'What you do speaks so loudly, I can't hear what you say.'
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Friday, 23 April 2010

Been making a swap for a friend and pulled out some card I made a while ago, thanks to some inspiration from a friend, Freyja, who some of you will know, who sent me some samples which I really liked :)

I thought I'd show you and tell you how it's made because it does look good and it's SO easy.

These are A5 size, so could be folded to make a card or cut up to use as backgrounds.  It doesn't stamp very well - though it does stamp - but it certainly looks rich and elegant.



It's just cheap gold and silver spray paint, from the Pound Shop, sprayed through lace onto cream and black card.  I did use some copper too but must have used that.  Doesn't it look good?  It's worth doing if you have any spray paint knocking about.  You can buy scraps of lace from market stalls, in little bundles and there are often some really interesting patterns.  Great for Christmas cards, too.  (Sorry to mention the 'C' word at this time of year!)

7 very kind comments from lovely people:

cornishmist - thats me ju x said...

Hi Cath, great idea thanks for sharing altho you should be shot at dawn for using the c word,lol ju x

Unknown said...

You did a fab job ... well worth all that effort X

sam21ski said...

It looks brilliant xxxx

Carol Q said...

It's great isn't it Cath? I discovered this recently when I was trying to colour some lace with Glimmer mists and realised the lace had basically acted as a stencil.

hazel said...

It's lovely Cath, Dot must be really pleased with it. xxx Hazel.

Sally H said...

Fabulous! I must try it!

cockney blonde said...

That's really effective Cath, love it. BTW, Joss is perfecting the 'sad' face, lol, x