Thinking of You

Jennifer McGuire recently posted a video on creative uses of embossing folders.  My daughter and I played with this technique and this is my card.

I added Perfect Pearls to the raised areas but you can't see it in the photo and even in real life it doesn't show up much.  I used Nuvo drops to dot the i's. Much easier than trying to glue the tiny little die cut and I love how close a color match it is :-)

Thanks for looking!

SUPPLIES:

Stamps: NONE

Paper: White, Vintage Jadeite, Hawaiian Shores

Ink: Mint Julep, Versamark

Dies: Stitched Rectangles (SSS); Scallop Stackers: Large (pti); Big Basics: Thinking of You Die (pti)

Other: Perfect Pearls, Nuvo gloss drops ‘Caribbean Ocean’; Finial Press Embossing folder (SU ret)

Mother's Day

Here is the card that I gave to my mom for Mother's Day.  Sorry it's kinda dark. Every time I lightened it up in my software the background turned a really bright, yucky color.  Anyway I wanted to try the embossing folder stamping technique for the background. I went to get my watercolor paper and couldn't find it.  I moved a couple months ago and apparently it hasn't shown up. So I used Neena Solar White instead and it just doesn't work as well. It took me 3 or 4 tries to get this background.  It doesn't look too bad IRL but I went out and got some watercolor paper yesterday so will have to try again :-)


I'm adding this card to the Keep It Simple - Watercolor challenge.

I had a great day with my mom yesterday. I hope that you did too! Thanks for stopping by!

SUPPLIES:

Stamps: Short & Sweet (SU)

Paper: Neena Solar White

Ink: Peacock Feathers Distress Ink (Ranger), Pear Pizzaz (SU)

Tools: Cuttlebug embossing folder, Timeless Tags die (WP9)

Other: American Crafts twine, dimensionals (SU)

Edited 6/15: My card was chosen as one of the stars for this challenge. Yippee!!