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An easy Whitewashing Technique with our Retiring In Colors

I had time to play with the Whitewashing technique & our beautiful Calming Camellia stamp set.

This first card features my top favorite color among the retiring 2020-22 In Colors; Misty Moonlight.  I hope it returns someday! 

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I decided to cut the pieces down to fit and layer on one 8 1/2" X 11" piece of Basic White CS. I love saving card stock this way.  

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The In Color pieces measure 3 3/8" X 4 1/2" and the layering White is 3 1/2" X 4 5/8".

How did I do the Whitewashing Technique?  I use our White Craft ink pad and a water painter.  I added a few drops of the White Craft ink refill to the inside of the ink pad and added water from the brush.  Swirl it around a bit and start painting.  You don't need much if you like it soft; I prefer it pretty diluted. 

You can see a demonstration in this video; it's the second project. 

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Heads up!! These 2020-22 In Color will retire at the end of March.  If you have the ink pads, make sure you have the ink refills and grab extra card stock or Designer Paper too!  See all of this color line here. 

***Once the retired list comes out these tend to sell out FAST! 

Here's my other favorite of these In Colors; Just Jade.  I love this pretty, medium toned green.  It fits so beautifully with other colors! 

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This stamp set is a 'distinktive' set which means it gives multiple hues of color with one inking.  Love these so much! 

Did you notice that these cards are also monochromatic?  I cannot get enough of a single color with a neutral. This technique truly shows off our gorgeous colors! 

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• A WOW Waterfall card with the Christmas Scottie stamp set; with video & measurements!

  September 22, 2022

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  I LOVE this waterfall card I made on this week's FB live!  It's filled with bright primary colors and is interactive too!  

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  Isn't it cute!  Eye catching and super fun to play with.  This stamp set is not just for Christmas as you can see.

  Check out the video here or below to see how it's done.  I even made a mistake YOU can learn from.  You just never know what will happen on a Live video!  

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  Supplies:

  • Colors – Real Red, Black, Tahitian Tide, Granny Apple Green & Crushed Curry.  
  • Designer paper is Celebrate Everything host DSP in the Holiday Catalog
  • Brads, Best Trio punch & 2" circles. 
  • Greetings are from the Peaceful Moments set

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  Measurements:

  • Red card 4 1/4" X 11" scored at 5 1/2", strip 4 1/4" X 1"
  • Celebrate Everything DSP is 4" X 5 1/4"
  • Black waterfall strip is 2 1/2" X 10" scored at 5 1/4", 6", 6 3/4" & 7 1/2"
  • Colored squares are 2 1/2", White circles are 2”

  Here's the inside view.  I had to use the fun ribbon image; it's my favorite stamp in this set! 

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  Besides this card I shared another fun birthday card featuring this bundle.  I just love this bundle!! See it here.

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  Click on the photo below to see the video.  Or click here. 

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• CUTE Pillowbox ‘treat box’ you’ll love!

  September 21, 2022

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  I made this cute box using the Pretty Pillow Box dies.  Does it look like a pumpkin to you?  

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  It does use the Pretty Pillow box dies for the flat shape of the front of this box, but the box itself is made from a piece of card stock (see measurements below). I found this idea from fellow demonstrator Lynda Emerson.  As usual I changed it up a bit from hers. 

  Products used:

  Crumb Cake card stock, He’s the Man DSP, strips of Mossy Meadow for apple die trim & for the leaves die-cuts, Pretty Pillow Box dies seen here, Stylish Shapes (for the circle die-cut), Penned Flower & Apple Blossom dies, Stripes & Spatters EF, Linen Thread for the bow, Simply Scored Scoring tool

  The inside of the box would hold quite a few treats; it's a good size!  

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  Measurements:

  • Crumb Cake 5 ¼” X 7 ¼” scored at 2" on all 4 sides, plus two die-cut pillow box pieces
  • He’s the Man DSP 2 ¼” X 4 ½”

  Here is what the Pretty Pillow box dies look like: 

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  Here are all of the projects I made. The other two cards feature the Hello Harvest bundle.  

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• Use the stamp in a new way on this card! Hello Harvest projects

  September 20, 2022

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  Here's a pretty card I shared on last week's FB live video; it features the Hello Harvest bundle. 

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  I cased the idea from my friend Dawn Olchefske; changing it up a bit.  The main floral image is stamped twice (once upside down) and the greeting covers where they meet.  You can see this image in the stamp set below. 

  It might look like there's an entire strip of designer paper under the main card layers.  But it's just a few small pieces of the Rustic Harvest DSP at the top & bottom of the Vanilla card. Check out the Hello Harvest bundle here.  

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  I colored the floral image in with Blends markers in Daffodil, Fresh Freesia, Light Old Olive and Calypso Coral.  I also added a bit of color to the pretty greeting banner.  

  Measurements are: 

  • Vanilla 5 ½” X 8 ½”, 3 ½” X 4 ½” & scrap for greeting
  • Espresso 3 5/8” X 4 5/8”
  • DSP is 1” X 2 ¼”

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