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**GIVEAWAY** Gold Embossed Background w/ Distress Oxides

November 20, 2017

(This is a 2nd post for the day, please click HERE to check out my 1st post.) Hello there! Welcome to a fun blog hop to celebrate Spellbinders’ new release! Lots of designers including me have so many projects to share with you all and hope you’ve been enjoying hopping along so far. If you came from Tiffany’s blog, you are on the right track! If you are just starting, no worries – you can just follow me along to make a full circle. Let’s dive into the project!

One of the main reasons that I create cards is to brighten up someone’s day and let them know how important they are. I believe a bit of encouragement can really boost someone’s mood as well – and what better way to do so with a shiny, elegant card?

I used two different stamp sets to create today’s card: the Feather Cool Vibes Set and the Light Shine Cool Vibes Set. Detailed feather images and the lovely sentiments truly make the card one of a kind.

I wanted something bright to be the background of the card to help the gold embossed images pop – so I used the Broken Chian Distress Oxide Ink and the Cracked Pistachio Distress OxideΒ Ink and blended two colors onto a watercolor paper. After adding the color layers, I splattered clean water to let the oxidation happen – you can something super bright and bleached effect when working with them.

The feather images were stamped in Embossing Ink and heat set with the Antique Gold Embossing Powder. I paired the card front with the Gold Foil cardstock to match the gold embossed image. The sentiment was stamped on a black cardstock and heat set with the Pure White Embossing Powder. I added a few of sequins near the sentiment to grab attention. The sentiment piece was cut using the Cascading Circles Etched Die.

What do you think? Would this brighten up your day and give a bit of encouragement if you were to receive it? I hope you enjoyed today’s card – make sure to scroll down to enter the giveaway! You do not want to miss it!


SUPPLIES

See below for all the products used in today’s project. I participate in several affiliate programs where I get a small commission at NO additional cost to you when products are purchased through links I share here. Thank you for your support!



GIVEAWAYS

  1. Spellbinders is giving away FIVE (yep, you read it correctly) $50 gift certificates to their online store! Make sure to visit their blog and leave a comment to win.
  2. I am giving away a $26 gift certificate to the Spellbinders store! Please leave me a comment below by November 26th, 11:59pm PST. I will post a winner here on the 27th. Good luck!!

WINNER

Congrats, Sandra! You are the lucky winner of the giveaway! Please contact Spellbinders atΒ socialmedia@spellbinders.us by the 11/30/2017 with the subject line “Spellbinders November 2017 Blog Hop Winner from Nicole’s Blog” to claim your prize!


BLOG HOP

I am the last stop on the blog hop! But you can always start again from the top, with the Spellbinders blog. Please see below for full blog hop list.

Spellbinders
Jennifer Mcguire
Becca Feeken
May Sukyong Park
Yana Smakula
Jenn Shurkus
Debi Adams
Taheerah Atchia
Stephanie Low
Laurie Willison
Keeway Tsao
Simon Hurley
Erum Tasneem
Laurie Schmidlin
Tiffany Solorio
Nicole Picadura

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Nicole
Cardmaker, stamper, watercolor enthusiast, and planner lover

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73 Comments


November 2017 Release Collections Blog Hop. Giveaways! - Spellbinders
November 20, 2017 at 7:16 am
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[…] Spellbinders Jennifer Mcguire Becca Feeken May Sukyong Park Yana Smakula Jenn Shurkus Debi Adams Taheerah Atchia Stephanie Low Laurie Willison Keeway Tsao Simon Hurley Erum Tasneem Laurie Schmidlin Tiffany Solorio Nicole Picadura […]



Chris Handy
November 20, 2017 at 8:18 am
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Beautiful background



Yoshiko Glenn
November 20, 2017 at 8:24 am
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Love the elegance of the gold against the background. Beautiful!



It’s another Blog Hop!
November 20, 2017 at 8:45 am
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Karthikha Uday
November 20, 2017 at 8:55 am
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Gorgeous in gold πŸ™‚ Such a lovely color combination!



Linda Stenzel
November 20, 2017 at 9:32 am
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Great color combination for an awesome card!



Amy
November 20, 2017 at 10:39 am
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Nicole,
Thank you for sharing your creation with us. Your participation inspires us all.



Vee Aiken
November 20, 2017 at 10:55 am
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Very pretty thanks for sharing



Sandra Smith
November 20, 2017 at 12:10 pm
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Love the gold feathers against your pretty blue background. Unique and so lovely. It would cheer me up and brighten my day to receive one like it.



Linda S.
November 20, 2017 at 12:17 pm
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I like the all the texture on this card and the gold and blue color combination.



Liz McAllister
November 20, 2017 at 1:00 pm
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oooo Love that background with gold!



Michelle
November 20, 2017 at 1:44 pm
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Oh My! I love the aqua and gold embossing. I have not tried the distress oxides yet but you are definitely inspiring me. Thank you for sharingl



Becky Green
November 20, 2017 at 2:15 pm
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HOW LOVELY with the Oxide Inks, & JUST SO ELEGANT with the gold! SUPER JOB, Nicole!!! πŸ˜‰



Marianne Boulejiouch
November 20, 2017 at 2:42 pm
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Love the colors and gold embossing!!!



Janet Ingraham
November 20, 2017 at 2:58 pm
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Elegant technique and results



Janis Litynsky
November 20, 2017 at 3:29 pm
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Loving the colours and the process of this card… Thanks so much…



Jeanne Beam
November 20, 2017 at 3:31 pm
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Love your card. It is very pretty. Thanks for sharing….



Cynthia Cole
November 20, 2017 at 4:01 pm
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Adorable card using the new Spellbinders release!



Julie
November 20, 2017 at 4:12 pm
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Beautiful cardβ€”certainly would brighten someone’s day. I love that cascading circles die.



Sue Smith
November 20, 2017 at 4:47 pm
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Very attractive color combination you used. The feathers look so elegant against the background. This is a fabulous November Release by Spellbinders.



Sue LD
November 20, 2017 at 4:51 pm
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Very pretty inked background and I like the gold embossing.



Susi
November 20, 2017 at 5:15 pm
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Feather, when embossed in gold, always seem to look quite elegant, and your card definitely shows that! Beautiful.



Debi Adams
November 20, 2017 at 6:12 pm
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Two of my favorite color combinations-gold and aqua! Thanks for being on the hop!



Jennifer Gallagher
November 20, 2017 at 6:16 pm
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Wow great card love the colors



Pai
November 20, 2017 at 7:04 pm
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this would totally brighten my day! lovely!



Starr Patrick
November 20, 2017 at 7:12 pm
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Beautiful card thank you for sharing



Denise Bryant
November 20, 2017 at 7:47 pm
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Love the feathers and the colors you used!



Lorraine Gall
November 20, 2017 at 8:00 pm
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Beautiful background, love the gold with the blue and green!



DInna Lantz
November 20, 2017 at 8:44 pm
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Hello Nicole, nice Blog…yes sign me up for a chance to win a give away…



DInna Lantz
November 20, 2017 at 8:45 pm
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Hello Nicole, nice Blog…yes sign me up for a chance to win a give away…Happy Crafting πŸ™‚



april snook
November 21, 2017 at 12:03 am
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Kirsty Vittetoe
November 21, 2017 at 12:07 am
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Fabulous. Thanks for sharing!



Anushree Vaish
November 21, 2017 at 1:17 am
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My favorite color combination put down so elegantly …loved it all..thnks for sharing



Sindhu
November 21, 2017 at 4:08 am
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Beautiful card…love the background…



Spellbinders November 2017 Inspiration Blog Hop + Giveaway » Amazing Paper Grace
November 21, 2017 at 5:28 am
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Nandini Karmarkar
November 21, 2017 at 6:24 am
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Beautiful card. Very nice end to a great blog hop!



F. Andre
November 21, 2017 at 6:30 am
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Those feathers are so beautiful. Love the background colours on your card combined with the gold.



ETHEL BALLA
November 21, 2017 at 7:28 am
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Love your work and color combo!



Karen Hale
November 21, 2017 at 8:23 am
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Love the beautiful blended distress ink background and the gold embossed leaves. Just gorgeous!



marylouh
November 21, 2017 at 8:57 am
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This card would definitely cheer me up and
make me feel so loved. To know that you
spent the time to make a beautiful card
for me would be heart-warming.
thanks for sharing.



SuzzieQ
November 21, 2017 at 9:36 am
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Thanks for sharing. The feather stamps makes such a lovely design.



Gin K.
November 21, 2017 at 12:36 pm
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Love the beautiful cards you made. thans for sharing and thanks for the chance to win.
~Gin K.~



Dee Earnshaw
November 21, 2017 at 1:16 pm
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Love the background and LOVE the design of your card – certainly would brighten someone’s day receiving this in the mail lol:)



Sharon L.
November 21, 2017 at 3:54 pm
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Love the colors and embossing. Thanks for sharing.



ANN ROBBINS
November 21, 2017 at 4:13 pm
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Love your card and TFS! Happy Thanksgiving!



FM Gardner
November 21, 2017 at 6:46 pm
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I love feathers! This is lovely!



iris soscia
November 21, 2017 at 7:27 pm
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So pretty – love the gold embossed feathers.



Trina Chaska
November 21, 2017 at 7:52 pm
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Pretty card.



Marjeta
November 22, 2017 at 5:46 am
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Love thet stamp and gorgeous embosing technique. Super card.



Tara Prince
November 22, 2017 at 8:16 am
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Gorgeous card! I love the gold with the turquoise!!



Kris Boydstun
November 22, 2017 at 9:58 am
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Gorgeous Card! Thank you for sharing your talents.



Daria Zender
November 22, 2017 at 11:11 am
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Oh my goodness – I think aqua and gold is my new favorite color combo! This is just beautiful, Nicole.



Laura I
November 22, 2017 at 11:19 am
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Oh, the feather card is beautiful! I love the gold and teal together. So pretty!



Vicki Davis
November 22, 2017 at 11:23 am
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Hi Nichole. Such a beautiful card today. I always enjoy your projects and learn many new techniques that inspire me to craft. Thank you so much!



cyndi morris
November 22, 2017 at 1:23 pm
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Such a beautiful card. I love the Distress Oxide colors you chose. This card would certainly brighten my day!



FD91354
November 22, 2017 at 1:28 pm
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Beautiful card. Love the background blending. The feathers are so beautiful embossed.



Tracey Magner
November 22, 2017 at 5:17 pm
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Yes, This would sure brighten my day Nichole, I love that gold embossing and the colors you picked for the background and especially the feathers, I am a feathers girl. I love collecting feather stamps, stickers, emblies, etc, Thanks.



Amanda Hays
November 23, 2017 at 5:59 am
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Gorgeous background and card!



Jean marmo
November 23, 2017 at 7:29 am
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simply gorgeous!!



Carla Hundley
November 23, 2017 at 7:49 am
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Love the feathers and
embossing. Lovely inking.
Carla from Utah



maria f.
November 23, 2017 at 9:27 am
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Your blended colors are so gorgeous. I think it’s sweet that I came here from Tiffany’s and your card reminds me of the Tiffany store!



D.Ann C
November 23, 2017 at 9:49 am
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I have a serious crush on those feathers and done in gold – even moreso! Love that gorgeous background!



Kris in Alaska
November 23, 2017 at 2:47 pm
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Love those colors together!



Marjorie Dumontier
November 24, 2017 at 3:06 pm
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This is an wonderful card !
margessw@icloud.com



christi
November 24, 2017 at 5:10 pm
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love your card. the colors are so peaceful.



karenladd
November 25, 2017 at 12:01 am
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That blue background really lets the gold embossed feathers shine! Just gorgeous



Riddhi
November 25, 2017 at 6:16 am
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Beautiful background thanks for sharing



shartl
November 25, 2017 at 3:42 pm
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Turquoise and gold look so pretty together and give this card a trendy, modern look!



Tracy A
November 25, 2017 at 10:08 pm
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Beautiful. I love the turquoise with the gold.



Stacey Kowbel
November 25, 2017 at 10:20 pm
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Beautiful card! Love the colours.



Lagene
November 25, 2017 at 11:19 pm
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Wonderful coloring, I’d love to try these new markers! I especially love the lovely cluster of flowers that flow up the right side of the card!



Carol K
November 26, 2017 at 1:19 pm
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love the leaf stamp/die set …. your card is gorgeous



Angie Hall
November 26, 2017 at 5:22 pm
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The feather stamps are so pretty embossed in gold.



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