Layered and Foiled By The Sea!

I chose Grace for today's tutorial.  I used a couple of different techniques.  The first was using a heat and stick embossing powder to attach some mica flakes and the second is foiling Graces shell.   Below is how I created the card.

Images First:

1. I built the card from the back to the front so I inked up Clouds with Memento Summer sky and stamped on Neenah Solar White cardstock, and then
2. I inked Rolling Waves with Fluid Chalk Alabaster on blue cardstock, then
3. I used a caramel colored piece of Bazzill Dotted Swiss and stamped it with VersaMark and CAC Dots, applied heat and bond embossing powder, heated until clear, applied Mica Flakes Gold Dust and then heated again to seal it.
4. Stamped Grace (from my clear set) twice on white cardstock with Memento Toffee Crunch.  Painted her with twinks.  Applied Jones Tone thin layer to the shell.  Let dry for an hour and applied the Pearl foil.  BTW - if you buy any of this, you don't need a lot. The piece you see there is about 8 years old and still has lots more to use. One copy of Grace will be used to layer (of course).

Building Background:

1. Die cut the card shape using Resplendent Rectangles.
2. Used the die as a stencil to get the Clouds background.
3. Lined up the Rolling Waves on top of that.  Have to admit this was a leftover from a previous card.
4. Tore the Dots background along the top.  Cut it 2" deep.  Taped it in place and used the bottom edge of the Clouds to trim it.  (Do you follow this?)  If not you can ask.  :-)  Applied glitter glue to the torn edge and applied Mica Flakes Gold Dust on top of that.
5. Threaded pink organza ribbon around the edge and tied a bow.
6. Mounted to another piece of caramel cardstock.

 Finishing The Card:

1. Finished Grace, embossed her from the back and mounted with 3D pop dots.
2. Cut out the Starfish, Scallop, swirled shell, and flower in her hair.  Embossed them from the back and mounted them.
3. Used Glossy Accents on the swirled shell and the Starfish.
4. Used Gesso in a little fine tipped bottle I have for the Scallop.
5. Added a 2mm pearl to the flower in her hair.
6. Added a heart shaped pearl to the lower right hand corner with Glossy Accents.  Dusted with the Mica flakes.
7. Stamped By The Sea sentiment with Memento Toffee Crunch.

It was a fun and fairly quick card.  Thanks for stopping by to look and share!

 Shirley

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Operation Write Home Blog Hop And A $25 Gift Certificate Drawing Too

My card for today's blog hop is a thank you card for a member of the military.  Since I don't know if it will be received by a male or female I tried to design it to give a warm non gender specific feeling. Below is a quick idea of how I did it.

Layers Of Card:

1. Stamped Bald Head Lighthouse with Toffee Crunch ink and painted with Twinkling H2O's.  Colored the flag with Spica At You pens.  Layered the Heron and the flag with 3D pop dots.
2. Mounted on the Spellbinders Fancy Ribbon Threader die cut.  Threaded with twine.
3. Stamped Cover-A-Card Rolling Waves with Brilliance Moonlight White ink on blue cardstock.
4. Mounted on some beige Bazzill Dotted Swiss cardstock.
5. Added a little pearl sticker.
6. Stamped sentiment from Spring Medley Clear Set with Memento Rich Cocoa.
7. Added some Viva Decor Ice White for a few waves on ocean.

So have a great time with the hop and then stop by our store to see our new stamps .  Have a safe and fun holiday weekend!   To get back to your place in the hop go HERE.   Have a safe and fun weekend and thanks for stopping by to look and share!!!

 Shirley

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I Love Angels

I am using some of the new stamps by Impression Obsession and what fun.  This little lady is Angelica.  She can also be purchased as a Clear Stamp Set.  Just a note that I pretty much emboss all of my images from the backside with a stylus on an embossing mat.  The minute I saw her I thought "Perfect for paper piecing."  Below is how I did the rest:

IMAGE:

1. Stamped Angelica on white cardstock with Memento Cocoa Brown.
2. Painted the first images face, hands, and feet.
3. Used Stickles Diamonds glitter glue inside her wings.
4. Used Flock for the halo and wing edges. (It wasn't white enough for me so I applied Fluid Chalk Popcorn ink with a paint brush on top of it.  I squeezed the bottle just enough to wet the top opening.  I laid the image aside to dry.)  You could try Flower Soft too.
5. Stamped Angelica's head and painting hair, cutting out and mounting on head.

BACKGROUND and GOWN:

1. Inking Cover-A-Card Ornate Snowflakes with Fluid Chalk Warm Red and stamped on white cardstock twice length-wise with Mega Mount. 
2. Trimmed a piece to 4"X5.25" and applied the bottom half of IO Border Duo 1 to one of the bottom of the 5.25"H sides and mounted to white cardstock base.
3. Stamped arms and skirt of Angelica on piece of Ornate Snowflakes with Memento Cocoa Brown, cut out and mounted on Angelica with 3D pop-dots.  Added embroidery string bow and pearl stickers to waist and skirt.
4. Applied a piece of white cardstock to a Spellbinders Oval Deckle die, used a dauber to add Fluid Chalk Warm Red around the edge using die as stencil as shown.
5. Stamped Heavenly Holiday with Memento Cocoa Brown to oval and added 6mm pearl heart.

ASSEMBLY:

1. Mounted oval with image to background.
2. Mounted white organdy ribbon and bow as shown.

INSIDE and ENVELOPE:

1. Two Deckled Oval dies were used with a piece of Ornate Snowflake background and used like THIS.
2. A piece of the die cut from Border Duo 1 was used for the lower left front.
3. The die itself was used on the flap of the envelop as shown.

I am posting this Monday evening.  If you want to see my cute Halloween card tomorrow, 09/04, on the IO blog go HERE.  That's it for this visit. Thanks for stopping by to look and share!!!

 Shirley

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