Another Strawberry Card

I had this left-over piece of embossed paper and decided to make it into this card. I also had the die-cut, embossed and stenciled strawberry piece that I added on top. Everything is from Gina K.

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Patterned Paper Embossed and Sanded

Gina K did a video on this older technique a while back and I made these four cards. They all use the same embossing folder. They are mostly embossed on patterned paper, except the one that I messed up. :-) For this one, I embossed, sanded, added white ink lightly, and then gold ink on top of that. The sentiment is gold embossed, also.

These next two Just have the white ink on top of the sanded image.

This one is patterned paper on the back. LOL! I used an ink pad to lightly go over the whole panel. I made this one into a gate-fold card.

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Wedding for Our Nephew

My nephew got married out in Oregon at the end of July. We weren't able to attend the wedding, but we wish them well!! Here is the card that I made for them. It's a book-binder card with a surprise inside. The sentiment doesn't show up very well, but it's die cut (and many-layered!) from gold textured foil. The patterned paper had plain flowers (which you can see on the inside) but I colored the front ones with Copic markers.

The left side is blank for me to add our message to them.

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August Calendar Page

Simple calendar page for August. This stamp is from Repeat Impressions.

Happy August!!!

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Grayscale Wax Paper Technique Anniversary

One last card using a wax paper resist panel. I don't think I've ever done a gray-scale card before. I think they are pretty cool. The stencils are from Gina K. The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink.

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Strawberry Birthday and Anniversary

Two more cards made with Gina K's strawberries folder, stencils and dies. This sentiment is die-cut from gold.

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Wax Paper Technique Gate-Fold

Another wax paper resist gate-fold card. First I made the wax paper panel. Then I ink-blended the background. Then I embossed the panel and used the stencils to color the embossed flowers. Everything is from Gina k.

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More Wax Paper Technique

These cards are made with panels that I had created using the wax paper resist technique and then stencils. This first one is a gate-fold card. If you look at them closely, you can see the pattern from the wax paper.

This one is embossed and stenciled.

This one is also embossed and stenciled.

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"Double Vision" Cards

Two cards that I made using the "Double VIsion" technique. You emboss a white panel and then cut it into 1/2 inch strips and pop every other one of them up. This first one uses a Gina K folder, dies and stencils. The sentiment is also from Gina K.

The folder for this one is from Altenew. The sentiment is from Gina K.

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Showcasing Patterned Paper

While checking out Leslie's blog today, I see that she linked her card to a challenge using patterned paper. I had these cards ready to post at a later day, but I moved up the posting date to add it to the challenge. The challenge can be found here - Love Those Pretty Papers Challenge.

I did add to this paper. The flowers were just outlines in gold, with no coloring on the flowers or stems. I added the color with Copic markers. I thought the paper was pretty before I added the color, but I like it better with the coloring. (The "blotches" in the background were already there. The sentiment is from Gina K. I embossed it in gold, cut it out with the coordinating die and popped it up.

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Debossed Strawberries

The stamps, embossing folder, stencils and dies for these cards are all from Gina K.

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Birthday Wishes in Purple

I don't think that I've shared this card yet - I forgot to do the post before I sent it out. The flowers and sentiment are both from Gina K. They are popped up. The leaves are not popped up. (Stamps and stencils and dies were all in the kit.) I added thin silver stickers between the patterned paper and the white panel.

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Warm Wishes

I made two cards almost identical to this one (one had a different sentiment) and two cards just like the second one. The stencil and the stamps and dies are all from Gina K. I colored with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol. The image and sentiment are popped up, of course. :-)

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Elegant Birthday

Can you tell that I brought almost exclusively Gina K products with me on my retreat. :-) The elegant frame (die-cut from gold metallic cardstock), the flower and leaf (from the newest kit) and the sentiment are all Gina K. The sentiment is embossed in gold.

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Deer Friend

Both of these cards were made with Gina K products - the stamps, dies and background stencils. The deer and the owl are popped up. The background frames are the last two that I have from AGES ago. 

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Sending Loving Wishes

Another card I made on my retreat. (They'll keep coming for a while!) The flower wreath stamp and sentiment were the free incentive set from Gina K. I bought the coordinating die set to bump my total up enough to receive it. Because this was done on my retreat and I hadn't brought any Copics, I colored it with Prismacolor pencils. For this card, though, I didn't use Gamsol - just colored darkly and filled in all the spots. Both the wreath and the sentiment are popped up.

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Thinking of You

Another "demonstration" piece from my retreat. I showed how to use a die. I just cut it out of the black, then figured out how to use it. The sentiment is from Gina K.

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Birdie Birthday

When I was at the retreat, I was asked about some of my tools. These two pieces were made for demonstration purposes, but of course I had to use them! The embossing folder is from Altenew. The sentiments are from Gina K. I embossed this first one in white.

I decided to post every other day, instead of every day (when I have cards to share.) It will spread them out longer, in case I don't have time to make more. :-)

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Kids' Birthday

I made these cards for my friend, Cheryl, to donate to the thrift store she volunteers at - and makes tons of cards for! The stamps are from Penny Black and I used assorted patterned papers for them. 

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Sunny Days

I made this card on my retreat, but colored it after I came home so that I could use my Copic markers. The flip-flops and hat are mounted on foam squares. The stamps are all from one set from Gina K's newest kit. (The colors look much better together in person!)

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