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Soft Summer

I think this set, Soft Summer, in the Occasions Mini is SO pretty!  Since it is on the first inside page, I do believe it gets overlooked!  I purchased it mainly because my mom loves Dogwood flowers (and because Mary Brown twisted my arm!  lol).  Ours in this area are in FULL bloom and the flowers are so soft and delicate looking!

I used the watercolor resist technique that is SO popular with the Fifth Avenue Floral set right now…I wanted to see if it worked as well with other stamps.  Although not as dramatic as the Rose, I thought it worked very well with this set, too!  My Technique Class will be doing this technique tonight, too!

I used Pink Pirouette, Mellow Moss and Regal Rose reinkers to watercolor the flowers and cut them out.  The base card is Mellow Moss cut to 4 1/4 x 11, folded in half, then trimmed 3/4" off the front.  I went back over the trimmed area with my Eyelet Border punch to give it a lacy look.  I layered Whisper White over Pink Pirouette and wrapped some Pretty in Pink Striped Ribbon around it before I layered it on the Mellow Moss, right above the Eyelet Border.  I added the cut out Dogwood flower over top.  Then I trimmed a piece of Pink Pirouette Patterns Designer Paper 1 1/2 by 4 1/2 to place on the inside of the card.  I stamped Thanks So Much (from Soft Summer, too) in Basic Brown on Whisper White and punched with my Word Window Punch and place it over the designer paper.

I LOVE how this turned out…the layout was really fun to do!  What do you think?

I woke up with a killer migraine…upset tummy and all.  Feeling better now and finally able to eat a little cereal.  Ugh…  I need to finish prepping for my Technique Class tonight!  A couple have called to say they are sick…lots of bugs going around.  Stay safe!

Sympathy card – Watercolor resist

It always seems like we have a sad period during the holidays.  We found out that our best friends lost their cousin to a freak farm accident right before the holidays.  Very sad.  She had only become a grandmother a couple weeks earlier, she was 48 years old.

But I made up this card to send to the family using the Technique Junkies Watercolor Resist technique again.  Love it because it is so quick and easy to make, but gives a really WOW presentation!

The background is embossed with the Pretty Petals background stamp (it is on the Dormant List right now, so you can still purchase it!)  With Heartfelt Sympathy is from Close as a Memory stamp set.  The base card is Perfect Plum, with Mellow Moss behind the White Simmer paper.  I also added two mini gold brads along the left side of the greeting.

I’m going to try to set up some posts to appear during the week.  I received a new laptop for Christmas, but I’m having trouble connecting the new wireless router to run my laptop and desktop at the same time.  Right now, I’m unplugging it to run one or the other.  Pain.  I haven’t decided if my laptop will become my dominant computer, or if I will remain with the desktop.  Decisions…decisions. 

Have a great week!

Brocade Basics – Watercolor Resist

This is a technique from the latest issue of Technique Junkies Newsletter called Watercolor Resist.  I used the stamp set, Brocade Basics…one of the sets that will be retiring.  Bummer  because it is a great one to use with technique backgrounds.  Since this technique is in the Newsletter, I can’t tell you how it is done…however, if you are attending my Technique Classes, we will be doing this technique next time!    Doesn’t it give you a pretty background?  And it isn’t hard at all! 

It is hard to read, but the tag says Season’s Greetings from the To You and Yours stamp set…I love the little greetings in there! 

I’m finishing up some last minute details preparing dinner for 12 tomorrow…there always is that "one more thing" for me.  

MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY HOLIDAYS!