This sweet digi has been a summer favorite since I added it to my digital
collection in 2019. The cutie looks adorable against the row of cabanas on an upcycled calendar page. And, the sentiment
is a perfect fit since I remember when my hair was long, that lip gloss could be so frustrating on a windy day!) I like
adding details to my cards, including drawing strands of hair with a fine-point
marker. This sentiment encouraged me to add a few strands blowing across her
face and lips.
Supplies:
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Background Scene- Upcycled from an old calendar
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Digi- Cute As A Button (Beach Babe) Sadly, the company closed in 2022 due
to family health issues. I miss Francesca!
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Colored with Spectrum
Noir Classique markers and Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen
· Front Sentiment “Wind+Lipgloss+Longhair=Stress”- friday freebie quotes by
Kellie Winnell (Blog now closed)
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Inside Sentiment- “Don’t Hurry… Be Happy”
from an Imagine That digi set (Sadly, the company is no longer in business. I miss Kris!)
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Sookwang double-sided tape- Available from several sources on the web.
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Tropical flower sticker, other misc. items and tools from my stash.
Entered into:
Time Out Challenge- Challenge #292 (My favorite place to travel is to the nearest ocean!)
Outlawz Sunday Challenge: Songs and Rhymes-Summer
Classic Design Challenge: Anything Goes #07-2025
Jul/Aug (optional-
Sand/Sun/Water)
Although I haven’t heat embossed a
card for a while, I wanted to make a card
for the current Emboss It theme at Simon Says Wednesday Challenge. I had also found
so many treasured items while decluttering, including decades-old burgundy mulberry paper, plus one of the first wood-mount
rubber stamps I bought back at a Stampin’ Up party in the ‘90s. After stamping and embossing two of the trees onto the mulberry paper. I used a wet paintbrush to draw a rectangle around each tree, waited a few minutes for it to soften the paper's fibers, then carefully tore along
the rectangle’s edges. When dry, I adhered the mulberry paper atop two different background
papers. (One paper is a scrap of gift wrap with pretty gold accents. The other
was created using a spray paint Marbling technique found on the web. I made both gold and silver versions and attached a pic.) I’m sure
what sentiment(s) I’ll use, so will decide later.
Supplies:
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Stampin Up wood mount rubber stamp- Retired long ago
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Embossed with gold pigment ink and Glitter Gold Embossing Powder- both
from my stash
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Black and gold paper made with Spray
Paint Marbling- two tutorials HERE and HERE
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All other misc. items and tools from my stash.
Entered into:
Since retiring, I’ve been slowly
decluttering my craft room. In the process, I found several brass stencils and
a metal stylus. I remember when using these “tools” to create impressions via “dry
embossing” was all the rage! But the process always seemed very tedious to
me, so I was glad to find a small pile
of dry embossed images that I could easily use on cards today! The trio of hearts
impression didn’t have much depth, but I liked how the edges of the brass
stencil, when dry embossed, provided a nice “frame” for the hearts. I added a sentiment
below the hearts and used four pink eyelets to decorate the corners of the
finished embossing! (The eyelets, plus an eyelet setter tool, were also found
when decluttering. I didn’t remember how to “set” eyelets, so I did a bit of web
research on how to use a hammer for this purpose. After practicing a bit on scraps
of paper, I was able to set the eyelets and finish a delicate Valentine’s Day Card. I'll be adding it to a gift
packet of cards for an upcoming wedding gift.
Supplies:
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Lasting Impressions Brass Stencil, Embossing Stylus, Eyelets,
and eyelet setter tool from my stash
· Front
Sentiment “Happy Valentine’s Day”- from a Hero Arts Digital set (retired)
· Inside Sentiment-
Computer Generated and embellished with Hershey’s Kisses and "fngerprints" made with a brown ink pad
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Sookwang double-sided tape- Available from several sources on the web.
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Pink ribbon, patterned paper, silver cardstock, other misc. items
and tools from my stash.
Entered into:
(Via Pinterest) Simon Says Wednesday Challenge- Emboss
It
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