Thinking of you today

Hi Bloggers.

Here's today's card -

For the background, I used a Justrite Stamp Set called Shabby Chic Autumn Leaves. I dusted a piece of Coconut White Card with an Anti-Static Bag and then I stamped one of the leaves from the set randomly across it using Clear Perfect Medium and added CS Clear Embossing Powder. I filled in the gaps with a postage mark stamp from the same set, again using Clear Perfect Medium, added Clear Embossing Powder and heat set the lot. I then added Sun-Lit Cedar and Natural Rosewood CS Colour Cloud Ink using a couple of Smoothies. The embossed images resist the ink. I wiped away any excess ink sitting on the embossed lines using kitchen roll. Next, I misted some water into my hands and clapped over the background. I leftit a few minutes for the water to bleach out the colour from the ink and then blotted with kitchen roll. I edged the piece with Natural Rosewood Colour Cloud and matted onto Black Card.

I stamped the sentiment from Phill Martin's Butterfly Elegance Sentiments Stamp Set onto Coconut White Card using Jet Black Archival. I cut it out using #4 die in Sue Wilson's Mauritius Die Set. I cut #4 die from Sue's Maldives Die Set out of Black Card, dies #3 and #4 together out of Coconut White Card and glued the 2 die cuts together. I cut die #6 from the same set out of Coconut White Card, dies #5 and #6 together out of Black Card and glued the 2 die cuts together. I stacked all the die cut layers up using 3D Foam.

I cut the solid die of the largest leaf in Sue's Autumn Leaf Trio Die Set out of Black Card twice. I cut the co-ordinating open leaf from the same set out of Coconut White Card twice and glue the die cuts together. I cut a piece of White Crochet Ribbon in half lengthways. I coloured it by pouncing Natural Rosewood Colour Cloud onto it using a Smoothie. I made sure it was dry, added Hi-Tack Tape and folded and pleated to create a flower.

I assembled the card as shown adding an 8mm Black Pearl to 3 of the corners and piercing around the edges using my Tim Holtz Ruler, Precision Probe and Piercing Mat. 

Thanks for stopping by.

 Julia.
www.juliawattscrafts.co.uk
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