Hi everyone!
Cheryl here, with a new DT post. I have a birthday card to share, so let's get to it!
I
found a piece of polka dot paper in my stash and really wanted to use
it. Came in a card kit, I believe, so I don't know who it's by, sorry.
Kathleen sent me the stencil you see in the photo in my DT kit this
month. So I white heat embossed it onto a piece of Tim Holtz watercolor
paper. I then got out my Distress Inks and went about to create a piece
that would pull out some of the same colors as the patterned paper had.
I believe it was Mustard Seed, Abandoned Coral, maybe some Worn
Lipstick. Anyway, after it was dry I cut a piece of it using KS Stitched
Fancy Scalloped Circle Dies. I got really brave and took the Lawn Fawn
word die from my DT kit and cut it right out of that circle!!! Fingers
were seriously crossed, lol. Anyway, I then cut the same word out of
some white fun foam and glued the two together. I was sure to keep the
tiny inside bits to put back in. I then mounted the scalloped piece to
another circle slightly larger, cut out of black cardstock.
I
took the sentiment and using liquid glue, I put it back into place and
added a bit of weight till dry. I also took those tiny bits and glued
them back in place.
I
took a black strip and stamped birthday and heat embossed with white
embossing powder. I cut the ends into banner shapes and mounted with a
bit of foam tape. I then pulled out some Fabrika Decoru enamel dot drops
and some Nuvo enamel drops, along with a few stray star shaped sequins
from my stash.
I
mounted the circle piece to my patterned paper and trimmed off the
excess. I mounted that to a black card base and attached a piece of
white cardstock to the inside to be able to write a message. When the
entire card was finished I took some Glossy Accents and totally covered
the word happy. I love how it's so shiny!
So
there you have it! A really fun card with a few different techniques.
Watercolor, heat embossing, and some die cutting. I love that stencils
are so affordable and can really give a fun look at very little cost.
I'd love a bunch of background stamps but they aren't so cheap and
stencils are, so I plan to add to my collection! Really, you can do more
with them anyway, as to a stamp. Hope you got a bit of inspiration
today.
Happy Crafting!
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