Victorian Spray

WOODWARE - VICTORIAN SPRAY CARD FRONT WITH ENVY

All I can say is it's a mixed bag!!  It started when I ran my hand across the stamen of the flower, while it was wet with glitter glue.  Yuk!!!  I almost always paint with Twinks and since most everyone else uses Copic, Shinhan, etc., I haven't listed the H2O colors.  If you ever want them, feel free to email me.  I also started out with something totally different in my head and here is how I got the above:

IMAGE:

1. Stamped image on white cardstock twice with Golden Glitz ink and used heat gun to dry ink; painted all of one with Twinks. Painted all but the flower on the second.  Fussy cut around the outside of the completely painted image.  Fussy cut around one corner, the leaves and the berries of the second image.

CARD FRONT:

1. Used largest die cut, from Spellbinders A2 Curved Matting Basics - B, as a stencil for a piece of dark purple card stock.
2. Used an old 4.25"X5.5" Lavender striped piece of DP with the largest die cut; daubed the smallest cirles corner of Circle Explosion stencil on upper left and lower right of die cut and mounted on the dark purple piece.
3. Mounted the image in the middle of that.
4. Embellished with Stickles orange and yellow glitter glue - rubbed my hand across it before it was dry. :-(
5. Applied Stickles Golden Rod to spots and berries on image; applied here and there on the Circle Explosion area.  Brushed just a touch of Wink of Stella Clear along the darkest purple lines of the flower.  The ribbon for bow was a gift for a purchase somewhere.  I secured the heart bead with GA to diamante stick pin.

INSIDE CARD

 INSIDE CARD and ENVY:

1. Cut two pieces of dark purple cardstock .75"X5.5"; taped to each side.  
2. Used the IO Circles Cut Out on a piece of the striped paper ( NOTE - There are no borders on the circle die.  You can place it anywhere on any piece of paper, (i.e. in the middle if you want) and you just get holes.  Saved the negative holes.  Cut it in two pieces with 2 rows on one and one row on the other.  Taped to purple as shown.
3. Taped to right and left as shown.
4. Mounted fussy cut leaves and added Golden Rod glitter glue as shown.
5. Applied the "leftover dots" from the Circles Cut Out here and there using Glossy Accents applied with needle-nosed bottle and a QuickStik for the dots, embellished with Golden Rod glitter glue.
6. Used GA and needle-nosed bottle to apply corner of image to envy and berries with leaves; embellished with glitter glues.

That's it for now.  Almost have a Christmas card done!!  Thanks for stopping by to look and share!

 Shirley

SUPPLIES:

I Heart This Watering Can!!

Heart Watering Can - G16007

This is another fabulous and pretty Tara Caldwell image called "Heart Watering Can".  You can view all of her new images HERE.  Below is how I created my card:

IMAGES:

1. Stamped the image twice with Golden Glitz.  Stamped the Heart design once on text Neenah paper for envy, and once on white cardstock for inside card.  Painted them with Twinkling H2O's.  Embossed the cardstock one with stylus.
2. Trimmed around the watering can and flowers, on base image embossed from the back with stylus.
3. Painted table cloth and Zinnia on second image.  Cut out the red Zinnia and table cloth (leaving a bit of the can on top to attach to main can image, embossed both from the back.  (If I'm not embossing the whole image, like the table cloth squares, I line it on the front with a stylus, so I can see the lines, and then emboss from the back.) Attached the Zinnia with 3D pop-dots.
4. Mounted the flowering can on table cloth flat.  Applied 3D pop dots on the top portion and set aside.

Card Front Base:

1. Cut 6.25"X4.25" piece of Phoenix for base.
2. Die cut largest die from white card stock.  Placed die cut over Natural cardstock as background for center.  I think I would do it white if I did it again.
3. Stamped CAC Ticking with SU Barely Banana (discontinued) on white cardstock.  Stamped over that image with CAC Dotted Argyle inked with Brilliance Moonlight White and embossed with White embossing powder.
4. Used next die down over this.  Saved punch outs for inside.
5. Mounted watering can with flowers/tablecloth.
6. Added 3mm hearts to corners, added Glossy Accents to heart.  Attached tulip Czech bead to heart pearl pin with GA.  Mounted behind Iris on card.  Added depth to flowers with Spica glitter pens and Stickles glitter glue.  (Honestly, the ribbon matches the reds in the table cloth and heart.  I think the yellow in the BG threw it off).

Inside Card And Envy:

1. Inside Card:  Attached two .5" strips of Phoenix cardstock to each side.  Used the 3rd die down on the Ticking/Dotted Argyle BG and mounted.  Used one of the stamped hearts and added GA to it.  Used the left-over punch outs from the front die cut on the left for a heart and added the 3mm white pearl heart.
2. Envy:  Added heart on text paper to envy and added some of the left-overs from the front die cut.
3. I didn't do a sentiment and will save for Valentine's Day, a birthday, or some other special occasion for a friend or family.

In case any of you are looking for a great free feed reader, I found Feedly and I am loving it.  Let me know if I can be of any help.  Several of you were great to let me know what you were doing and how you felt about it.

I should be back sooner since I've been working on three cards.  LOLOL   Thanks for stopping by to look and share.

 Shirley

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Two Wonderful Gifts, Well Three Actually

My first gift arrived some time ago.  I apologize for not posting it sooner.  It is a beautiful card from a very lovely enabler!!!  Her name is Mary Ann Evans.  The name of her flicker account is OnLine22much.  If that doesn't ring a bell for some of us.  You should really check out her other cards and things Here.  She has a craft room that is way too cool!  Her pictures of the card below show something I couldn't get.  She used Tsukineko's new Goosebumps!  She also used 2 Impression Obsession stamps that she lists on her Flickers account.  You really gotta see how Goosebumps sprays on.  It is really wonderful.  Thank you Mary Ann for your wonderful card.  It has been brightening my day every time I sit down at my computer!!! :-)

My next gift arrived just day before yesterday.   I have known Linda for a few years and we have kept in touch off and on online.  Low and behold, she couldn't access her blog.  In the end she finally could get to one of her Dashboards, but had to start a new blog and what does she do to thank me for that!!!  She sends me the beautiful box and card below.  I would like to talk about the box first!! Isn't it beautiful and enchanting too!  Makes me think of wishes come true and trip to Fantasia!  It has 4 little drawers.  I will do with it what I do with all the cards I receive.  I will save it and treasure it.

Here is the really cute card she sent with it.  I love the flowers and that totally wonderful bear!  I really envy people who can work well with DP too.  I have a horrible time with it.  I love it too.  As you can see she has a knack with paper flowers also.  I have them and need to use them more.  Thank you again, Linda, for your wonderful surprise.  I really needed it this week, especially.  I will get even thought.  ;-)   I am in the process of that right now!!! :-)  Enough, you all have to see her blog at Linda B's Crafty Creations!!!

Well everyone, that is all for now. I hope to be back before the weekend is over with a card!!!  Thanks, all, for stopping by to look and share!

 Shirley