Can you see the stencil I used with the embossing paste on this card? I thought it would be fun to try using the dragonflies. Here are the steps I used to make my stencil.
1. Use a piece of window sheet. It is stiff enough to make a stencil.
2. Cut out your desired stencil. At first I looked at what was left over when I cut out the strips of dragonflies and it was too open for what I wanted to use. Then, I looked at the strip and decided to try to put the paste over them.
3. I mixed the paste with the new Tranquil Tide in-color ink. I knew when I applied the paste that it would go beyond the edges of the stencil, so I did it intentionally. I moved the stencil to two different spots on the card stock. Then I filled in open areas with splotches of the paste. I loved the end results. And what better saying to put on this card than one about friends.
I hope you have had fun looking at these cards and are kind of excited about trying out the paste on your own. Don't work with a demonstrator already, then order from me from the link at the top of the page.
Next week, I will for sure show off the cards you will be able to make at my New Catalog Premier. Have a great week, and have fun stamping.
The medallion stencil is too big for a basic card. I decided to center it and see what happened. I liked the look. In addition when I mixed the re-inker in the paste I left streaks of unmixed color so I could have different shades on my finished card. Not sure how well it shows up but there light and darker spots.
This card really did not need much more than the stenciled image so I found a small saying I could put inside a silver doily. The saying is from the set called Label me Pretty. I used Basic Grey ink to coordinate with the Smoky Slate card stock.
Come back tomorrow to see a card I made with my own stencil. That was so much fun that I plan to create several more original stencils in the future.
As soon as I created the brick wall, I knew I wanted to place a crate of flowers in front. I did not want an entire crate so I just cut out a part of the crate using some Wood Textures designer paper. Love the wooden look of these papers.
To create my brick look, I added Cajun Craze re-inker to the white paste. I did not try and put paste all over the front of the card. I really like the partial pasted look.
For the flowers since some of them are solid I decided to stamp in Cajun Craze ink also. I had tried black ink, but that made some of the flowers be black and that I did not want. I was happy with this result.
Come back tomorrow to see how I used Cajun Craze re-inker in a different way with the medallion stencil.
Do you feel like dancing when the sun is out and the clouds are filling the sky and the temperature is mild? Well, I do and last weekend in Illinois was definitely dancing weather.
The cloud stencil was fun to use. When I looked at the clouds and was trying to figure out what stamp set to use with this card stock, I knew that the girl in Beautiful You was perfect. For her hat, dress and puddle, I used a piece of the new Color Theory designer paper. I think you can see the variety in the items I paper pieced. I for one was so happy that this stamp set made it into our new catalog. How about you?
Come back tomorrow to see a card I made with the brick wall stencil after adding some re-inker to the paste. I used part of the thinlit that goes with the Wood Words stamp set to create a crate.
I had a downline meeting on Friday and we played with the new embossing paste. So this week instead of the cards for my in-color class, I am featuring cards I made with the new embossing paste. It is so much fun and easy to use.
This card used the stencil that has small little diamonds on it. I used the paste all by itself without adding any color.
The paste was put on the new in-color, powder pink card stock. so, for my flowers I decided to use each one of the pinks we now have in our color families. ( Pink Pirouette, Blushing Bride and the new Powder Pink.)Start on the bottom left and then the bottom right and finally the top to see the color differences. I can see a difference can you.
I featured the stamp set Garden in Bloom, and old favorite that is still in the catalog and one I have not used for quite a while.
Come back tomorrow to see a card I made with the cloud stencil and the Beautiful You stamp set.
