GUEST DESIGNER CARDS

Hello! 

So thrilled to be sharing these cards with you as Guest Designer at the TRY IT ON TUESDAY challenge blog.  Hope you'll head on over as soon as you get the chance, and join in with a card of your own  :o)

TECHNIQUES

inked embossing folders (colorful panel) *

basic stamping  (birds)

stamping on vellum  (sentiments) **

flat back gems  (hearts, eyes)

dry embossing  (white woodgrain, colorful panel)

* My process for the colorful panels was to cover one side of the inside embossing folder with ink.  Because I rarely clean my blending brushes they hold a lot of Distress Oxide ink.  I have one brush for each color family.  I just grabbed them from the jar and applied them to the folder in a rainbow type of order. I spritzed the panel with water and ran it through the embossing machine. This is one panel, cut in two.

** I find it's always best to use Staz On ink on vellum - I've never had it rub off, and you don't have to deal with warping from heat embossing.

SUPPLIES 

birds stamp - Fun Stampers Journey Winter Doves #SS-0523 

sentiment stamps - The Angel Company TAC #T895

embossing folder - Sizzix Big Shot Stampin' Up! Woodgrain, Cuttlebug (foliage)

inks - asst Distress Oxides, Stampin' Up! Going Gray, Staz On Gray

gems - Park Lane

Sharing these cards with the following Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp

Love is in the Air  (ends 2/14).

A Place to Start

Anything Goes with Optional: Critter  (ends 3/5).

Thanks for stopping by - I love having you here!