Today I’m sharing Sharon’s beautiful card swap. Our October Team swap theme was Fall or Halloween.
She chose to feature the Sunflower Fields suite and the Everyday Arches dies. I’ll share the products used here below.
That gorgeous foil paper behind the arches is theRadiant Foils specialty paper. See how she used the Arches dies for her greeting? She turned it sideways and layered it with a second one in Early Espresso.
I jotted down the measurements for this fun fold card for you.
Pecan Pie card base 8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″ scored at 2 1/8″ & 4 1/4″, lower z-fold 8 1/2″ X 1 1/4″ scored at 4 1/4″ & 6 3/8″
DSP vertical front and inside 1 7/8″ X 5 1/4″
DSP horizontal front 4″ X 1″ , inside 2 pieces at 1 7/8″ X 1″
Arches; DSP 3″ X 4 1/4″, Early Espresso 3 1/4″ X 4 1/2″, White inside 2 1/4″ X 3 1/2″, greetings 2 1/4″ X 1″
Here’s the photo of all of the Flowerbug’s Team swaps this month. Aren’t they wonderful?
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Coloring Techniques with the Pretty Flowers Embossing folder! With video!
Have you ever added color/ink directly onto your embossing folder? It's actually fun and the results can be amazing! I shared three different techniques on my weekly FB Live Tuesday. Here's a link to it on my FB pageor on YouTube here. Or scroll below to see it here.
This first card is done by coloring on your folder with markers. These are regular water-based markers; not Blends. I share tips for success on this technique in the video.
Each card features the stamp set Create with Friends seen here. I love this set! The embossing folder is called Pretty Flowers; it's my free gift for online orders over $50 in June! *see it here
I chose to use Soft Succulent on both cards adding Pale Papaya on the left and Fresh Freesia on the right. Love our newest In Colors!!! The greeting layer is from the Tasteful Label dies.
Next is a sponging technique. I embossed the White CS with the folder in the die-cutting machine first. Then used sponge daubers to color the White CS. I highly recommend you use pastel colors for this for the best results. It's much more forgiving!
I used the Poppy dies for the greeting layer.
And the last technique is to add ink directly onto the folder itself; before you run it through. Press your ink pad lightly to the side of the folder you want inked. Do this lightly to avoid getting ink in the recesses of the folder. Again; watch my video for more tips!
The pretty die-cut for the greeting is from the Potted Succulent dies seen here.
*Below is thevideo with lots of specific tips on being successful with these techniques. Click on it to watch.
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Here are a few more cards I made with the In Symmetry bundle on last week Tuesday's FB Live. These are also cards I made for some online swaps I joined.
The colors are Calypso Coral, Night of Navy & Just Jade.
Products used: *click on the item to see it in my store
Images are from the In Symmetry stamp set & bundle
Use this host code if your order is under $150. If it's over you'll still get the embossing folder but you'll also earn host benefits! Better yet, choose the Starter Kit and choose $125 in product and FREE Shipping as well! Click here!
*All online orders in May receive a free PDF full of project ideas with 2 new catalog suites!
I played with the In Symmetry bundle on last week's Facebook Live and wanted to share this neat fun fold card. I got the idea for it from my good friend Susie Wood. Here's a link to her card.
It's a standard A2 size card but the unique fold makes it special. The nice thing is how easy it is to make! And it really showcases the designer paper and Pretty Flowers embossing folder I used.
I chose the Navy, Calypso Coral and Bumblebee color combination because of the colors in the Sweet Symmetry DSP seen here. The cute Navy leaves are from the Symmetrical Stems punch. I fussy cut the flower.
Use this host code if your order is under $150. If it's over you'll still get the embossing folder but you'll also earn host benefits! Better yet, choose the Starter Kit and choose $125 in product and FREE Shipping as well! Click here!
*All online orders in May receive a free PDF full of project ideas with 2 new catalog suites!
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