Spending time in the Renaissance era with Nicole put me out of my comfort zone but in a good way! Deep, rich colors, gold and velvet are so not me but when I saw her first card using an iron and velvet, I immediately saw a Christmas card, of all crazy things!
My first attempt with the iron, velvet and image from the SAF kit ended up in the trash as the image hadn't completely impressed itself to the velvet. When I tried lining it up and reheating it, it came out blurred and awful. I was going to pass on this challenge but decided I would give it another go using the snowflake image from Snowflake Medley. I was so happy to see that it worked on my first try! Here's a close up of the snowflake on velvet:
I think this Christmas card is pretty awesome! Thanks for looking! Blessings~ Birgit
Mock Mosaics with Lizzie is another one I need to spend a little more time on.
My image just didn't look like it should have without the entire mosaic plate so I adhered it all onto my card. I used my favorite go to flower set, Rosie Pose and the sentiment is from Over, Under, Easy. Thanks Lizzie for great tutorials and inspiration! It was fun hanging out in Ancient Rome with you.
Thanks for looking! Blessings~ Birgit
Ancient Rome with Lizzie was such a great learning experience for me! I had tried using embossing paste once and it ended in disaster and I had almost vowed to never use it again. Lizzie gave us a technique that gives the card base an appearance of plaster. I found that I absolutely love this technique and the look that it gives. Even though I copied her card almost to the "T", it is a technique that I really want to use again, and soon! Here are my cards:
The sentiment is from Boutique Borders ~ Father. The card definitely took on a manly look and now I'm ready for next year's Father's Day!
I found the little "S" tile image a bit hard to line up so I only did one row of stamping because I was afraid to ruin my hard work. I had already tossed one failed attempt and didn't want to risk the chance of another. I really enjoyed coloring on the faux plaster and love, love, love the texture!
Be back soon with the mosaic tile! Thanks for looking! Blessings~ Birgit
Good morning PTI pals. Here's my first card for PTI's Stamp-A-Faire celebration. I used Renaissance, Birthday Basics and Button Stacks. Thanks for looking.
Hello friends~ I'm getting ready for PTI's Stamp-a-Faire on Saturday. Ive been playing with "Filled with Joy", the free set you get when you order the SAF kit or a $100 order. The sentiment is from "Fancy Folk Art". The colors I used are Berry Sorbet, Aqua Mist, Spring Moss, Sweet Blush and Smokey Shadow. I'm also posting from my new iPad that my kids got me for my birthday. Thought I'd try to figure this all out before Saturday rolls around. Here's my card:
Thanks for looking! Blessings~ Birgit
