SCS COLOR WASH CHALLENGE

This week's SCS Technique challenge was to use a color wash over your embossed image - "Batik-The Colorwash Way ". I used Ranger color washes (Lettuce and Stream) for this one. Due to my lack of time I used them straight from their bottle which gave me a very vibrant look. At first I was very unsure if I liked what I did but in the end it came together nicely in my background. The SCS instructions called for using clear embossing powder but I used white instead. Breaking the rule, breaking the rules! LOLOL!

Here is my version using a butterfly from Unity's Beautiful Butterfly and the images on my "Batik" piece are from Unity's Oh Happy Day. My background colors are by Stampin Up: Tempting Turquoise and Certainly Celery and the Swiss Dots embossing folder for the background.

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SCS Challenge - Two Way Card

Monday's (yes I know I'm a bit late) technique challenge over at SCS was to make a two way open card. It's really easy and very cool a great way to make elegant cards as well as fun cards. My design came out more on the elegant side but I like it. I think I will use this idea again.

Here it is closed.


I used black as a base. The great patterened paper is by Prima and can be found at Mothers & Daughters Creations. The sentiment is by Imaginisce and can also be found at MDC here. I used some ribbon I had from my bargin stash I picked up at AC Moore.


Here is the card opened once:

I used my birds and swirls ( I think that is the proper name) Cuttlebug embossing folder to emboss the card on the inside which is Mellow Moss. The flowers on the left are from the Michaels bridal section and have a drop of glitter (Stickles) in the middle. I though that the flowers added some elegance to the flap.

Here is the card fully opened where there is room for your message. I stamped a bird on it (sorry it is hard to see in the pic) this bird is from Inkadinkadoo.

Well that's it for now. Stay tuned I will have some things to share this weekend for National Scrapbooking Day, and it may or may not be a scrapbook page :-)

As you know I'm a huge Hanna Stamps fan. So I wanted to remind you of their release party tonight in the SCS forum. I can't wait to see the new sets in full, all the sneak peaks have been awesome. And I hear that they will release 2 mini sets! Can't wait! I believe the party starts at 9:00pm. I 'm sure to be there but will probably get dragged off the computer around 10 since Lost is on tonight! LOLOL!

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Poppin Flowers

Tonight I am having photo issues, I think someone changed a setting on the camera so I had to play around to get a somewhat decent photo. But I know it's still a bad photo today, sorry about that.

Anyhow, this took the weekly sketch challenge at Lizzie Anne and the SCS technique challenge. The LAD was the sketch but the twist is to add some distressing and the SCS challenge was the faux cloisonne technique.

I started with Stampin Up's Rose Red and added layers from there. The fancy green patterned paper is by Autumn Leaves (picked up a pack today at Target on sale!). I used the Blissful Blossoms and Far East sets from LAD. My distressing was on the edges I used my Ranger distressing tool. But also on the layer behind the flowers. I used vanilla and added some Ranger distress inks to it, and then ran it through the cuttlebug using the tiny bubbles. It looked cool, I swear until I ended up covering it up with the flowers.

This is the first time I tried the faux cloisonne technique. I remember seeing it (or something very close) on the Carol Duvall Show awhile back and I think it was Micheal Strong who did the demo. Anyhow, today I went searching for some floral photos in magazines and then used black and gold embossing powder. I think this card does look a bit better in person, probably due to my photo issues today. But overall I wasn't thrilled by it. I think I went overboard on the flowers, not sure my great idea of stacking the flowers worked out so well. I glued two flowers done, used pop dots on the rest to make them pop off the page. Oh well, I just went with it even if it is not the best! Maybe I will try again!

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