Technique Tuesday F is for Faux Pressed Flowers

 

Hello there! Welcome to another Technique Tuesday. Tissue paper is a fun way to make some faux pressed flowers. Tissue paper is light and ethereal, and its translucence allows the stamped image to show through creating veins and details on the flowers. You could simply glue the tissue over the stamped image, and leave it at that, but it adds a bit more dimension if you then emboss them all together. 

Measurements for this card:

• Card base 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 scored at 4 1/4
• Boho Blue and Very Vanilla panels 5 1/4 x 4

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Technique Tuesday E is for Embossing

Hello there! For this week's Technique Tuesday we are on to the letter E, which is for embossing. We will do both dry and heat embossing, and even the emboss resist technique. 

I really, really love the grungy look of the background, and it was so fun to do! It is so not like me to do a masculine card, but I may have to find more ways to use that grungy background on other cards 'cause it just came out so cool. I could totally see this with the Legendary Ride set!!

Measurements for this card:

• Card Base 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 scored at 4 1/4
• Front and inside panels 5 1/4 x 4
• Smoky Slate strip 5 1/4 x 1

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Fun Fold Friday - Seasonal Branches

 

Hello there! It's Fun Fold Friday! By adding a few extra score lines to your card, you can make the front pop out a bit to give your image some dimension. I had fun playing with the flowers in the Seasonal Branches Die set. I love that the die not only cuts the flowers, but adds a bit of embossed veining details as well. 

As promised, here are the measurements for this card:

• Card base - 4 1/4 x 11 
• scored on the long side at 1/4, 1/2, 5, 5 1/4, 5 1/2, 5 3/4, 6, 10 1/2, 10 3/4

That's it! Coloring and adhering the flowers is a little bit fiddly, but the finished card is worth it, I think. 

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Technique Tuesday D is for Debossed Die Resist

 

Hello there! Today's Technique Tuesday is a Debossed Die Resist technique. Using a special embossing mat, you can use your cutting dies to emboss an image onto cardstock rather than cutting it out. Instead of using the embossed side of the cardstock, I've opted to add a bit of "wax" to the debossed side which will resist the watercolor, leaving behind white outlines of the image. 

What do you think? I think it's a great way to use some of our more intricate dies. That, and I always enjoy playing with watercolor. So fun, and imperfect. 

Measurements

• Card base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 scored at 4 1/4
• Flirty Flamingo panel - 5 1/4 x 4
• Watercolor panel - 5 x 3 3/4
• Inside panel - 5 1/4 x 4

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3D Thursday - Vibrant Petal Park Bag

 Hello there! Isn't this such a fun bag?!? I love how the colors just pop off that black background. I was so excited when I found out we can get an embossed image in pretty much any color we want, AAAAND, it's super easy! 

This is a good size bag to put little treats in. You could fit a tiny notepad and pen, along with some chocolates, or maybe some travel sized body care products with a tealight candle. I think it's the perfect size to give someone a little treat for no particular reason other than to brighten up their day. 

Measurements for this bag:

• Bag 6 x 11
• scored on long side at 3 1/2, 5 1/4, 8 3/4, 10 1/2
• scored on short side at 1 3/4
• Flirty Flamingo panel 4 x 3 1/4
• Basic Black panel 3 3/4 x 3
• Handles 10" 

So, who would you give this little bag to and what kind of goodies would you put in? 

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Technique Tuesday C is for Cling Wrap "Painting"

Hello there! I'm back with another Technique Tuesday. This week we are on to the letter "C" which stands for Cling Wrap. We're going to use this kitchen product to make a beautiful "painted" background to use on our card. It's pretty simple to do, and you'll never get the same results twice. 

What do you think? Try this out with different colors. I paired some blues and grays with the Legendary Ride stamp set to get a more masculine card. Same layout, totally different feel. I've kept both cards blank as I'm not sure what I'm going to use them for right now. Might just use them as notecards. 

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Throwback Thursday - On the Ocean

 Hello there! I'm sorry it has been a little while. We had several out-of-state graduations to attend and then also moved our youngest out of her dorm and bedroom here and into an apartment. Needless to say, my schedule has been a bit full. 

This card was actually designed from one of my trips. My daughter asked me to bring some birthday cards my grandson could use for his friends, so I pulled out the retired Magical Day stamp set for those. After designing the cards, I realized the layout would work really well for some graduation cards I needed to make for my husband to use for his students. Since their mascot is a pirate, On the Ocean was the perfect set to use. 

The card is super simple, which makes it a great choice for cards that you need to make multiples of. 

Measurements:

• Card base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 scored at 4 1/4
• Black panel - 5 1/4 x 4
• White outside panel - 5 1/8 x 3 7/8
• Black strip - 1/2 x 4
• White inside panel - 5 1/4 x 4

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