Distressed Flower Card

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I decided to try something a little different than my usual style this time around. I guess I have a hard time with the distressed look because I always want things to be perfect! I’m kidding, but the more clean look is definitely my strong suit.

The base here is textured rich razzleberry, layered with a piece of Chocolate Chip DSP in the striped pattern.

As for the main image, I took a piece of Pale Plum card stock and put it through the Crimper a few times, both the long way and then again the opposite way. This produced a quilted look and really softened up the paper.

Next, I stamped the flower from Embrace Life in white craft ink 3 times, following with White Embossing Powder and heat gun. To color in the flowers, I used Pale Plum ink and Aquapainter just to makethem stand out a little more. In the center of each flower, I added a bit of Dazzling Diamonds.

Before adhering the pale plum layer, I tore the edge and curled it up a bit with my Bone Folder. Then, I adhered it to the Chocolate Chip DSP and using the Cropadile, added 2 Basic 5/16″ Brads in brown. That was then attached to the card base using SNAIL adhesive.

Finally, I stamped the “fabulous friend” from Oval All in Pale Plum ink on Whisper White card stock, punched it out with the Large Oval Punch and layered it with a chocolate chip Scallop Oval Punch. In the center of the pale plum flower, I also added more Dazzling Diamonds and attached the whole thing to the card front with dimensionals.

The Magic Pumpkin–2 Ways

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Something about the glitter on this pumpkin just makes me smile. I think it makes the card. The image is from a clear stamp (which I swore I’d never buy again…but I had a gift certificate…and it was there…and I bought it). I stamped the pumpkin image onto Watercolor Paper with Brown Stazon ink. Then, I colored it using Aquapainter and different color inks. After coloring in the pumpkin, I added Dazzling Diamonds with my 2 Way Glue Pen. That is layered onto dusty durango card stock.

The card base is white card stock, layered with Autumn Vines DSP. The sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes, stamped in dusty durango ink onto whisper white card stock that I tore and sponged the edges.

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This card uses the same stamp but I changed up the colors a bit. Base is chocolate chip card stock, layered with Autumn Vines DSP, this time in a polka dot more mustard pattern.

The image layer was stamped on Whisper White card stock in Brown Stazon ink again, with just the flowers colored in More Mustard marker. I added Supernova Fine Cosmo Glitter in Orange to the pumpkin using the 2 Way Glue Pen. I then layered some dusty durango card stock, tied some Chocolate Chip Twill 1/4″ Ribbon and attached it to the base using dimensionals.

The sentiment is hand written in White Gel Pen on chocolate chip card stock I punched out using the Modern Label Punch.

Tis the Season to Get Krafty

Today, I decided to break out the last 12×12 sheet of Striped Kraft cardstock (from Taste of Textiles) in my stash. I’ve always wanted to try stamping directly on the Kraft and then coloring in with white pencil. I’m not sure if that technique has a name, but I’ve always wanted to do “that”.

As I said, the card base is striped kraft (from retired Taste of Textiles) stamped with the tree from Season of Joy in Stazon Brown ink. The snowman is from Snow Buddies, stamped in Stazon Brown ink and colored in using Watercolor Pencils.

In the background, I stamped the snowflake from Snow Buddies in White Craft ink. The glittery swirl image, from the same stamp set, is stamped in Palette Glue Pad, then stamped on the paper. I added Dazzling Diamonds immediately after stamping. Along the branches I used my MS Glue Pen and Dazzling Diamonds glitter to make snow.

Along the bottom of the card, I took whisper white card stock and tore it for a snowy effect. To make it even more sparkly, I ran my glue pen along the torn edge and added more Dazzling Diamonds. Although hard to see in the picture, I also stamped “Merry Christmas” from Christmas Greetings in White Craft ink on the 5/8″ Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon. Then, I wrapped the ribbon around the white card stock and adhered it to the base.

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