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Gorgeously Made with a neat background technique & video tutorial


I shared this card as part of my Tuesday Live video last week.  I was featuring the Gorgeously Made bundle.  Check out the background! 

I focused on creating a pretty, textured background under the main image. Here are the steps:

  1. I first stamped the foliage image with Boho Blue ink onto Boho Blue card stock.
  2. Next I textured it with the Exposed Brick embossing folder seen here. (It's one of my favorite folders.)
  3. Lastly I dragged my White Craft ink pad over the texture. Tip: use a very light touch or ensure your ink pad is a little bit dry. I LOVE the look of this so much!  

I used the same foliage image for the inside of the card as I did the pretty background, stamping once in full strength Boho Blue ink and stamping again without reinking.  

I stamped the other large leafy image from the Gorgeously Made set on the Countryside Corners white die-cut. I added the print image a few times in second generation Boho Blue ink (this means stamped off once). It's layered on a Navy die-cut before adding to the card base.  

The greeting is heat embossed on Navy using White embossing powder. The die-cut is from the Stylish Shapes dies – my go-to dies for greetings. 

There's just something special about a monochromatic card; this time in blues.  If you're going for an elegant or cohesive look try using just one color in varying hues.  Greens, blues and browns are some of my favorite choices.  

Click here or on the photo below to watch the video.  It's the first project featured; the other is a super fun 'fancy fold' card.  

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  • Another Stunning Fall Framed Sampler project!


    Here's the second Framed Sampler project from the swap my Flowerbug's Team held earlier this month.  they always impress me with their talent. Check out the first one here. 


    I love each and every one! 

    We chose to use colors in the Gilded Autumn specialty designer paper for our swap.  We could create any shape or design we wanted to within the Fall theme.  It seems to always work out that we have a nice variety of sizes etc.

    Thanks for stopping in!  Have a wonderful weekend!

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  • Wow; look at this gorgeous Fall Sampler!!


    Earlier this month my Flowerbug's Team held a Fall Sampler swap.  We each created one element and made multiples of it for everyone in the swap.  These swaps are super fun to make!  The only rule we have is that everything is current Stampin' Up! product and the colors coordinate with the Gilded Autumn Specialty Designer Series Paper.  

    Look!!

    Isn't it amazing!?  We had enough people to make two!  I'll share the other one tomorrow.

    I adhered each piece on a 12" sheet of the In Good Taste designer series paper.  This texture style paper is on sale right now in October!  But there's just two days left to get it!  Go here to order yours. 

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  • Fall cards are easy with my Life is Beautiful stamp set


    Here's the last card this week with my Life is Beautiful stamp set. 

    I chose to use the colors in the gorgeous Gilded Autumn specialty designer paper; Early Espresso, Cajun Craze, Vanilla and Mint Macaron.  This pretty paper was out of stock but it's back now; get it here while you can!

    Details:

    • The pumpkins are fussy cut from one of the sheets in the Gilded Autumn DSP
    • The leaves are inked in Cajun Craze and Mint Macaron and stamped off once or more for a lighter hue
    • the greeting tag is die-cut with the Ornate Frames dies. 
    • The grass image on the bottom is from the Field of Flowers stamp set

    Measurements:

    • Early Espresso card 5 1/2" X 8 1/2"
    • Very Vanilla 4 3/4" X 3 1/2"
    • Mint Macaron 5" X 3 3/4"
    • Cajun Craze 5 1/4" X 2" 

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