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Hello Friends, How was your week?? Anything exciting happening in your life? I'm pretty dang excited because my son comes home tonight from college! I haven't seen him since Christmas so you can image that this is the best Mother's Day gift of all.
This floral card was created for Lily Pad's Color challenge that's being sponsored by Globe Craft. Did you can really notice the dimension in this card? It's a globe that gives my card mega depth!! Click here to see what the talented DT(at Lily Pad) has created with these fun globes and read more about them too on the Lily Pad blog.
Before we get started I have to tell you that I finally bought one of the new Spellbinders "M-Bossabilities" and I LOVE the crisp impression you get plus the embossing flower is reversible!! So cool! This is the one I used and there are so many more on my list. |
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| What do you think of these flowers? This stamp is number ONE on my favorite list and it's a must have in my book...It's called "Floral Thread"from Penny Black . I promise to let you know when it's available . I used the color challenge at LP as my starting point and pulled some Copic colors from this Copic book (that I refer to ALL the time & it keeps track of al the colors I own) . It's soooooo nice to know that my punched butterflies (thanks Martha...this is my all time favorite punch too) will remain with properly fluffed wings because of the protection the globe provides. |
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| The butterflies were colored with Copics and I put a black edge on them with the side of a marker because it makes them stand out better. Now....notice the yummy dots on the flowers....they were created with this and I use it all the time. Worth every penny :) The enamel accents really truly adds that little extra to your projects/cards. |
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| And so it begins. These are a few of the pieces that come with your globe. White paper ready to stamp on. I stamped my background first with Memento Ink. This frame was colored simply and I added white dots with this and set it aside. This photo is a good one of the globe and I was really happy with the result of applying flowers to the TOP of the globe. After coloring more flowers and cutting them out I attached them with Glossy Accents to the outside of the globe. Super easy and so dramatic. |
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| Sometimes it faster to color the paper and make it your own then it is to search for the right color of paper. It's a snap to color & don't worry about blending it because you can add texture by dampening a rag with this and dabbing it onto the orange. |
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| This is not the best photo of the texture but, you get the idea. Next time I will NOT color the inside rim orange. You can see it peaking out on the photo...leaving it white would have blended in better. Here is a card with the same technique. |
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| This is a better look of the butterflies. Love this sentiment...the sizes are awesome and I love the fonts too. Off to bed ... we had an open house today for the agents and I barely have any energy left. Have a wonderful Mother's Day to all of you mommas in the US. Thanks so much for visiting me. Hugs, Kathy |
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