Rose Garden Thinlits

Happy Birthday

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When you have beautiful paper you really don’t need to worry about much else.  This particular specialty designer series paper is exceptionally beautiful.  Truly beautiful.

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What does that mean for this card?  You don’t really need much else.  I kept the copper theme going along and embossed the outline and happy birthday sentiment.  Then, the coordinating die cut from the rose garden thinlits set made it very easy.  A few loops of copper metallic thread off to the side and this project was done.  So elegant with all of the foil and copper.  It will be enjoyed I am sure.

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Have a creative day!

Moana

Marriage is a Journey

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Time for something wonderful, like a wedding.  A white on white card with this much sparkle says wedding like nothing else.  It almost feels like a wedding gown.  So lovely.

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The entire card was made from one sheet of heavy weight card stock, plus a piece of dazzeling diamond glimmer paper.  That stuff is so fantastic to work with, but I am a bit stingy sometimes.  This time, I put it to really good use.

The layers were simple, with just a 1/8″ border added along to each one.  I used the center of the glimmer paper to die cut the floral images I used to decorate the front and the inside. Since it was covered by the other layers, you can’t even see the holes.  Great use of paper.  I also stamped and die cut my sentiment from another layer of the white card stock that was covered as well.  Even with a card this glamorous you can still be practical.

I stamped the card front with versa mark ink, sprinkled with heat n stick powder and heated until it was ready to receive something more.  It was actually pretty by itself, but I did cover the freshly sticky flowers with iridescent ice powder and then heated again.  You can see how beautiful it looks.  Capturing sparkle on camera can be tricky, but not with this technique.  It is that much more in person, really beautiful.

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Isn’t this sentiment set just so adorable for a wedding card?  I am looking forward to my 26th anniversary next month with my best friend, just fantastic!

Have a creative day!

Moana

Thank You So Very Much

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Everyone says thank you in their own way.  Me, well I like to do favor boxes or cartons.  A little bit of words along with a special treat.  I always want to give something special and to be honest, the budget won’t often allow that.  Hence my love of paper crafting.  I always have more time than money, so my time can show my gratitude.  It isn’t that people expect, I just enjoy doing it.

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This carton was made with a whole sheet of sahara sand card stock.  I pulled out the trusty simply scored scoring tool and it came together in no time.  I actually made this one while having a lovely chat with my mom and dad.  How wonderful summer can be to me.  I did do my stamping first, because it does bother me when the stamping skips over the score lines. I know, not a real big deal, but it bugs me.  So the stamping first with the Flourishing Phrases large floral image.  I stamped and sponged in crumb cake instead of sahara sand to give a more vintage look.  So adorable.

The tag was cut with from the frame from the Rose Garden Thinlits set.  It it so much fun to put such pretty things together.  The smaller floral image was stamped first, the thank you second and then die cut.  Of course the whole project enjoyed lots of sponging.  I wrapped the top of the carton with gold metallic thread, popped a tricky bow through a bitty hole I punched and topped it all with a large basic pearl.  I refrained from putting those all over the box, I made myself keep it more simple.  So there you go!

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Have a creative day!

Moana

Wink of Stella Rose Garden

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I have wanted to use this thinlit for some time, but didn’t want to go traditional.  It is obvious that it is a rose, but what if I didn’t want it to look too realistic.  I do love the matching stamp set and have water colored that one plenty, but I wanted this to be different.

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Different in a good way though.  I think I like it, but am not quite sure.  However, when I start something I just stick with it through the end.  The positives?  No additional postage required.  There is dimension without too much layering.  It is delicate and masculine at the same time.  And, it is definitely different than how I have seen it used.

What is my hangup then?  I honestly don’t know how I feel about the designer paper showing through without the flower being a solid color, or an obvious floral color.  Personal hangup I guess, but still, there it is.

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I painted the surface of the flower and leaves with the white glitter wink of stella brush.  I love how easy it is to add a lovely glitter look.  And it is almost even goof proof.  I wasn’t too focused on the detail when I painted and it was already adhered when I did.  But it was easier to paint it on the card than trying to hold it at different spots while I got it done.

I normally have my card base heavier to support all of the goodies I layer on, but I really wanted a very vanilla card.  So I gave the inside a little extra layering to keep it strong enough to stand up.  All good here, it worked like a charm.

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Have a creative day.

Moana