DIMENSIONAL BIRD

Another sample of the cards I made using the bird dimensional stickers.   I ran the front of the card through the Cuttlebug using the "wood" embossing folder.  Not too long ago I showed another card where I had used a piece of card stock using the "faux wood" technique to make a frame.  I had more of that paper so used it to frame this dimensional bird. The frame was also run through the Cuttlebug with the "wood" embossing folder. I was wishing I had added a little ink around the bird like I did on the sentiment.........I can do that next time.

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DIMENSIONAL STICKERS

While I was with friends in Des Moines, IA in June, we spent time at  Outstamping Designs  It's a great store if you are ever in the area.  The store has many, many samples posted for ideas, stamps, papers, and embellishments!  I think it's good that I don't live closer or my credit card would really be smoking!

They had a really nice variety of dimensional stickers and I love using them on cards.  The set of birds made great cards.  I ran the card front through the Cuttlebug using a Cherry Blossoms folder which I thought was a perfect choice to go with the flowers on the sticker.  

I cut the oval with a Spellbinders die and ran it through the Cuttlebug with the Swiss Dots folder.  I wanted to keep it simple so rather than cut another layer for behind that piece, I inked the edges of the off white layer and then added the bird.  The sentiment and egg stickers from the set were added to the card base.

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I LOVE BUTTERFLIES

Last spring I stopped at a Hobby Lobby to purchase something other than card supplies.  Have you ever gone into a craft store with such good intentions and the stamps just hurl themselves into your arms?  I hadn't even taken a cart or a basket and walked up to the checkout counter with an arm full!!!

The stamp is from Stampendous and was on sale for 40% off so it was a bargain as far as I was concerned. I have always liked the saying.  The stamp actually has two butterflies on it but I didn't ink them and just added the vellum butterflies in the place where they would have been.  The sentiment was stamped with VersaMark ink and then heat embossed with Egyptian Gold embossing powder.  The background paper was one I had in a paper pad.  I thought it went nicely with the butterflies I was wanting to use.

Items I can get for you at a discount:  Heat embossing gun, Embossing powders, and VersaMark ink pad & refills.

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DISTRESSED EMBOSSED EDGE

Today's card is another of the apple cards I made recently using the same dp.  I had a piece of the checked card stock that didn't cover the entire front and there was enough room at the top and bottom to use a Cuttlebug zig-zag embossing folder. So before adding the papers, I ran the card front through the Cuttlebug.  Tim Holtz Distress Ink was carefully added to the embossing.  The apple was stamped onto one of the Spellbinders tag dies which had been cut and then distressed slightly with the same distress ink.  Two strips of the apples were cut from the back side of the dp and attached to the top and bottom of the card.

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HI!

Recently I made a few cards which used "apple" themes.  This is one of them. The paper for the background was double-sided  so I cut a strip of the design from the back side and ran it across the checkered side.  The apple shapes were cut with Spellbinders dies.  It made a quick and easy card but I think a fun one to send to someone for various occasions.....especially at this time of year.

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SPELLBINDERS DIES

I had both the Lacy Circle and Butterfly pieces cut out and was wanting to use up some items on my table.  I think they combined nicely on this dp that I found in my "stash".  There are tiny green dots in the flowers on the dp so I added a few green gems to give it some bling.

If you are interested in either of the Spellbinders die sets, let me know and I can get them for you at a discount.  In fact if you are seeing the new Spellbinders dies that are being released since the Summer CHA, be sure to get your orders to me early so I can get them preordered immediately. 

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FLOWER SOFT

I have had a small supply of several colors of Flower Soft for well over a couple of years and haven't had a lot of luck with it, but I found this stamp recently and decided it was a really easy way to use one of my colors which matched perfectly with some of my Lasting Impressions papers.

If there is anyone who views this blog and uses Lasting Impressions papers, I have a large inventory of them that I am wanting to clear.  Just contact me at the email address shown on the right hand side of this page.

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