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!

Rosey

I have been on a tear making cards recently, trying to get the Etsy store all stocked up. I made this little gem last night. The little roses were made by hand (while simultaneously watching Alcatraz with the husband) and spritzed with Perfect Pearls to give them a nice gold sheen. Another tutorial I'd happily post if anyone requests it!

Mini roses

Ranger Tim Holtz crackle paint

Materials Used: 

Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Inks

Bazzill textured paper

Perfect Pearls powder

Ranger Super Fine Detail Embossing Powder

Stampendous Agapanthus stamp (just the stems)

Mark Richards Metal Stickers nail heads

Don't you just love that gold sheen? I'm not a big glitter kind of gal myself, but I do love the way Perfect Pearls gives small details a little pop!

Bluebird

Here's a lovely little card I made the other night. I love when I show my husband a card or a layout I've put together and he goes, "Wow! How did you do that? Show me this!" He was particularly interested in the embossing resist stamping at the corners. I'll post a how-to later if anyone is interested!

Embossed stamping resist

Materials used:

Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Inks

Ranger Super Fine Detail embossing powder

Ranger Perfect Medium

Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Crackle Paint

Recollections script stamp

Inkadinkadoo birds on a branch stamp

What do you think? I am a big fan of the brown and blue, but I know some people (looking at you, Mom!) aren't big on it.