Hi all! I’m so happy to be back into a crafty groove in a more frequent basis. It snuck up on me a bit quick, but the latest 30 Day Coloring Challenge started yesterday. I didn’t get to color yesterday, but today I was able to get some really needed crafty therapy.
Today I opted for some Distress Ink blending. I finally picked up some Bristol cardstock after watching some Jennifer McGuire videos. I really love how the inks blend so smoothly on it. I used Spun Sugar, Picked Raspberry, Abandoned Coral and Ripe Persimmon in my blend.
On a trip to Michaels today, I picked up a Recollections die {the word love} that I’d been eyeing for quite a few trips. Since I had a 50% off coupon, I decided to get it today. It’s a big die – basically covering a full card and would work really well on scrapbooking pages. So I cut the love out of my blended piece, planning to make two cards with it.
First up was a shaker card. I LOVE this script and the size. After cutting the word out, the little bits for the l, o and e remained in the die, which was great. I adhered a piece of overhead transparency to the back right away and brushed it with my embossing powder tool. I then flipped the piece over and placed the love into the die cut. Prior to placing the love into the cut, I added just a touch of liquid glue to the little bits. Using a pick me up tool, I pressed out those little bits and then pulled the die back up with the love still intact. I then added a bunch of foam tape around the love and edges to create the zone for the sequins. Once I had the desired amount inside, I placed the card over the panel. To complete it, I added just a few additional sequins to the front.
I really LOVE the vibrancy of the blended colors!
For a second and very quick card, I used the actual die cut to create a very clean and simple card. I cut a panel of white cardstock with the Blueprints 13 frame. I stamped a sentiment from the current Xs and Os card kit from MFT in VersaFine Onyx ink with my MISTI. I embossed that with clear embossing powder — my favorite way to do sentiments. I added some liquid glue around the back of the love and placed it on that panel. I popped that entire panel up with a piece of fun foam on a white card base. Again, I added a handful of sequins to finish it off.
Two rather quick cards and I LOVE how they turned out!
Thanks so much for stopping by today! Hope to see you again soon!
~Cammy
Beautiful card….love this shaker!
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Glad you’re in that cool room! Beautiful cards.
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Awesome cards, Cammy ! The blending looks fabulous- shaker cards are always fun – and i like what you did with the negative die cut. Just perfect.
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