What a busy day this has been. It was a beautiful morning so we
had our usual morning walk. Then this afternoon I went down to help make quilts
for the veterans through the Quilts of Valour program. If you know a Canadian
veteran or active military personnel who has been injured, they will qualify to
receive a quilt. Check it all out here: http://www.quiltsofvalour.ca.
Today’s cards were made using one of my new Spellbinders die.
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| Card one |
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| Card Two |
The card bases were made by cutting an 8 ½” x 11” piece of
cardstock in half. The white rectangle with the cut-out parts is one die. The
next layer is the middle part which fits perfectly inside the first layer. For
the first card a matching pen was run around the edge of the edge of the die
while the white cardstock was still in the die which left that lovely extra
detail. Unfortunately the pen ran out of ink so I couldn’t use it for the second
card. I really like that extra edging so I think I’ll be investing in a few coloured
pens now. The second layer is the coloured weave at the top and bottom with the
white space in between. Of course it cuts out as one white piece and I decided
it looked blah so I laid a piece of scrap paper at the edge of the weave and
pounced on some VersaMark ink and then that lovely teal ink and added clear
embossing powder and heat set it. Loved the look! On the second card I ran the
teal ink all around the edge of the die cut piece. The piece was attached with
thin dimensional glue dots to lift it off the main piece. Card one I stamped
the sentiment right on the label part. Then a piece of white cardstock was run
though a very old Spellbinder die to get that floral swish and once it was
embossed I ran teal chalk over the embossed areas. It was attached with more dimensional
glue dots. For the second card I cut and embossed the long label that comes
with this die and stamped the sentiment on it. It too was added with
dimensional glue dots. Then I added the bow and pearl.
That’s all for a lovely, busy Thursday,
Cheers
Violet
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