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Another deep dive into my Scrap Stash produced this pretty background . . .

 

For some odd reason, anything white on my layouts is now photographing pink.  Not at all the look I was after.

The background was first inked and then covered with a thin coat of Micro Glaze.  This kept the wet paste from wicking up the colored inks when I stenciled on the words.  After the paste was dry, the drops were spattered on and heat embossed with white powder.  

The butterfly has been topped with a layer of vellum to add a light and misty look, which comes across much better in real life . . .                                                                                                                                                   

Cardstock:   Bazzill Bazzill Blue, The Paper Cut Eames White, Vellum         

Inks:             Distress Faded Jeans, Cracked Pistachio, ColorBox 

Frost White

Emb Pwdr:   Hero White

Dies:            TEMU Three Butterflies, Stitched Rectangle               

Stencil:        Stampers Anonymous Artful Words, A Colorful Life 

Dream Words: “Play”

Doo Dads:    Golden Light Molding Paste, Couture Creations

                     Glitter Silver                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

 

Cheers

 

A romp through my Scrap Stash produced this frothy background . . .

I thought this wispy dandelion die cut made the perfect match to the background in both feeling and style.  The colors were a bit stronger than I wanted for this card so I covered the background panel with a sheet of vellum.  This tempered the colors and gave me the slightly misty look I was after.

Cardstock:   Bazzill Ivy, Strathmore #100 Bristol Smooth, Vellum   

Inks:               Distress Mowed Lawn, Wild Honey, Mustard Seed,

  ColorBox Cream White

Emb Pwdr:   Ranger Weathered White

Dies:            TEMU Dandelion Pattern, Simon Says “Cheers!”,

Punch Bunch Flower Center                 

Moments

I have about fifteen clear plastic clamshell boxes I’ve labeled and am using to store stamping castoffs, die cuts of all kinds, stamped rejects, dry embossed panels, stamped images, and all manner of leftovers from previous projects I’ve done over the last twenty five years.  When the Muse is being snarky, the contents of these boxes never fail to jumpstart my creativity . . .

 

Except for the small tree, everything on this card came from those boxes.  They are quite full, so my new plan is to dive into this stash for at least every other card I make and see if I can lighten them up.  Using those containers is a real timesaver and a great help in composition:  having various elements already complete and right in front of me truly helps in putting together a layout.

 

Cardstock:   Strathmore #140 Watercolor, Scrap Box Background  

Inks:             Distress Chipped Sapphire, Stormy Sky, Antique Linen,

Walnut Stain, ColorBox Frost White

Dies:            Sizzix Floral Arch & Words Set: “Moments”, Memory

Box Fremont Pin Outline (Large & Small), Sweet ‘n

Sassy Clouds & Raindrops set                   

Stencil:        Tim Holtz Stone

Emb Fldr:     Spellbinders Blistered

Doo Dads:    American Traditional 3-D Molding Paste 

Happy Father's Day

Not too sure about how this one turned out . . .

Not enough contrast, I think.  Still and all, it was fun to do and I hope every father on the planet enjoys his special day . . .

 

Cardstock:   Strathmore #100 Bristol Smooth, Unknown Rich Cocoa,

                     Scrap Blue, Ranger Silver Sparkle         

Stamps:       Carabelle Wood Effect Background

Inks:             Gina K Charcoal Brown, Distress Brushed Corduroy

Dies:             InLoveArts Decorated “Fathers” Word Set, Simon Says 

Sentiment Label, On Air-store Fall Thankful Words Set:

“Happy”, TK Online Celebration Set “Birthday” (used only

the “day” part)                      

Doo Dads:    MME Wood Dots    

Forever

Waffle Flower has expanded their popular Postage Collage collection by designing several delightful variations on the theme.  The sets now range from an adorable, truly Mini size all the way to what I’ve used for today’s post:  Oversized!

 This card is going to my granddaughter for her birthday.  The sunflower was her grandfather’s (my husband) favorite flower, so I wanted to use one for the main image.  I never pass up the chance to continue the happy memory threads that run through all families.

Cardstock:   Bazzill Cutie, Strathmore #100 Bristol Smooth  

Stamps:       Local King Sunflower, Waffle Flower Oversized Postage Set Inks:             Superior India Ink Black, Distress Oxide Spiced

Marmalade, Mustard Seed

Waterclrs:    Zig Clean Color Deep Brown, Olive Green, Yellow,

Orange

Dies:            Local King Sunflower, Waffle Flower Oversized Postage          

Stencil:        The Crafters Workshop Mini Organic Matter Mask

Cheers

My computer guru and his wife have long since become dear friends who are on my A-list for cards.  Today is his birthday and as he is a fan of the steampunk genre, I like to use images from my small stash of this style for his cards.  Last year, it was a hot air balloon – this year a very fanciful car.  I think I need to expand the collection . . .

 

The die is all one piece and includes that marvelous border.  I added some stamped text interest for the background, and die cut the car image twice so I could cut out the wheels and stack them for added dimension.  A stamped flourish in front serves as steam.  Finally I dipped into my collection of clock parts for some gear wheels to super glue onto the car wheels.

 

I think Allan is gonna enjoy this one . . .

 

Cardstock:   Marcos Jute, Scrap Beige

Stamps:        Postmodern Design  Opus Postumum, 100 Proof

Press Flourish

Inks:             Superior India Ink Black, Distress Brushed Corduroy,

Vintage Photo, Encore Silver

Dies:             InLoveArts Vintage Steam Car, TK Online “Cheers”              

Emb Fldr:     Taylored Expressions Weathered

Doo Dads:    Silver watch gears  

Celebrate

Inspired by Jennifer McGuire’s Pop Up Inlay technique, I tried something a little different . . .

I die cut the framed leaf out of white cardstock and then die cut the same shape out of black foam.  I purposely used a slightly-more-than-necessary amount of glue to join the two, and then dusted on some glitter to take care of the glue ooze.  I hope the camera is kind enough to pick up at least a little of the shimmer . . .

Cardstock:   Bazzill Raven, Fox River #130 Tiara White, Scraps 

  Red, Green, Yellow         

Inks:             ColorBox Silver

Dies:            Gina Marie Leaf Quilt, InLoveArts Flower Frame, 

  Impression Obsession Celebrate            

Doo Dads:   Couture Creations Glitter Silver Shimmer