Faux Bleach Birds & Blooms

Hello sweet friends!  Yesterday I shared two cards over at the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Blog using the Alcohol Faux Bleach Technique and the new Birds & Blooms stamp set from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps and thought I would share here as well.  This is a fun technique and the bonus is...you end up with two great backgrounds instead of just one!

Creative Nugget:  Begin by embossing your image on a piece of glossy card stock with clear embossing powder.  Using a felt application tool, dab on a variety of alcohol inks or Copic Refill inks and blending solution or rubbing alcohol to make the inks move.  Play around with the inks until you get the desired results.  Place the panel on a paper towel on an ironing board and cover with another piece of regular card stock.  Iron off the embossing using heat with no steam.  The image will transfer onto the second piece of card stock and leave a bleached look on the first.  And there you have it....two wonderful backgrounds!  To see a video tutorial on this technique at Splitcoaststampers, click HERE.

Now all you need to do is finish off your cards...include some sequins for a bit of bling and there you have it!  Birds & Blooms, Texture Tiles 1, and Timeless Hymns were the sets used to create these two cards and they are all from the March Release and are now available at the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Store!

These cards will be submitted for the following challenges:

Allsorts Challenge Week 459 - Bring On the Bling
Love to Craft Challenge Blog #20 - Anything Goes
Pile It On Challenge #140 - Circles
Eclectic Ellapu: March - Spring is Coming
Daring Cardmakers - Watch the Birdie
Scrapping4Fun Challenge #111 - Anything Goes with Flowers

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope you were inspired to give this fun technique a try!  Have a blessed day!

Hugs,

Cathy

'Tis So Sweet

Hello sweet friends!  My card today was inspired by one of those wonderful old hymns of the faith.  Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps just released a whole new stamp set filled with these classics...Timeless Hymns, perfect for sending a message that uplifts and encourages!

Creative Nugget:  The hymn was embossed in the middle of a square panel cut with a Spellbinders die and a circle was lightly penciled in around the hymn.  Using my Misti and the blossoms from the Birds & Blossoms stamp set, a frame was stamped around the sentiment and colored with Copic Markers.  A stitched circle die was then dry embossed around the hymn and some extra blossoms were cut out to pop into the empty spaces. The sentiment from the Be Encouraged 2 stamp set was embossed onto a mixed media panel dabbed in watered down Oxide Inks.  A bow and some sequins were added to finish the card.

This card will be submitted for the following challenges:

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge #3
Word Art Wednesday Challenge #326 - Anything Goes
The Paper Players Color Challenge #384 - Any Shade of Pink
Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Inspired By a Song
Alphabet Challenge - Y is Your Choice

Thanks so much for stopping by - have a wonderful day!

Hugs,
Cathymac

Textured Birds & Blooms

Hello friends!  Today I am sharing over on the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Blog and thought I'd share here as well. Two stamp sets from the March Release were used to make my card...Birds & Blooms and Texture Tiles 1.

Creative Nugget:  The base background was made with the grid from the Texture Tiles 1 stamp set stamped in three different colors of distress ink and then sponged using the same three colors...Worn Lipstick, Broken China, and Scattered Straw.  The script tile was embossed in white and sponged for the bottom panel.  An oval window was cut from a white piece of Solar Crest card stock and framed with Smokey Shadow.  The mixed media panel showing through the frame was sponged with the same three colors of Distress ink, spritzed with water, and overstamped with the script tile.  Copic Markers were used to color the images from the Birds & Blooms stamp set and my trusty ScanNCut was used to cut out the images.  These were popped onto the card with foam tape, the sentiment clear embossed in the corner, and sequins added to finish the card.

This card will be submitted for the following challenges:

Tic Tac Toe Challenge - TTTC037 (Aperture, Celebrate, Sequins)

The Paper Players: PP383 - Spring Has Sprung

The Flower Challenge #18 - Anything Goes

Crafty Cardmakers #206 - Floral Delight

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Hugs,

Cathymac