A Friendship Card

Here's a little card that would be fun to send to a good friend.

The stamp set is Tea Shoppe and the paper is More Amore DSP.

I kind of played with using whites and vanillas together, for a unique look.  I stamped the image twice, so I could cut out the ribbon banner and mount it on dimensionals.  I added a sprig of crochet trim under the focal piece.

I embossed the flap on the envelope, to add even more elegance.  The blues in the image were colored with the Aqua Painter, taking ink directly from the ink pad.

So now I'm off to start a busy week, moving ever so carefully after my mis-step / controlled fall last Friday.  I'm still awfully sore, but improving very slowly but surely.

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Core'dinations CS and a Little Fun

Here's a little fun for you to enjoy today.  (Click the link to see it.)  I love it!!!

And now, let's get to the core of things --- with our Core'dinations CS, that is.

We now have Core'dinations CS in several colors:
Early Espresso
Cherry Cobbler
Gumball Green
Primrose Petals
Pool Party
Real Red

You can use it 'as is' to give extra texture to your project or you can really bump it up and use it with embossing folders.  Our CS has a solid core, so if you tear or emboss it, you get the same solid color.  The Core'dinations CS has a lighter core, so if you emboss and then lightly sand the top surface of the image, you get a highlighted, lighter color that really shows off your embossing design.  Here's a card I made using the Primrose Petals.

Here are all the colors:

... and a close-up of the dyed roses:

If you missed my posts about dyeing, you can check here and here.

Here are some other cards I've made using the Core'dinations CS:

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How to go About Dyeing!

Today, as I did in my workshop last Saturday, I'll teach you how to go about dyeing -- with reinkers and roses, that is:)  I tried to do this in the easiest way possible and with the least mess.  I think this works great.

How to go About Dyeing:

• Lay out several layers of paper towels.
• Cut a strip of our Flower Trim the length you'd like to dye.  (p.5, Spring Catalog)
• Take a Stampin' Spritzer and fill it 2/3's full of water.  (p. 179, large catalog)
• Add 3-6 drops of the reinker color of your choice.  (The more reinker, the deeper the color.)
• Add a little more water, if needed, leaving room to replace your top.
• Shake, to mix the color into the water.
• Gently spritz the Flower Trim, as desired.  The more you spritz, the greater the saturation.
• Let dry.
• Add the Flower Trim to your project by attaching with Liquid Tombow.  

Optional:

• Add a spritzing of alcohol / shimmer paint, if desired, for a little sparkle.
• You can add a little more depth of color by highlighting the top edges of each flower with a marker.  (Mine shown do NOT have this detail.  I'm just highlighting examples of several color choices.)
• You can also use sponge daubers to add color to the flowers.  The spritzing gives a quicker and better coverage, I think.  Try both ways and see what you like the best.

I experimented with several colors, to see how I liked them.  The flowers do look a little lighter after they dry. 

Here's the card we made, using some of our flowers.  The embossed layer is actually Primrose Petals, even though our flowers are dyed with Regal Rose reinker.  As with ribbons, you can use coordinating color tones together and it will look great.

 

 

Which color do you like the best?
In my next couple of posts I'll be sharing more about dyeing, so come back soon and check it out.  Leave me a comment and let me know what you think!

Valentine's Day Layout

Here's the layout we made at our Hostess Scrapbook Club last Monday.  We're starting our new round in March, so be sure to contact me for details if you'd like to join us.

Tips:

• Score the ends of each of the 'flag' pieces at 1/4." 
• Lay down a thin line of Liquid Tombow on the top end of each 'flag' piece. 
• Bend each 'flag' piece over the linen thread and you have a cute little banner.  
• Slip a dimensional behind the lower end of each 'flag' piece to hold it in place.

 Tips:

• Embossing each of the hearts adds a lot of texture to your design. 
• Mount the larger hearts on dimensionals.
• Cut your First Edition DSP at 4" and you'll have a 4" piece and an 8" piece --- all your layout will take just one sheet of this DSP.  The other DSP strips are smaller, so you can really stretch your DSP supplies to last a long time.  

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