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May 13
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It’s a Good Day – Velveteen Stamping

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CS4_participantHi all,

I am LOVING this online class and have another project to share using a technique called velveteen stamping. It’s a type of double stamping where you stamp a solid background image ( I used white on white for my card) and then stamp directly on top of that using a pigment ink (I used floral stamps and Hero Arts Shadow Ink). I am fascinated by this technique and love the concept of a textured stamped image.

Here’s how my first attempts at this technique turned out. You can see the technique predominantly in the butterfly & larger floral pedals.

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May 06
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Wishing You The Best – Colored Vellum

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CS4_participantHi all,

Today’s card was truly a challenge for me. I loved the technique of colored vellum shared in class and thought I would give it a try. I have quite a bit of vellum on hand but typically I use it with heat embossing and have never thought to color it with paints/watercolors. For this card I wanted to achieve some vibrant colors so I thought I’d paint using my Inktense pencils. The pencils worked fabulously with the vellum, but I did have a lot of paper curling. I think for future attempts, it would be best to tape down all edges and see if that helps in keeping the vellum flat.

Additionally, this card was created using 5 key elements (as that was the primary challenge of the day in the class). Here are the items I chose. Grey card stock, white vellum, a sheet of 6×6 designer paper, 1 sentiment stamp set & a set of Inktense pencils.

*I did use common tools to create the card such as a trimmer and adhesives.

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Here is my finished card.

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Apr 22
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Folding Card Ideas – 3 Fold Card

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Hi All,

I’m back with another card idea for you. This one is inspired by a book I received called “Folding Card Ideas (I believe you can find the book on Amazon). Although this  book is jam packed with card ideas & drawings, there are little to no instructions on how to create the cards. So I put together a little card sketch of this one & guide you through the assembly.

Here’s the finished look.

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Here’s a video on how it was created & the card sketch I used to create this card!

Supplies:

Cardstock: Bazzil Marshmallow white, Neenah Desert Storm, and Bazzil (teal textured)
Die-Cuts: My Minds Eye Birthday Girl & Birthday Boy Collection
Glitter Brush: Wink of Stella Clear
White Pen: Uniball Signo Broad White Gel Pen
Vellum: K&Co. Vellum Adhesives

Feb 13
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Valentine’s Gifts – Lollipop Holder

By Cards, Room Decor

Hi All,

I’m always looking for a fun new way to present otherwise ordinary things. This project features 9 embossed red tulips that are incased around a white picket fence. Each flower is actually a lollipop treat for a friend. I had a similar concept going though the holidays with my candy cane gingerbread house .

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I used my silhouette electronic cutting machine to cut each of the pieces and then assembled after doing some dry embossing. Then I added a few ribbons and this sentiment as final embellishments. The lollipops were wrapped in red tissue paper before being encased in a paper tulip. I think it adds for extra dimension.  I wish I could hand each of you a rose – they are seriously too cute! I think these would be great as little teacher gifts for Valentine’s Day or as a birthday treat for a student.

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Thanks for stopping by and I’ll catch you all next time!