. I love the clean, graphic look of your cards. Especially the second one. It's simply brilliant.

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  62. Clean and full of shine! Love these cards!

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  63. I love your creations... must investigate these metal sheets.

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  64. Lovely card, great tutorial

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