Happy Happy Happy

Quick post to show you another card that just went live on Etsy. My husband will be on duty for part of this weekend so I expect to put up a quick tutorial on how to do embossing resists at some point (The clear swirls on this card are an example of that technique).

Happy Happy Happy

An example of embossing resist 

Materials Used: 

Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink

Ranger Perfect Medium

Ranger Super Fine Detail Embossing Powder

My Mind's Eye Lost & Found cling stamp

Swirl cling stamp (Maybe from Recollections? Ironically, I forget!)

Martha Stewart card-making stamp

Ribbon

Card for sale on Etsy here. 

I'm getting pretty excited to share the contest with you guys! I just want to make sure the Etsy shop is fully stocked before I start it, but I'm pretty sure you should keep an eye out for an announcement tomorrow. 

And if you haven't yet, go like McLion on Facebook here. 

I'll post another quick project tonight that I've been mulling over in my head most of today but just haven't had a chance to put together just yet. For now, it's off to a date with my husband! : )

Lost & Found

I went over to Lila's Scrapbooking in Everett today and while I was there, I picked up a new set of clear cling stamps from the My Mind's Eye "Lost & Found" collection. The owner, Lila, suggested that I make a few mock-ups of cards using the stamps and bring them in for examples that I could teach in a class there. Below are the results!

Products used: 

Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink

Ranger Super Fine Detail embossing powder

Ranger Tim Holtz crackle paint

My Mind's Eye "Kraft Funday" paper

My Mind's Eye "Lost & Found" paper

My Mind's Eye "Lost & Found" cling stamp set

Recollections Script Stamp

Ranger Perfect Pearls powder

Recollections ivory pearl embellishments

Martha Stewart card stamp pack (lettering)

Dark Ivory ribbon

I LOVE these stamps- I have the other set as well, both very vintage-y and pretty without being too girly. My personal favorite of these is the Thank You card in the middle, but butterflies are very "in" right now, so I included them in the other two cards since they may be more popular for a class. I personally think butterflies are a little too girly for my taste (I'm a moth girl), but they do make these two cards look delicate, even with the heavy browns and golds.

Another really neat trick I used here was to "grunge up" my ribbon. I know I keep saying it, but I LOVE Distress Ink- it is so easy to use and has so many great properties! In this case, I sprayed my ribbon pieces with the Ranger mini mister (another awesome little tool), used the Ranger ink blending tool to smush some Vintage Photo Distress Ink into the ribbon fabric, then used a heat tool to dry it so it stayed kind of blotchy rather than bleeding into a more even pattern. I love that dark ivory ribbon for two reasons-- 1. It's super cheap (like 4 billion yards for $3), and 2. It takes up the color well without being too vibrant like a white ribbon would be, keeping the vintage look.

I'm taking the cards in to the day crop tomorrow to show to Lila. Regardless, these will end up on Etsy when I do my big product post later this week!

Hope you all had a lovely Valentine's Day- my valentine is on duty tonight so my secondary valentine and I snuggled up most of the night:

My dog, Boss and I

Boss is a pretty good snuggle buddy- and speaking of snuggling, it is way past my bedtime, so I'm off to do some of that now! See you all in the morning!