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Finished card size: 4.75 x 6 inches.
Goosebumps -the original/no longer {dangit!} available clear ones were used on the smaller butterflies and the newer, slightly larger Goosebump, 'Quartz Stones' on the two larger butterflies.
Die used is Memory Box's new Reverse Butterfly Collage on a background of Graphic 45 Artisan Style patterned paper. Bazzill Parakeet card base. Thanks for stopping by!
Graphic 45 Artisan Style patterned paper and the new Memory Box Grand, Medium and Small Archway dies. Trees are cut from Bazzill Nutmeg cardstock.
Interior:
Hero Arts row of houses stamp and a glorious Quietfire home sentiment - stamped in Sepia Archival ink. Thanks for stopping by!
wedding...or
sweet 16 b-day.
Memory Box Beaded Dress die and glitter cardstock. Slim silk ribbon from the stash.
Love the spacing of the dots in this die. Thanks for stopping by!
Finished card measures 4.25 x 8 inches.
Obverse side of flourish stencil was inked with various Distress inks, spritzed with water, then positioned onto a sheet of watercolor paper and heat set - Tim Holtz tutorial here. This technique looks great and the clean up is minimal. Die cut with corner design die and randomly inked cutwork with Distress Vintage Photo ink. Added washi tapes and machine stitched into place.
Added unit to Graphic 45 Artisan Style line paper - all on a card base of Bazzill Hillary cardstock.
Row of Poppies was die cut from watercolor paper and painted using a brush, water and Distress re-inkers. Heat set. Inked edges inked with Distress Vintage Photo ink and a blending tool. Grassland Border and Fresh Cut Grass dies layered with the poppies using Hillary cardstock.
Handmade envelope created using more of the Graphic 45 Artisan Style paper. Thanks for stopping by!
Sadly I am often asked to create pet sympathy cards.
Winnie & Walter This Awesome House set; Penny Black Branching Out die. Kraft cardstock, Brown Divine Twine. Bazzill textured white, foam tape, machine stitching. Reinforcement die is from MFT's Tag Talk set. Thanks for stopping by today - I'm going to go hug my cat.
Poppystamps Into the Words clear stamp set; A Fox Tale clear stamp set and coordinating dies; Poppystamps Stick Trees & Tops and Stitched Landscapes; Memory Box Water cardstock base, Bazzill Parakeet and Nutmeg textured cardstocks. Stitched flag die and is MFT; large stitched rectangle is from MFT blueprints #20.
Foxes (incorporated a second fox within the card interior) were colored quickly with Distress markers and a waterbrush.
Avery Elle Handwritten Notes for the interior. Thanks for stopping by today!
Have a card to share for today's project: wedding anniversary card (23 years) - a custom order.
Finished size was about 5.5 x 4.5 inches. Memory Box Begonia cardstock card base; Virtuoso Music die used, Botanical Stem die was watercolored with Distress Peeled Paint, then shaped Kittie-style (step 2). Card background was embossed (WRMK Feather embossing folder) then watercolored with Distress Worn Lipstick ink. Chandelier Garland, flower stamens, large mulberry flowers, 1/8 inch wide pink silk ribbon (YLI) and 1/8 inch pink velvet ribbon (May Arts), a pink eyelet on one of Sizzix's Tag Framelits, and hot glue for an instant hold. Tiny hearts are from the Heart of Hearts die and the 2 and 3 are the Typewriter Numbers set. The pearls are from the stash.
I housed this card in a custom box - client was fortunately hand-delivering this to his wife - I was told later she loved it! Many thanks for stopping by today and best wishes for the week!
Watercolored the stamped ship image and added to a 6 x 4.5 inch Taffy card base. Sentiment is from the Treasure Map - A Pirate's Life set, and was diecut from an MFT tag.
above: I used Distress Specialty Stamping paper (and spellbinders labels 22) and heat set the image. This Ranger paper is super slick and heat setting was necessary...but the stamping ink is gorgeous on it.
For watercoloring tips I highly recommend watching Shari Carroll's video (click for link), and the above technique is similar to what Shari did in 0:23 to 2:35.
To me, the Distress Stamping paper reacted differently with water than traditional (hot press) watercolor paper. (hot press is smooth and I prefer this; cold press has some texture to it - great article here).
Natural burlap ribbon is included in the new ribbon kit designed with this Treasure Map paper line in mind. Compass embellishment is new too and stitched into place using Linen Thread. Ahoy! It's almost Friday!
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