Puppy Love

wow, not sure what to say, it's been so long since I stamped or posted. Let's see - okay, I have always been so inspired by the Technique Junkie newsletters and the current issue featured Paper Peeling which looked like a good one to try as I got my feet wet with the whole stamping thing again. Which reminds me - a big thank you to those who urged me not to sell my entire stamp and supply collection when I felt like I would never make another card. So this is the first one in almost a year.

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(card measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2")

Stamps: words - Stampin' Up! (retired Great Greetings set), paper texture - unknown, dog - Rare Image Rubber Stamps Tecnique: Technique Junkies PAPER PEELING April/May 2010 Embellishments: hemp cording, silver heart charm that reads love, actual newspaper print Inks: Staz-On Timber Brown and Jet Black, Stampin' Up! Pacific Point, Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss, Always Artichoke, Creamy Caramel and Close to Cocoa Supplies: stipple brushes, paper edge distresser by Tim Holtz, Post-its

I stamped the dog once on white cardstock, and again on a Post-it. I trimmed the Post-it image, applied that over the original stamped image, and then sponged the background in. I trimmed the mouth area of the dog's face to accomodate the rolled up newspaper. The silver heart charm says Love on it and the 'paper' in his mouth is an actual ad for animal adoptions. I thought that combined with the 'good news' stamp would make a great way to announce a new dog adoption! Hope you enjoyed, thanks for checking in :o)

The Sweetest Pair

Oh how I love little kittens (and big cats LOL) Isn't this one of the sweetest images ever? She looks so proud and she's being so gentle with the little kitty. If you love animals too, don't forget the two links on my sidebar - you can play a daily trivia and contribute kibble to dog and cat shelters free to you whether you get the correct answer or not - it's a win-win!!

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Card measures 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"

STAMPS: I Brake For Stamps - Stampinbak line

INKS: Stampin' Up! So Saffron, More Mustard, Blush Blossom, Bravo Burgundy, Ruby Red, Close to Cocoa, Staz-On Timber Brown, Adirondack Slate, Versamark SUPPLIES: Dove blender pen, heat gun, Fiskars border punch, Cuttlebug, CB folder Tapestry, hardware - SU, ribbon - Michael's, Tim Holtz Distressing Tool, white gel pen, Post-It, stencil brush - tiny SPECIALTY PAPER: glossy TECHNIQUES: resist, TJ Torn Frames NOTES: okay, late last night when I was coloring the image with the blender pen and SU inks, the hair was actually dark brown and the dress was mustard but by the time I scanned it just now it had faded out to the colors shown - probably the only almost-grey three year old ever ROTFLMBO - that's artistic license for ya! ~ the bkgd behind the girl was made by stamping the scroll in Versamark on glossy, setting it with a heat gun, then sponging first yellow and then pinkish-red over the edges (got this color scheme from a beautiful card in one of the magazines currently out - sorry, I think it was the Catch Up issue, but I'm not positive... - but the designer was Barb H and the card has a geisha on it) ~ I got the idea for the gray surrounding the image from Ank de B on the IBFS Yahoo group. I don't do her form of artwork justice but I love the effect - makes the image come more alive. Oh, made this panel by stamping the girl in Staz-On, masking, then doing the above resist technique, which I was inspired to do by Kristy C, another fabulous contributing artist over at the IBFS group. Yikes, sounds like I don't have an original thought in my head today LOL but I get so little stamp time in the summer that I get inspiration wherever I can or my stamp gears would get totally rusty! ~ just a hint on the resist technique - my Versamark had a slight reaction where it touched the Staz-On so you may want to mask more thoroughly than I did... ~ bkgd paper was made more visually textural by lightly brayering both shades of yellow ink on white cs

Hope you enjoyed this card, and thanks for stopping in!

Faux Designer Paper in Brilliance Inks

Sorry about the poor photo quality - I could not capture the essence of this card adequately, but wanted to show the shimmer of the inks. If you click on the photo you will be able to see a bit of detail...

STAMPS: I purchased the face, muse and leaf branch stamps used as unmounted and don't know who made them. If you do please leave a comment and I'll give credit - thanks! viney flourish - PSX, corner floral - Rubber Monger, large bkgd - JRL 'Floral Tapestry' INKS: Brilliance Pearlescents - Orchid, Coral, Lavender and Purple, Versamark SUPPLIES: All Night Media border punch, clear embossing powder, craft iron, heat gun, glue pen, colored pencils TECHNIQUES: Technique Junkies Faux Designer Paper NOTES: the border was punched from the face panel and a white strip was applied behind it ~ hard to see, but I stamped 'Muse' over parts of the bkgd ~ the edges of the panels were sponged with color direct from the Brilliance pads

Thanks for looking, and PLEASE believe me when I say this looks so much better in person!! LOL

Faux Designer Paper

I love being able to take a blank sheet of white cardstock and turn it into something as colorful as this card! The Faux Designer Paper technique is perfect for this as it gives you some white highlights in the background and lots of color variation. This card is not this bright in real life, but the general idea is there LOL Click photo for more detail... Card measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

STAMPS: face - Renaissance Art Stamps, corner flourish - G Studio, dream word - Inkadinkado, bkgd words - Stampers Anonymous, flowered medallion - Paper Parachute, border and bkgd pattern - Stampa Rosa INKS: Versamark, VersaColor Split Pea, Topaz, Paprika and Bark SUPPLIES: white gel pen, clear embossing powder, heat gun, iron, copy paper, pearlized beads, gold cord, vellum TECHNIQUES: Technique Junkies Faux Designer Paper, paper beads NOTES: I used the bkgd paper colors on a white scrap, then stamped the face, then highlighted areas with the white gel pen ~ for the paper beads I just swiped the bkgd colors on a white scrap, then overstamped this with the bkgd stamps. I cut skinny triangles, rolled these around a paper piercer starting with the wide end, and sealed the ends closed with double-sided tape. For the large one, I wrapped a scrap of coordinating paper around the middle.

Have a great rest of the weekend!! :o)

Day at the Beach

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Card measures 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"

STAMPS: I Brake For Stamps - Time To Stamp sheet, and words from Inspirational half sheet

INKS: Stampin' Up! Taken With Teal and Lovely Lilac, Kaleidacolor Blue Breeze

TECHNIQUE: Technique Junkies Spectrum Roll from the Aug 05 newsletter

SUPPLIES: brayer, silver thread, paper piercer, water spritzer, glue pen, pop-dots

NOTES: to get a the mosaic frame I cut strips of four colors and then cut them into squares by angling the cuts randomly ~ for interest I stamped some images on four of the lighter 'tiles' ~ words are pop-dotted ~ cardfront was stamped with the mesh bkgd image

Hope your week is going well :o)

Warhol Birthday Boy

I love when someone else picks my colors for me, being somewhat challenged in that area! LOL I chose 3 of Stampin' Up!'s In-Color pads for this technique, hoping they would all blend nicely and still pack a punch ;o)

Card measures 6 3/4" x 3 3/4"

STAMPS: I Brake For Stamps - boy and phrase from a Time To Stamp sheet, Happy Birthday and swirl bkgds on a sheet here

INKS: Stampin' Up! Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss, and Tangerine Tango, Staz-On Jet Black

SUPPLIES: sponges, small colored brads, stamp positioner, crown punch by 2 Grrrls, flat-back rhinestones, pop-dots

TECHNIQUE: Technique Junkies Warhol

NOTES: The swirl bkgd was stamped 3 times, once in each ink ~ After stamping the boy block 3 times in black ink, I overstamped each with one of the inks and the Happy B-day bkgd, then used a small stipple brush to do just the inside edges of the coats

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY!!! :o)

Newsprint Reveal Bird

I bought an old textbook on soil the other day and wanted to try the Technique Junkie Newsprint Reveal technique on that instead of newspaper. The pages were yellowed a bit and gave it a warmer tone and didn't bleed thru as much, which I'm happier with.

STAMPS: I Brake For Stamps - bird, nest and phrase from a Time To Stamp sheet, and flower stems from the Stampinback line INKS: Staz-On Jet Black, Versamark, Marvy Black SUPPLIES: punches - Martha Stewart flowers and leaves, unknown sunburst and 2 Grrrls crown, brayer, white gel pen, black embroidery floss, paper needle, glue NOTES: didn't want to move Chevy from his perch near the Ott lights so I propped my card in front of his furry little self LOL that's the orange you're seeing behind it

HOPE YOUR WEEKEND IS A GOOD ONE :o)

Floral Stem

Could not get this color green to scan true so I took a picture in daylight. The flowers and green panel are pop-dotted.

STAMPS: I Brake For Stamps - half sheet of Asian images

INKS: Stampin' Up! Kiwi Kiss, Pink Pirouette, Creamy Caramel, Tango Mango, and Riding Hood Red, and Staz-On Timber Brown

SUPPLIES: corner punch, pop dots, Lemon Ice Stickles, fun foam, Cuttlebug, Distressed Stripes CB folder

TECHNIQUES: Technique Junkie CUTTLEBUG STAMPS and PAPER TOLE

NOTES: The main image was stamped on the background, then twice on white. The first image was stamped on white, colored, trimmed out completely and layered to the bkgd. Then I just trimmed a few flowers and layered them with pop-dots. ~ The white background was stamped with the larger butterfly on this sheet in pink ink.

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY - HOPE YOUR WEEK IS OFF TO A GOOD START :o)

Drywall Stitching Flowers

These two cards feature a new technique from the current 04/09 Technique Junkie newsletter called Drywall Stitching - so fast and easy! The second card I made up quick after the first one using a scrap with a misplaced phrase.

Click on photo for detail... the colors didn't scan quite true on the cardfront - the reddish browns are all pinkish and the cs is a soft speckled green. The words were stamped in the same color as the "stitching".

Card measures 6" x 5 1/4"

STAMPS: I Brake For Stamps - distressed flower cluster from the Stampinback line, flower stem from a half plate of foliage, and phrase from an inspirational plate

INKS: Adirondack Pesto, Caramel, Currant and Raisin

SUPPLIES: assorted flower punches, circle punch, Magic Mesh, Tombow Mono Multi glue, Glue Dots, Tombow marker #757, sponge, sheer polka-dot ribbon, Pink Stickles and tissue paper

TECHNIQUE: Technique Junkies Drywall Stitching 04/09 newsletter

Card measures 4 1/2" x 6"

I just love this phrase, "Leave nothing to chance, and then leave everything to God". Kind of says do what you can on your end but have faith that God will work it out. The great balancing act! I have another stamp that reads "Pray to God but continue to row toward shore. ~ Russian Proverb" - I just love that! I'll try to remember to use that one with a cool boat stamp and post it here one of these days...

I just came across a corresponding verse in the Old Testament. When the Jews were rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem after returning after so many years of being in exile, right around 450 BC, some adversaries weren't happy about it and made no secret of it, and planned to attack. In Nehemiah 4:9 he says "But we prayed to our God and posted a guard day and night to meet this threat." All bases covered! LOL

I'm finding Nehemiah a fascinating man - as the commentary says "Provincial governors normally assessed the people in their provinces for their support. But Nehemiah, like Paul, sacricficed even what was normally his in order to serve as an example to the people." What a good pattern that would be for today's politicians, right?! ;o)

Another Dream Silhouettes Card

This is another card featuring the same group of stamps as the previous post's card. It's from the Dream Silhouettes by Sweet n' Sassy Stamps.

Card measures 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"

STAMPS: Sweet n' Sassy Stamps "Dream Silhouettes" set

INKS: Distress Peeled Paint and Scattered Straw, Staz-On Timber Brown

SUPPLIES: distressing tool, Cuttlebug, ribbons, fun foam, sponge, corner punch, heat tool, CB folder Bird Call

TECHNIQUES: Technique Junkies Cuttlebug Stamps and Torn Frames

NOTES: the entire back panel is the same piece but under the ribbons I stamped the phrase in brown and the word in the green ink, then sponged green ink over the edges and towards the center

Thanks for stopping back!

Glitter Stripes and a Sneak Peek!

I have a little surprise for you today! The stamps used on this card are from a brand new set being released tonight by Sweet n' Sassy Stamps! AND I'll have another totally different card using them later today... so check back!!

Click on photo to see the gold embossing...

Card measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

STAMPS: Sweet n' Sassy Stamps #1075 Dream Silhouettes - these are a set of clear stamps designed by the talented Korin!

INKS: Distress Peeled Paint and Worn Lipstick, Versamark

SUPPLIES: asst. markers, mainly Stampin' Up!'s Old Olive, oval punches, scallop-edge scissors, white gel pen, glue stick, gold embossing powder, flower punches, water mister, craft sheet

TECHNIQUES: bkgd is Glitter Stripes from the current 04/09 Technique Junkie newsletter over Watercolor Distress scraps

Thanks for checking in and don't forget to stop back around dinnertime to see the other card I have using this stamp set! Here's a hint: it uses a Cuttlebug and doesn't have any flowers on it... :o)

Happy Baby

Card measures 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"

STAMPS: I Brake For Stamps ~ baby collage and texture stamp behind flowers - Time To Stamp line, distressed flower - Stampinback line, border is from a frame image

INKS: Staz-On Jet Black, Stampin' Up! Pretty in Pink

SUPPLIES: Stampin' Up! chalks, stamp positioner, white eraser, Q-tips, cotton balls, sponge, Quickie Glue pen, foam tape

TECHNIQUE: Technique Junkies CHALK LINES 04/09

STEPS:

1. Make background panel according to TJ directions using desired colors.
2. Over-stamp two edges with ornate frame edge, using stamp positioner.
3. Stamp white strip with texture stamp inked with Pretty in Pink and sponge edges with same color.
4. Over-stamp with distressed flower grouping and black ink.
5. Adhere to bkgd.
6. Stamp baby collage in black ink and trim.
7. Use Q-tips to add chalk to image.
8. Cut scrap of texture stamped cardstock into triangles and sponge edges.
9. Apply corners to image panel with glue pen.
10. Layer panel to black panel and pop dot to cardfront as shown.
    

Okay, I have to think about going to bed now!

Vegie ATCs

I worked on a set of vegie ATCs because I have always loved these three images from the Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers line, now at StampFrancisco, but never used them. Plus vegie images always remind me of how amazing seeds are, that they can produce vegetables, and I love to be amazed at what God has created! Can't wait for summer all of a sudden :o)

STAMPS: vegies - Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers, postage - Hero Arts, Stampers Anonymous, Stampa Rosa, speckle - Judith peg, vegie words bkgd - A Stamp in the Hand

INKS: Stampin' Up! Real Red, Really Rust, Always Artichoke, Mellow Moss and Certainly Celery, Staz-On Jet Black, Versamark

SUPPLIES: black embossing powder, anti-static bag, cosmetic sponges, Dove blender pen, glue stick

TECHNIQUE: Technique Junkies Dragged Madras 04/09

STEPS:

1. Use Certainly Celery and Always Artichoke to do a Dragged Madras bkgd on a 3 1/2" x 2 1/2" card.
2. Overstamp with the vegie words bkgd with Always Artichoke.
3. On white scrap cs emboss vegie using Versamark and detail black powder.
4. Use Dove blender pen and ink pools to color in vegie image.
5. Trim image closely and adhere to card with glue stick.
6. Stamp phrase with Staz-On Jet Black.
7. Stamp postage with second generation Real Red.
8. Ink speckle stamp with black ink and stamp on two edges till it needs reinking.

Hope your weekend was nice - thanks for stopping by!

Newsprint Reveal Cat Face

Another new technique from the upcoming Technique Junkie newsletter, called Newsprint Reveal.

STAMPS: cat - Rare Image Rubber Stamps, Beauty - unknown, letters - Stampin' Up, text tag - My Sentiments Exactly, flourish corner - unknown

INKS: Stampin' Up! Cranberry Crisp and Craft Whisper White, embossing ink, Marvy black

SUPPLIES: flower punches, flat backed gemstones, embossing powder - clear, colored pencils, brayer, Signo white gel pen

TECHNIQUES: Technique Junkie Newsprint Reveal 04/09

STEPS:

1. Make bkgd using Newsprint Reveal technique.
2. Stamp cat head on light grey cs and highlight with colored pencils.
3. Ink Beauty stamp with Cranberry and stamp as shown.
4. Mask cat and overstamp with text tag in second generation Cranberry.
5. Punch asst. flowers from cs (I ran the Cranberry pad over the pink and grey cs for some variation in the same color range).
6. Layer elements as shown, using Glue Dots to adhere flowers, and place gems in centers.
7. Stamp the flourish corner in white ink, and when dry go over light areas with white gel pen.
8. Layer as shown to cardfront.

Chevy is doing much better - thank you Lord! - but he needs to eat a bit more on his own. Have a great weekend!

Using up scraps

Thought to myself, why not use up those fab scraps from the last card, and so here they are! LOL I've had this fish stamp at least two years and hadn't used it because it is HUGE and I was never sure what to do with it. So here are some more ATCs (yes, I'm officially hooked!!)

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Each card measures 3 1/2" x 2 1/2"

STAMPS: fish - Fred B. Mullett BG 15 - Big Pompano, swirls - Autumn Leaves

INKS: Stampin' Up! Pacific Point, Versamark Watermark

SUPPLIES: corner rounder, flat backed acrylic gems (Cloud 9 Design - Archivers), ArtQuest Pearl Ex Watercolor Palette, paintbrush, Black Diamond (Judi-kins) embossing powder, sponge, white gel pen (Signo Uni-ball)

PAPER: leftover Wet Stencil scraps, Neenah Solar White #110 cardstock

STEPS:

1. Round corners on 3 1/2" x 2 1/2" white cardstock
2. Tear edges of decorated paper scraps and glue to base card.
3. Wipe with anti-static pad.
4. Ink fish with Versamark and stamp where desired.
5. Sprinkle with embossing powder and heat.
6. Use a paintbrush and water to activate the palette and color in fish.
7. Add white gel pen to eyeball.
8. Cover fish and overstamp card with flourish inked with blue ink.
9. Sponge blue ink around edges.
10. Add bubble gems as desired.

Just having fun - hope you enjoyed!

Ocean Flourishes

The new Technique Junkies newsletter is almost ready to go live! Here's a little sneak peek of one of my favorite techniques on it called Wet Stencil.

Card measures 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"

STAMPS: I Brake For Stamps

INKS: Stampin' Up! Pacific Point, Versamark Watermark

SUPPLIES: exacto knife, Nestibilities oval, Cuttlebug, watercolor crayons, dome top adhesive backed gems, sheer blue ribbon, water mister, sparkle gel pen, stamp positioner, embossing powder - white, sponges, wall decor stencil

PAPER: vellum, SU Pacific Point, asst. blue cs, white cs

TECHNIQUES: Technique Junkies Wet Stencil 04/09

STEPS:

1. Do Wet Stencil technique and let dry.
2. Cut WS panel into oval shape using template or CB and die.
3. Crumple vellum and tear into circle to fit behind oval panel, and adhere to it.
4. On medium blue panel, measure rectangle and cut out as shown.
5. Using sponge and blue ink edge this panel, including the 'window'.
6. Stamp on side of the IBFS baroque frame on side of panel as shown using a stamp positioner to add enough to fill space evenly.
7. Using second generation ink, stamp writing in lower right hand corner.
8. On light blue panel, stamp starfish in versamark ink three times in the area where the window will lay over it, and emboss with white powder.
9. Stamp the rest of this piece with the starfish and Versamark ink.
10. Wrap a sheer ribbon around this panel, tying a knot towards the top and adding gems towards the bottom
11. Stamp the verse on the oval panel using blue ink.
12. Highlight the edges of the flourishes with sparkly gel pen.
13. Layer the panels as shown.
    

Hope the rest of your day is good - it's very grey and cold here, but it's not flooding so I've got no complaints. If you are in the Red River area my thoughts and prayers are with you right now.

Furry Friend

Card measures 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"

STAMPS: I BRAKE FOR STAMPS - Stampinback line

INKS: Distress Tattered Rose, Vintage Photo, Worn Lipstick and Weathered Wood, Staz-On Jet Black

SUPPLIES: Fiskars 'Cloud' scissors, hole punch, Dove blender pen, sheer pink polka dot ribbon, water spritzer, craft mat

TECHNIQUE: Technique Junkies Watercolor Distress

SKETCH: variation of Mojo Monday (see sidebar for link)

NOTES: flowers on cardfront are third generation Distress Vintage Photo ~ the Watercolor Distress was done on a dark cream cardstock to provide a parchment look ~ the main image panel edges were distress straight from the Distress Antique Linen pad

3 Arty Girl ATCs

More ATCs - what a surprise, huh?! LOL

Each card measures 3 1/2" x 2 1/2"

STAMPS: flourish - Autumn Leaves, daughter quote - Stamping Sensations, cosmetic quote - Inky Antics, net bkgd - B-Line Designs, all others - Jody Posey (now owned by Alluring Impressions)

INKS: Distress Fired Brick and Antique Linen, Staz-On Jet Black and Azure

SUPPLIES: flower brads, Tombow #970, water spritzer, craft sheet, oil pastels, Uniball Signo white gel pen

PAPER: vellum, Neenah Solar White 110#

TECHNIQUES: Technique Junkies Watercolor Distress

NOTES: these ended up a little busier than I planned on so I maybe should have spent more time editing ~ I wanted an arty feel so I scribbled a blue oil pastel in the open white spaces of the portraits, and just colored all the skin area with the Tombow marker, highlighting eyes/teeth with the white gel pen ~ flowers were stamped in first and second generation ink ~ the bkgd mesh was stamped on the white cs and then generously edged with the Antique Linen pad

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY AND COME BACK SOON FOR AN I BRAKE FOR STAMPS CARD!

Roses in March!

The temps here are supposed to hit at 40 and I'm giddy! LOL Hard to believe it was 5 below the other night. My poor lilies close to the house are trying to poke thru their winter mulch already so they too need good weather from now on :o)

Card measures 6 1/4" x 4"

I took this photo late last night and didn't have enough light, but the main image is a stack of hatboxes and the phrase reads Fashions can be bought, Style one must posess.


To learn how to make these paper roses yourself, go to this blog, where she has generously provided an absolutely perfect photo tutorial!

STAMPS: bkgd - Toybox, hatboxes - Serendipity, main phrase - Victorine Originals, sm bkgd phrase - Hero Arts

INKS: Stampin' Up! Cranberry Crisp, Marigold Morning, and Old Olive, Distress Tattered Rose, Versamark

SUPPLIES: punches ~ trees - McGill Creativity, flower - Family Treasures, Ivy Scraps Scrap Fusion permanent adhesive, sheer pink ribbon, flat-backed adhesive pearls, sponge, plastic report cover, embossing powder in clear, water spritzer, heat tool, toothpick, Radiant Pearls Oyster Shell, sm paintbrush

TECHNIQUES: Technique Junkies Background Smoosh Resist 02/09 newsletter, handmade 3D flower (instructions here)

NOTES: didn't have a leave punch in the right size and didn't feel like free-hand cutting some so I used a pine tree punch with two sizes of trees on it ~ the small Style phrase is stamped in first and second generation Old Olive to take up some white space and tie in the leaves ~ the sheer pink ribbon was wrapped around the corners before layering to the cardfront ~ I added a bit of Radiant Pearls in Oyster Shell to the ridges of the flower but managed to wipe most back off applying the flower to my card LOL but you get the idea (you can also add Diamond Glaze in drops to simulate water droplets/dew)

Thanks for stopping by and have a great rest of the weekend!

Flower Child

Sorry to be so slow in posting much lately - it was again time to work on some sample cards for the next Technique Junkie newsletter so that's where my focus was for a bit.

I just got a wonderful sheet of Time To Stamp stamps from I Brake For Stamps called Children ATCs and I'll be sharing some cards it this month...

STAMPS: all stamps from I Brake For Stamps ~ child, texture, words - Time To Stamp line full sheet 'Children ATCs', stems - Stampinback line 'Scratch Flowers', script bkgd - from Collage Elements #1 half-sheet

INKS: Stampin' Up! Creamy Caramel and Pink Pirouette, Staz-On Jet Black, Colorbox Pigment Pad Frost White

SUPPLIES: EK Success flower punches, mini brushed silver and regular flower brads, crimper, distressing tool, white gel pen

TECHNIQUES: Technique Junkies Torn Frames and Faux Felt

NOTES: the flower stems grouping is all one height but I varied the heights by stamping it at different levels ~ I filled the dress in with white gel pen to draw focus to her ~ the dark cs looks black but is actually a linen texture charcoal color ~ the blue in real life is a greyed down tone rather than what shows here ~ there's a very cool little flourish on the sheet that I wanted to make a little crown from, but it was just to much going on, so next time maybe ;o)

Have a great day and I hope you can find a little time to stamp :o)