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Saturday 17 August 2024

A Slice of Pie

Hi everybody.  I saw a Spellbinders Serve A Slice die used somewhere on Pinterest recently, and as I hadn't seen it before although it has been out for a while, I found it at a reduced price and I thought it would be something a bit different for a masculine card, or prettied up feminine too and I certainly don't have anything like this already in my stash, and this is its first outing.  I also used a Sweet Poppy stencil called Plaid Back Plate and an Xcut oval die.


I started by cutting it from white card and I did use most of the pieces in the set to make this cherry pie.  I used alcohol pens and made the crust and latticed top first, it ended up looking quite dark...been in the oven a bit too long...lol.  I then did the filling with a couple of colours but decided to take some of the ink away with the blender to give a bit more variation of tone and this is how it ended up.  I finished the top with the cream and highlighted it a little as cream is not dead white, but it does look a bit orange.  The colour I used was called raw silk but I think a soft yellow would have been better, but did use the blender over it which bleached out some of the rather peachy colour, and I finished with the cherry which I used some gloss over.

I then tackled the background.  I decided to use the stencil with some Blueprint Sketch Distress Ink and made a 'V' shape fading it out at the edges, a bit like a cloth hanging over the edge of a table..it does look rather pale in the photo but is deeper colour in real life, and then I cut and added the sentiment using the same ink but heat embossed with WOW Clear Gloss Embossing Powder.  I also added the oval die cut as a plate for the pie, and I originally added some Blueprint Sketch around the edges, but decided to strengthen the look with a blue alcohol pen in a similar colour which I think looks OK.

Thank you for visiting my blog today and I'll see you again soon.






I am entering the following challenges:

Stencil Fun Challenge - Aug. '24 Anything Goes/Summertime.
Simply Clean and Simple Challenge - Aug. '24 Anything Goes/Off Centre.
Addicted to CAS Challenge - No. 265 Blended.
Allsorts Challenge - Weeks 793/4 Anything Goes/Summer Days.
NBUS Challenge - No. 65 Where we use our Never Before Used Schtuff.

I am also joining in with Darnell's I.D.E.A.S., a challenge she has set herself but says anyone can join in with.  This is Week 2: Dies.

13 comments:

Darnell said...

I love this, Pat! I don't remember ever seeing this die before and I can't believe how you made your slice so realistic looking! I also think it was so creative to use a plaid stencil to make a tablecloth and an oval die for the plate! This would be a fun birthday card for either gender and any age! Thank you for linking again to NBUS and playing with my I.D.E.A.S. die week!📌 Hugs, Darnell

Aquarius said...

This is a fun die set and one I've not seen before. Love the way you made the 'tablecloth' with a stencil and the pie looks good enough to eat 😋

Ellibelle said...

What a fun die, Pat and it definitely works well for both masculine and feminine cards. And a great stencil to use for a tablecloth.
Thanks so much for sharing with us at Allsorts challenge!

Viv said...

Yes please - give me a spoon! Great die Pat and you've made a wonderful job of this card!

Liz said...

Great card Pat, your slice of cherry pie looks good enough to eat!

Liz xx

Darlene said...

This looks so yummy Pat! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Simply Clean & Simple challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.

Darlene
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Loll said...

Very cool die! Your cherry pie looks delicious and I think orange flavoured whipped cream would be delicious with it!! :) LOVE your plaid table cloth. Great card!! xx

coldwaters2 said...

What a tasty looking card that pie looks good enough to eat, lol, thank you for joining us at Allsorts
hugs
lolo x

Marjolijn van Elsberg said...

Very beautiful.

cuilliesocks said...

A fabulous card Pat, I love the slice of pie die and your great design. A super card for both male and female, Kate x

Marjan said...

I haven't seen this before either and what a good find for a reduced price! It looks almost real on your card! Love the stencilling with soft fading beneath the "plate"Great masculine card and I agree it is very suitable for a ladies card too! Have fun with it, Pat.

brenda said...

A real fun summer card, many thanks for sharing at Allsorts challenge.

B x

jaydeestamping said...

Such a fun card and that yummy pie with the hint of tablecloth just screams summer. So glad you shared this with us at Addicted to CAS this week
jaydee