My New Lindy's Flat Fabio Sprays

I couldn't resist the recent one day sale at Lindy's Gang.  I've been wanting some spray inks that don't have shimmer or sparkle.  Only let myself get one set and I finally decided on Carribean Cruise.  Now I may HAVE to get a few more bottles! 😆
Emboss resist has always been one of my favorite techniques, so that's what I did for my first card.

SSS Kaleidoscope Background was white embossed on watercolor paper.  Then I spritzed in sort of rainbow order starting at the top.  The sentiment is SSS Happy Birthday Brush Script and the butterflies are SSS Stitching Butterflies.  I die cut the sentiment shadow from the panel and the words and butterfly bodies were die cut from gold metallic cardstock.  The vellum butterflies were brushed with Delicata Golden Glitz.  I'm entering SSS Flickr, DCD and WAW, via Flickr.

My second card came about because I didn't want to waste the sentiment shadow cut from the emboss resist panel.  So, I die cut the words from it and mounted it to the shadow cut from a green, textured scrap.

I sprayed a strip of white, heavy weight cardstock in the same order as the first card.  They don't look quite the same, since I didn't spray nearly as heavily.  When it dried, I die cut 3 old Penny Black balloons.  I found Distress Oxides that were a close match to brush the edges, giving more definition.  Amazing the difference that made.  For a more festive look, I sprayed the balloons with Lindy's Gang Pixie Dust.  It gives a beautiful shimmer.  I tied white crochet thread to the balloons and arranged everything on a gold, metallic panel.  I'm entering DCD, WAW and Snippets Playground.  Everything but the card itself is from scraps.

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Easter Cards

I've made quite a few birthday cards and got behind on making Easter cards.  Here are 2 I finished in the last few days.  First is my entry for Pinkfresh March Challenge using Dainty Blossoms and Elongated Ovals die sets. 

I colored the bouquet with metallic pink and green watercolors.  The light pink cardstock panel was splattered with gold watercolor.  Love the tiny Heidi Swapp gold alpha stickers I've had forever. 

The shimmer and shine is really beautiful in person.  You can see it better in my IG video.  I'm also entering WAW.

A few years ago, my friend Betty gave me a couple cardstock panels covered with a beautiful wide washi--might be from The Ton.  I remember that she used the eclipse technique with a panel and I love the look.  Thought this large Penny Black butterfly die would be perfect and it was, in my opinion.  

I backed it with 2 additional layers and spritzed it with a shimmer spray before gluing it back in place.  The washi's foiling looks rose gold to me, so I pulled out my 2 embossing powders and one was an almost perfect match.  I used it for Poppystamps Proper Happy Easter outline and background diecuts and used white cardstock for the letters.  Finished off with a few pretty pink sequins.  I'm entering Allsorts Challenge. 

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Valentine and Friendship

I enjoy watching the Olympics and hearing some of the athletes stories.  I'm happy for the winners, but hope all the competitors are proud of being Olympians.  I'm definitely cheering for Freestyle skier Hunter Hess.

Here's another Valentine I sent to a friend.  I came across my old Penny Black Stickeroos including a sheet that looked like Valentine's Day images.  

I just added the sticker to a cream panel already die cut, splattered it with Champagne Gold watercolor and glued it to the card front I had covered with matching red cardstock.  The colors aren't great in this picture--much prettier in person.  The very old MFT sentiment gets used every year.  I'm entering PBSC, SSS Monday and JUGS.

My friendship card is for the monochromatic challenge at Poppystamps.  The card is PTI Soft Stone, my favorite light gray.  Poppystamps Nordic Basket and the smaller MFT rectangle were die cut from Soft Stone.  

I brushed the sides and bottom of the basket with Soft Stone ink.  I die cut a bunch of Poppystamps Lucky Layered Flowers to try out my new Altenew Moonlit Twilight ink cubes.  To me, Glacier Iris and Dreamy Periwinkle go together and Celestial Mist and Twilight Sky go together, rather than mixing and matching all 4 colors.  For this card, I used 3 flowers made with Glacier Iris and Dreamy Periwinkle.  I took a bunch of pictures with a variety of backgrounds, but couldn't capture the true ink colors.  They definitely are purple and not blue.  I cut some of the individual Poppystamps Massa Leaf Frame branches from vellum and arranged everything in the basket which was glued to the smaller rectangle.  I brushed the next size up rectangle with Dreamy Periwinkle to match.  Poppystamps Scribble Hello was brushed with both inks going from light at the bottom to dark at the top.  The sentiment and the flower centers were covered with glaze.  Dreamy Periwinkle enamel dots were the finishing touch.  I'm also entering TTTC286 with Diecutting/Ink Blending/Friendship.

Truth is truth.  We choose what to believe and what not to believe.  Believing something doesn't make it true, just as disbelieving something doesn't make it false--not even if you're in a position of power.

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Valentine and Birthday cards

Slow going getting Valentines made this year, but I did make a sparkly one inspired by the All that Glitters challenge at Time Out.  I have tons of glitter products, including Elizabeth Craft Designs loose glitter in quite a few colors.  They're truly amazing as they become totally smooth, beautifully sparkly and non-shedding after you burnish them.

Balloons are fun for any occasion and I thought the cute very old little heart balloon die from Penny Black would work great.  I covered some cardstock with double sided adhesive and die cut the balloon 3 times with the adhesive layer on top.  Then I simply removed the adhesive liner and poured on Purple, Champagne and Ocean Spray glitter.  The Spellbinders Label and the sentiment strip were die cut from PTI Soft Stone.  The Tim Holtz bow was covered with Frosted Lace Stickles.  Decided to see if I could add the glitters to the edges of the mat using a Quickie Glue pen and a ruler.  

It actually worked pretty well.  My pen was juicy, so got a bit more glue than needed in a few spots.  I'm still happy with the look.  Check out the video in my IG post to get a much better idea of the beautiful sparkle.  I stamped the very old MFT sentiment in Versafine Clair Nocturne.

Love that Altenew continues to have the monthly inspiration challenges.  They push me to use some of their products in my stash.  The January color combo is right up my alley and worked great for the wonderful White Cap Peonies stencil set.  

The Altenew inks I used are Rose Quartz, Purple Wine, Cosmic Berry and Lime.  I love the Deck Planks embossing folder which I used with tan cardstock.  Hard to see in the pictures, but I lightly rubbed over the raised edges with a slightly darker ink pad.  It adds detail that is noticeable in person. 

The splatters are done with Altenew gold metallic watercolor which has gorgeous shine that you can see in my IG post video.  The gold embossed sentiment is from Sweet Bouquet and I was delighted to find old enamel dots in my stash that are a great match.  I'm also entering SSS Wednesday.

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Notecard

I'm having trouble getting back into the swing of things after a short vacation.  I was determined to make a card and here it is.

I used 3 papers from Your Paper Insider's Box 12 which they generously sent to me.  The dies are from PTI, Penny Black, SSS and Poppystamps.  I decided against adding a sentiment and will just write a note inside.  I'm entering JUGS, DCD and WAW. 

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Another Z Fold and Friendship

Decided to make another simple Z Fold card.  This time I used the 2007 Penny Black Woodblock stamp called star dance.  Surprise, surprise--another wreath! 😉 

I stamped in Versafine Clair Green Oasis.  Then I drew over the bow and stars with Pentel gold Sparkle Pop pen.  You can see the beautiful sparkle in my IG post.  Here's a view where you can see the Z.  

The sentiment and scalloped circle frame are Pinkfresh.  I used SSS Fluted Forest Decor 3D folder for the dry embossed panels.  I'm entering DCD, SSS Wednesday and WBW.   

I'm also sharing my August exchange card for CCC a couple days early.  I love stencils, including SSS Layered Flowers.  

I tried to use the color option of Fuchsia, Tangerine & Violet.  As soon as I tried a small area with my orangy ink, I knew it wasn't what I liked.  So instead, I used CN9 Grape Soda, Fig, Tidepool and Oceanside.  Luckily, I had enough good area to use with my new Penny Black Curvature die.  Thought this little 2013 Penny Black sentiment was perfect.  I added some Stickles and tied on white crochet thread.  I'm entering JUGS and WAW.

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Fun Floral Birthday Card

I'm finding that some of my old woodblock stamps no longer can give a good image--no matter how many times I stamp.  But this old Penny Black stamp from 2008 is a keeper!  My tastes in cardmaking have certainly changed over the past 20 plus years, but I still love this playful, unique design.  For one thing, you don't have to be a great colorist to use it.  

I clear embossed after stamping in Versafine Clair Blue Belle.  The centers were colored with Altenew's Persian Blue brush marker and the dots with Maple Yellow.  I have the same colors in ink pads, so I used them to get the matching MFT stitched rectangle mats.  Couldn't help but fill the dots with Yellow Stickles and then decided the centers needed Blue Bayou.  It really makes for a happy, sparkly card in person.  See the video in my IG post.  This Hero Arts sentiment from 2003 is timeless and still stamps great.  I'm entering Woodblock Wednesday (via IG), Color Hues and SSS Wednesday.

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