Tonight's the night--Papertrey Ink Release night! I still have a few cards left to share with you. First is a Year of Flowers: Carnations card. I had two other versions of this card, but this one was my favorite. Did you realize that this is the last of the Year of Flowers series? I've loved coloring the flowers this past year!
To get that shadow edge on the Sweet Blush background, I used a really pale Copic marker (R20), along with a colorless blender to soften the edges. I did not color on top of the white embossing--just up to the edge. Copic markers usually dissolve all embossing powder except for the clear kind. The carnation was colored with R20, R22, and a little bit of R24. I also used Mat Stack 3 Collection and its coordinating Mat Stack 3 die for the frame and sentiment. Isn't that a fabulous frame stamp?
Next is Heather's incredibly useful stamp set called Simple Sentiments. I used the "thank you" sentiments because I needed some thank you notes, but there are sentiments for pretty much any occasion you can think of. If that's not convincing enough, think about all of those lovely patterned papers that you have resolved NOT to hoard this year. . . This simple set is perfect to help you carry out that resolution. :-} By the way, that patterned paper is a bit of another sneak peek. I won't tell you which new line it is, just to save some of the surprise for Monday! (Yes, I asked permission first!)
Another really versatile set is Melissa's Healing Touch Sentiments. It covers the bases on so many illnesses--from casual to serious. It's a set that I know I'll use again and again. Here I paired it with a frame from the Tea for Two set and Tea for Two Die Collection.
How about that edge? It's Dawn's new Edgers 1 die. And, yes, that's more new paper. Monday's coming. . .
The Healing Touch Sentiments set has great sentiments for the inside of the card as well as the outside. You know you need it. . .
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How about Nichole's Lunchbox Note die? It make a great base for Melissa'a Way to Go, Kiddo images!
I love how these little notes tuck so that they really don't need an envelope (unless you are mailing them instead of popping them into a lunchbox, of course).
I still have three or four unfinished cards sitting out on my messy desk, so I'll have more to share later this week. Thanks for visiting!
