Downton Abbey Inspiration

Hi all

Have you seen the new Downton Abbey dies from Crafter's Companion

I just love them.  I don't have the new ones (yet!!) but felt very inspired to make a birthday card for my son-in-law using the original dies.  It's really not very often that I make a card without colouring an image (I find it easier to colour than die cut!) - but these dies are just so lovely.

This is an 8x8 inch card so quite large and I've been quite adventurous (for me!!) 

I thought I would have a go with the gold gilding wax on kraft card - just to see what happened and I just love the effect.  It looks very opulent - will definitely do that again.  I also found an old broken bracelet that I had put in my craft box - just in case, and one of the chains was perfect to finish off the tags (ribbon, twine and hessian ribbon just wasn't doing it for me)  I'm off now to make my daughter's birthday card.  They very conveniently (or maybe not!) have both their birthdays and wedding anniversary on the same day - and its Easter Sunday this year - so mega card requirement!!

This is what I did....

Card made with 8x8 card, black card green Core'dnations card (distressed with my sanding block) and Kraft cardstock from Crafter's Companion

Downton Abbey dies from Crafter's Companion - Gilt Frame

                                                                                 Motor Vehicle

                                                                                 Downton Abbey icons

Background die - Anna Griffin

Happy birthday die - Spellbinders

Pierced square dies - Sue Wilson Noble dies

Labels - Sizzix tags scallop combo #2

Embossing Folder - embossalicious regency swirls 8x8 from Crafter's Companion

Gilding wax - Pebeo - Empire gold and Renaissance gold

Black Distress ink - Tim Holtz 

Hope i have inspired you to put down your pens and get your dies out!!


Simonsays stamp - sorry adde to your challenge in error - please ignor!!

hugs
Judith xx