What do you think of this little cutie? I thought I would have a downsizing moment for a change, I rarely use the mini envelopes but for a child's card they can be just the ticket, this is a 3x3 inch card.
The image is from the very cute Dinoroar stamp set which I "watercoloured" using a blender pen and taking the ink from the lid of my inkpads.
Hello, I'm back from a fabulous weekend away crafting :) I will share what I made later in the week but for now I have a card using the lovely Bordering on romance stamp set that is available from Stampin' Up's current mini catalogue.
The image has been stamped and coloured with blender pens or you could use watercolours for an even softer effect, hmm I may have a go with that later on. I used the embossing frames around the image and cut it out, I haven't used the frames much yet but I like this effect. Now, do you like my bow? I so struggle with tying a neat bow sometimes it can be a bit hit and miss but Amanda showed me a new technique. I punched a hole in the base card and threaded my ribbon around the card and through the hole before tying the bow. Neat huh!
A little while back I attended a techniques class run by my upline Amanda and over the next couple of days I will share the cards we made that day. I learned such a lot that day and hopefully I will be able to share my new knowledge with my own customers and friends over the coming months.
The stamps used for this card are from the hostess gift Simply Soft and from curly cute. The faux silk effect is created by the use of tissue paper which we stamp on, water colour with an aqua painter and cover with glue before smoothing onto the background card. A touch of grosgrain ribbon to complement the colour scheme.
