Hi there blog friends. Popping in with a theme card today. I love themes, but I can’t say I can whip them up quickly – the card kind of evolves over time. What an opportunity to use a unique trinket or some special charm you have laying around. Oh and it’s definitely a chance to get a little techniquey! Today I’m showing a brand new background stamp from JustRite Stampers called Vintage Map Collage Background Stamp. I’ve have been chomping at the bit to use this one, it just arrived this week. I think it’s the perfect stamp for a travel journal – that’s next on my list (wink)!
I found an antiquey looking paper in my stash and stamped my image with Stazon Ink. I dry brushed on distressed inks and in some places touched with a less than damp brush to blend. I distressed the edges of the map and smudged them with distress ink. Rolled up two corners and underneath I nested Spellbinders™ S5-090 Romantic Rectangles for a petticoat look. For a little bit of dimension, I cut out the compass with Spellbinders™ Standard Circles SM and popped it up on foam tape after rimming with a gold pen. My ribbon was distress with Vintage Photo Distress Ink and then I stamped my sentiment inside a label holder which I backed with one of the filigree elements from Spellbinders™ S4-362 Ribbon Buckles. The main panel is mounted on a textured paper that reminds me of the texture of a suitcase. That layer is then mounted on gold foil. Lol, I got my hands a little bit dirty on this one :-)
This is a little bit different from my normal day to day card, but it was great to dig in and get my hands inky. Have you fallen in love with those Romantic Rectangles yet? I have a feeling I’ll be using them a lot!
Hi there blog friends. Well, I circled back around and tried this again, and I guess the second times a charm. I wanted to prepare another version of the medallion flower, so this time I put it on a card and made a matching box. You all were curious, so the tutorial basically shows how you put the medallion together. Once together, you have options to put it on a box, card or on perhaps a bed of lace for a corsage.
For my sample, I’m using the new JustRite StampersShabby Music Background. It was the inspiration for my box and I extended it to my card for a matching ensemble.
The sentiment is from the new JustRite Stampers With Sympathy set. It fit perfectly on Spellbinders™ Ribbon Banners.
The medallion is made using JustRite Stampers Nested Medallion Labels – custom die templates produced by Spellbinders and is stamped using the new JustRite Stampers set called Starburst Medallion Labels.
By the way, several of you asked about my filigree hearts. They are very light weight – made of metal and I purchased them at Michaels :-) Thanks so much for stopping by. I’ll see you soon!!
Hi there blog friends! You know when you have one of those days where every Murphys Law thing that can happen, does happen? Well, that would be my day, today. I had a tutorial almost completed, but it just wasn’t ready for prime time, lol! I’ll have to come back at it again or need to change something or perhaps just set it aside. No worries though, instead I thought I would show you a little project that I sent off for display at the Spellbinders booth. I love, love, love the new cut and tuck die templates – they will get a lot of use from me. Earlier this month I whipped up a little box and used three of the cut and tuck die layers to create a flower medallion. It makes a box, lickety split, it’s different and quite dramatic – I think.
The die template I used was Spellbinders™S5-111 Angle Approach and the box is 4″ square by 1″ tall. Since I love dimension I think this is one that I’ll repeat often for little gifty situations.
That’s all for me today! I’m going to take a break, get a breath of fresh air and hit the reset button. ….because sometimes that’s what ‘cha gotta do :-)
I'm Becca and I am a . . . child of God, a wife, a mother, a daughter, a sister, a friend, a crafter, a stamper and more. Yet I'm hopeful that this one little box of text does not define me. I've been a crafter practically since birth and now I am a blogger . . . It's been a long journey for me. Make yourself at home here and you'll come to know my story. It all began here.
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