Many Thanks

Hello and Welcome

Meet today's card.

Again, I am using a previously painted Gel Plate print.

So here's what I did to create my card.

• I looked through my Gel Plate prints and roll off sheets that I keep in a folder just for this reason.  This one wasn't pretty, so I decided to try and make it into something.
• I placed the piece into this lovely embossing folder called Scandinavian Christmas that I got as a gift and ran it through my machine.
• Using a sanding block, I sanded off the raised areas to reveal the design. Be sure to sand carefully over the cardstock as too much pressure may tear the paper.
• I brushed away the residue left from the sanding and glued the panel onto a heavy white card base.
• I splattered the panel using my white Posca pen to add a snowy effect.
• I stamped the sentiment and cut it out, then used some foam tape to mount it into the middle of my card front.
• I added 3 green gems under the sentiment.

Thanks so very much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

CRAFT- WINTER

Crafty Gals Corner- SNOW MUCH FUN

Crafts Galore Encore- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- Thank you (Studio G)

Inks- DOX, acrylic paint

Paper- white (Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.)

Accessories and Tools- Scandinavian Christmas eb folder(SSS); sanding block; 

foam tape; green gems; painted cardstock

Happy Thoughts

Good Morning

Sending you lots of Happy Thoughts today.  

Again, I have been going through my stash of backgrounds....that's how this card was born.

So here's what I did to create my card.

• I began making my card by first looking through my stash of inky backgrounds.  I found this green one that I think I had used some Distress Oxide inks to create.  That's guessing though but I think I may have used some Cracked Pistachio and some Peeled Paint??
• I placed the inked piece into the Typewriter Embossing folder and ran it through my Spellbinder machine.  
• I removed the embossed piece from the folder and sanded off the front to reveal the white of the letters.  It is a simple way to add some distressing and a lot of interest too.
• I went back into my stash, looking for another inked background that would go with the green.  I found this one that I think I had played around with trying some marbling?  I die-cut the flowers using the Brushstroke Flowers 1 and assembled them as there are a few different pieces involved.
• I mounted the flowers over the typewriter background, overlapping them a bit with pop dots.
• I stamped the sentiment strip with some black Versafine ink and pop dotted that over the flowers.
• I mounted it onto a heavy white card base.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Little Red Wagon- HERS

Simon Says Wed.- FEMININE

Watercolor Wed.- ALL THINGS FEMININE

Supplies

Stamps- Tiny Words (SSS)

Inks- DOX? Versafine Clair

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ontario)

Accessories and Tools- Typewriter eb folder (TH); Brushstroke Flowers (TH); pop dots,

sandpaper; Spellbinder Platinum

Typography Birthday

Welcome

Yes....you guess it!!  

Another inked background from my stash became a card today.

This one had some faint stenciling done with embossing powders and my Distress Oxide inks.  

You can see some hints of the stenciling in the background done with a resist technique.

I will do my upmost best to remember what the heck I did since I didn't write on the back of this one!!  I need to get better at doing that.

So here's what I did to create my card.

• Background- Like I said, I will try my best to remember what I did with the layers.  I inked the panel with Broken China and Shaded Lilac Distress Oxide inks.  I laid on the Floral Stencil from Tim Holtz over the inking and pressed on some Versamark ink and then clear heat embossed it to create a resist.  I inked over that with some Dusty Concord DOX ink and rubbed away the ink over the embossing to reveal the flowers.  I splattered with water to lift some of the ink too. I added some stamping with some Salty Ocean DOX ink along the edges with the Reverse Squares from AALL and Create.  At that point, I didn't know what I wanted to do with it, so threw it into the basket where it sat until today.  
• I just recently picked up this embossing folder called Typewriter by TH and if you saw my post from Monday HERE, I decided to emboss and then sand off the top layer of the colour to reveal the letters....love the look!!
• I die cut a circle that I wanted to use for the sentiment and stamped on the sentiment with some Versafine Clair Noir ink using my Misti.  I clear heat embossed that as well to help make it pop.
• I die cut the flowers called Dandelion Posies from some white cardstock and set aside.
• I glued the inked background onto a piece of white cardstock, then onto a heavy white card base, then glued on the flowers and pop dotted the circle greeting over onto the other side. 

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- ANYTHING GOES

Little Red Wagon- BIRTHDAY

A Bit More Time to Craft- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamp- Everyday Circle Tags (Avery Elle); Reverse Squares (AALL and Create)

Inks- Versafine Clair; DOX inks; Versamark

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ontario)

Accessories and Tools- Typewriter eb folder (TH); Floral stencil (TH); Wow clear eb powder;

heat tool, Misti (My Sweet Petunia); Dandelion Posies (Creative Expressions); 

sandpaper, pop dots, circle die (Spellbinders)