Lost Treasure | ft. Lawn Fawn "Duh-nuh"

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Today's card came together while I was playing around with some new things and trying out a couple new techniques. If there were a do over, there are a few things I would do differently, but overall I think it turned out pretty well.

There isn't really a category for this card to fit into, but sometimes that is okay. Sometimes it is about the creativity and the process and the art of it all.

To begin, I stamped the left shark from Lawn Fawn's "Duh-Nuh" stamp set, on to 110lb Copic-friendly cardstock. I then used the Mirror Stamping technique to get the shark on the right. Once I have played around with this technique I'll do a full post about it.

I then stamped and masked the treasure box, coins, diamond and fish and then used Tumbled Glass, Broken China and Faded Jeans Distress Ink for the ocean, Antique Linen and Gathered Twigs of the sandy bottom and a bit of Ground Espresso for the shadow under the chest.

After that was completely dry I used the Distress Sprayer (also new!) to add water droplets to the page. I did a bit of creative masking and sponging to keep a sun ray over the treasure chest.

I coloured all the images in with Copic markers and fussy cut out the two sharks and popped the right one up with foam tape. I used clear Wink of Stella on the bubbles and the diamond then covered them with Glossy Accents to make them shine.

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Delicate Wedding

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Today I have something a little bit different. No stamping (well, almost no stamping), no colouring, no punny greetings, something a little more serious.

To begin, I used a damask embossing folder with some silver shimmer paper. I then threaded a length of tulle through a vintage button from my collection to create the look of a gown accessory and adhered it using half inch Skor tape. I chose this tape because it is incredibly strong and I wanted to ensure that the tulle wouldn't slip or come loose from the back of the card.

I used a dab of Aleene's Glass and Bead Adhesive under the button to ensure it wouldn't move.

I then cut a tag from the same shimmer paper and heat embossed the greeting, using silver embossing paper and popped this up on foam tape.

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Cheers | ft. Clearly Besotted "Hip Hip Hooray"

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Let me just first say, that when I saw this set it was the only thing I could think about. This set set off a creative fire that burned through the country side of my imagination, and while that may sound silly, I think we can all relate to something in that way.

The Hip Hip Hooray set by Clearly Besotted is that set for me. I got idea, after idea, after idea, I couldn't sleep because my brain was just churning things out.

The first that came to fruition was this super sweet one layer panel.

To begin, I stamped all the images on 110lb Copic-friendly paper using Memento Tuxedo Black ink; beginning with the baby, which I then masked off, and then the parents which I also masked.

I then used Tumbled Glass and Twisted Citron Distress inks to bring in a subtle background. I removed the masks and coloured the viking family in with Copic markers. I covered the metal areas with clear Wink of Stella to give them a bit of shine.

I then stamped the greeting using the same ink.

I mounted this piece on a shimmering piece of silver cardstock and then adhered the whole thing on a standard A2 sized card base.

I suspect you'll be seeing this little family and all the super cute accessories that come in this set often in the future. I just love them.

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