Dies R Us Peacock Pride

This is my "Anything Goes" DT project for the brand spankin' new DiesRUs Challenge Blog!  The very first challenge launches today - "Anything Goes Using Dies".  Come on over to the challenge blog and join the fun! Challenges will begin on the 1st and 15th of each month.   The winner will win a gift voucher to the DiesRUs store and the Top 3 will get a badge to display on their blogs.  Our wonderful Team leader, Darlene, also has an amazing giveaway on her blog.  You can check it out HERE.

I stamped the peacock in blue and green memento inks, cut out the bottom of the feathers, and pulled these feathers through the Spellbinders Gold Labels Four die before using the die to cut/emboss/deboss around the rest of the peacock.  I used Labels Four as a stencil and brushed distress ink around the edge of the image, then I removed the die and rubbed blue distress ink on the embossed frame with my finger.  I covered the entire image with shimmer using a Wink of Stella brush, added glitter to the peacock's belly and glued rhinestones to his tail. 

The teal flowers were made with a Spellbinders Rose Creations die.  They were cut with white cardstock, then colored with turquoise Glimmer Mist and blue Smooch Spritz.  While still damp, I layered the roses and then scrunched them to get that crinkly, worn look.  I glued them together and added the rhinestone centers after they dried.  The La-La Land rolled roses were also colored with green and gold Glimmer Mists before I rolled them with a quilling tool. 

The Pippi butterflies were cut out of teal paper and covered with clear stickles.  The Memory Box Darrington Corner was cut from white cardstock, dyed with blue smooch spritz then folded in half to create the swirls. I "found" a feather from my daughter's boa and dyed it with peacock feathers distress ink.  It's hard to see in the photo but it's right above the blue fun fur yarn. 

The Memory Box Whimsy Circle die was covered with clear iridescent embossing powder and heat embossed.  I tried to make everything sparkle since peacocks are showy birds and the person I made this for requested a "bling-ed out" card.  Hope it's glitzy enough.  Here's another look:

 

Dies

Memory-Box - Darrington Corner

Memory Box - Pippi Butterfly

Memory Box - Whimsy Circle

Spellbinders Nestabilities - Gold Labels Four

Spellbinders Donna Salazar - Rose Creations

La-La Land - Rolled Rose Set (S & M)

Thanks for visiting and don't forget to join me and the rest of the DT over at the DiesRUs Challenge!

Challenges Entered:

Scrapbooker Phd Bling it Up*
Butterfly Challenge Glamorous Butterflies*

Stampotique Designers Challenge SDC#145 Flowers
Crafting for all Seasons #76 Lots of Layers
The Sisterhood of Crafters Things With Wings
Whimsy Stamps #70 Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion #211Things than can fly
Love to Create Pearls & Bling
Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes
Wags n Whiskers Lots of Layers