Winter Calm

What do you think of the Snowfall Puff Paint Accents on this card? 

Stamps:

   Wonderland

Paper:

   Mossy Meadow A-2, 4-1/4 x 3-1/2

   Cherry Cobbler 5-1/4 x 4

   Very Vanilla 3/4 x 4, 5-1/4 x 4 (Inside)

   Crumb Cake 3-1/4" Sq.

   Festive Farmhouse DSP 2 x 4

Ink:

   Cherry Cobbler

   Mossy Meadow

   Whisper White Craft

Technique:

   Punching

   Puff Paint

Accessories:

   Snow Fall Accents Puff Paint

   Banners Pick a Punch

   Wooden Snowflakes

   Glue Dots

   Adhesive

First, I stamped the trees on the Crumb Cake panel, using Mossy Meadow.

I then stamped the snowflakes with Whisper White Craft ink.

Next, I stamped the sentiment on the Very Vanilla strip, using Cherry Cobbler.

I then adhered the Crumb Cake panel to the top of the Mossy Meadow panel.

Next, I punched the ends of the sentiment strip, using the Banners Pick a Punch and adhered it to the bottom of the Mossy Meadow panel.

I then adhered the Festive Farmhouse DSP to the bottom of the Cherry Cobbler panel, and added this panel to the Mossy Meadow card front.

Next, I adhered the Mossy Meadow/Crumb Cake stamped panel to the center of the card front, leaving room at the bottom for the wooden snowflake embellishment.

I then added the wooden snowflake with a glue dot and adhered the Very Vanilla panel to the inside of the card.

Lastly, I added some Snowfall Accents Puff Paint on a few tree branches. I heat set it to make it puffy. If you don't have puff paint, you can use a white gel pen, or even add a bit of glitter with a bit of adhesive. 

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The Woods

Gel press printing yields a unique and sometimes surprising print. This is a print that was more than halfway to the trash. It was dark, splotchy, and plain ugly. Still, I hate to throw away anything. So, I held onto it. Lo and behold, I decided to stamp trees on it in order to meet a sunrise or sunset challenge. I think it worked. What are your thoughts? 

Stamps:

   Wonderland

Paper:

   Baja Breeze A-2

   Basic White 5-3/8 x 4-1/8, 5-1/4 x 4 (2)

Ink:

   Archival Basic Black

Acrylic Paint:

   Blue

   Orange

Technique:

   Gel Press Printing

Accessories:

   Gel Press

   Brayer 

   Adhesive

First, I added acrylic paint to my gel plate. I used a hard brayer to spread the paint and then pressed a white panel onto it. I then set it aside to dry. This print was sitting in my stash for months. It did seem to brighten a bit over time.

I then took the print and stamped trees from the Wonderland stamp set. 

I adhered the print onto a Basic White panel and then onto a Baja Breeze card front.

The other Basic White panel was adhered to the inside of the card.

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A Quiet Joy

Can you hear the quiet? Can you feel it? I can only imagine the peacefulness, joy, and calmness of the moment. Enjoy...

Stamps:

   Wonderland

   Country Morning

   Itty Bitty Backgrounds

Paper:

   Rich Razzleberry A-2

   Whisper White 5-1/4 x 4 (2), 5-1/8 x 3-7/8, 3/4 x 3-7/8

Ink:

   Island Indigo

   Rich Razzleberry

   Soft Suede

   Whisper White Craft

   Tuxedo Black Memento

   White Gel Pen

Technique:

   Sponging

   Brayer

Accessories:

   Brayer

   Sponge

   Iridescent Ice Glitter

   2-Way Glue Pen

   Adhesive

First, I added Island Indigo with my brayer from the top toward the middle of the card. I always started rolling the brayer right off the page and then downward to pull the ink toward the middle. This gets the deeper shade of blue at the top and a lighter shade as it moves downward.

Second, I did the same with Rich Razzleberry, but pulled the color from the bottom up toward the middle. Since I am right-handed, I just flipped my panel. 

Third, I used a sponge to fill in and blend the color of the two in the middle until I had what I liked. I did make several of these panels at the same time, and I was amazed at how closely they resembled each other. There are subtle differences, but mostly the same.

Fourth, I stamped the trees using Soft Suede. Then I added some "snow" on the trees using my white gel pen.

Fifth, I stamped falling snow using Whisper White Craft ink and the background stamp from the Itty Bitty Backgrounds stamp set. 

Sixth, I stamped my sentiment using Tuxedo Black Memento ink on a strip of Whisper White. I tore the top edge. (Always tear paper toward you.)

Seventh, I added glue with the 2-Way glue pen and sprinkled glitter on it. This helped to highlight the slope and draw attention to the sentiment. This step can be skipped if you prefer. Then, I adhered this piece to the bottom of my panel.

The panel was then adhered to a Whisper White panel that was just a hair larger. I wanted the white frame around it.

Lastly, I adhered this panel onto the card front. The extra panel of Whisper White (5-1/4 x 4) is for the inside of the card. 

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