Flower Emboss Resist

Well, I'm finally getting around to posting this card. My friend, Kim, came and rescued me from my house renos with some crafty therapy time a week ago today and we made this card.  It was a 'make and take' at our local stamp store, Carousel Rubber Stamps' Demo Day. Taylor demo'd this card for us. I thought she choose really pretty colours and I love this flower. I think I actually own this flower stamp...but can't find it in my stash...time to clean my crafty area again, I guess! lol :)

Here's a close up of the emboss resist flower. We used clear embossing powder and then used a beautiful aqua colour ink and some yellow Smooch spray to give it a nice shimmery two-tone effect.

I also nearly finished another card tonight, but I'll have to post it tomorrow. I just have to wait for my dragonfly to dry before I can adhere it to my card. So, stay tuned for my winged creation tomorrow. :)

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Cardmaking Therapy :)

My oldest daughter was home from school again today, still sick with the stomach flu.  She's feeling much better, but is still running a fever and now she's got quite a cough.   Apparently, the flu wasn't enough for her, now she needs a cold to go with it!  :(  You can certainly tell she's my daughter, though!   When I asked her if she wanted to rest she said, "No, I want to make a card, it'll make me feel better."   That's my girl!  Who says card making isn't therapeutic?   lol   :)

The card above is the card that I made and the below is the card that my 8 year old daughter, Alexandria, made all by herself.  Well, I used the heat tool, but she did everything else.  Like many young children, she's amazed at the 'magic' of the embossing powder as it turns shiny, so she loves this technique.

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Supplies:
Stamps: Wish Dream by Dee Gruenig (Posh Limited)
Cardstock: Ivory (Staples), Olive (CRS), Groovy Guava (SU)

Ink: Old Olive (SU), Cameo Coral (SU), Soft Vanilla (Hero Arts)
Tools: 1/8" Dimensional Squares (EK Success), Sponge (SU), Heat Tool, Ivory Pearl - Translucent Embossing Powder (Stamp-n-Stuff)
Embellishments: Sheer Olive Polka Dot Ribbon (Michaels)

Emboss Resist & Bookmark

I finally got my other card done that I started on Friday night with my crafty friends. For this card, we did an emboss resist with this gorgeous peacock image.   I sponged on some butterscotch first, then added some Wild Plum, Stream and Citrus.  

Here's a view of the inside of the card.  It has a perforated bookmark that can be removed by the recipient.  You can find a tutorial for the detachable bookmark card on Split Coast here.

Here's a close up of the bookmark.  To get this effect, I inked up a reverse stamp - Garden Silhouette with the green (citrus), then the turquoise (stream).  I stamped it onto a piece of white cardstock.   Then, I misted water directly onto the stamp and re-stamped it onto another piece of white cardstock without adding any more ink.  I think it gives a such a pretty water coloured effect to the image.  So different from the one stamped without the water.

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Supplies:
Stamps: Smile (Studio G), Garden Silhouette (Hero Arts), Peacock (Hero Arts)
Cardstock: Flat White (Staples), Ivory (Staples), Turquoise (Recollections), Lime Green (Bazzill)
Template: Detachable Bookmark (Designed on the Silhouette)
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko), Adirondack - Butterscotch, Wild Plum, Stream and Citrus (Ranger)
Tools: VersaMark (Tsukineko), Heat Tool, Pink Pearls Embossing Powder (Stampendous), Sponge, Eyelet Setter, Double Loops Punch (Martha Stewart)
Embellishments: White, Green and Orange Prima Flower, Lime Green Brad, Teal and Green 1/8" Satin Ribbon

Emboss Resist Technique

Now, onto the first project that we did on Tuesday night with the ABC gals. Deborah showed us a beautiful Emboss Resist technique using Ecoline inks. These inks are so gorgeous, such vibrant colours and a joy to work with. I know I'll be trying this more down the road. Thanks so much, Deborah for sharing this with us.

First, we stamped the background image onto our cardstock using VersaMark. Then, heat embossed it using clear embossing powder. We then spritzed on three different colours of Ecoline inks and sprinkled salt over it, then heat set it again. Using your fingers brush off the salt. This leaves a neat speckled effect where the salt reacted with the ink. From there, we put a towel on the counter and placed the cardstock on top of it, stamped side facing up. Put a piece of paper over the cardstock and using a very hot iron, iron back and forth, careful not to let your bottom layer of cardstock slip as to not smear your embossed image. By continuing to iron it, it will melt the embossed layer off and leave only your base layer showing through where the stamped image is. Very cool! :) Now, I have a fun background to play with to use down the road.

Stay tuned for our 2nd project of the evening...

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