Well, I did it again! I bought a Tim Holtz stamp set despite telling myself I already had cat stamps, the sentiments were just tooooo snarky, and who among my sweet, lovely friends would appreciate a card featuring a snarky cat? At the same time, I also bought the new Distress Oxide ink color - Speckled Egg - which is the exact color I need for sunny day backgrounds. Right?
So here is the card I sent last week to a few, specially selected, members of my church congregation. Waiting for feedback...
Oxide inked background - Speckled egg
Faded jeans
Gina K black spatters and scratches
Zig markers - Orange
Bright yellow
Oatmeal
Cats are very easy to mask using sticky notes.
Cat is grounded using a stencil cut with Sunny Studio Frilly Frames Lattice.
Sentiment - Cricut / font is Cake Basics.
Love, love, love Speckled Egg. Love, love, love Snarky Cats - not so much some of the sentiments! : ) Christine
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Fold and Tuck Cards
I was super excited to find that Lori Whitlock had developed a collection of incire cards for the Cricut Joy. I have been intrigued by this technique for years but had very little success either using a craft knife or the Martha Stewart punch. Now, thanks to Lori, I can master incire cards!
Double sided designer paper - pattern should not detract from folds and second side must be a bold contrast with premium side.
Insert - American Craft foil - not flimsy, needs to be sturdy enough to stay in place through insert slits.
Boldly patterned paper detracts from the fold pattern.
Just for fun!
A double fold adds dimension. Lori's samples are white with a contrasting foil insert.
I hid the outside contour and then attached the fold cut lines to a circle. The cross comes from the Inspired Heart cart and is backed with blue glitter paper.
AC foil, punched butterfly.
I had to glue the tips of these little folds. Note to self - try this with a green backing plus red 'berries' for a wreath on a Christmas door?
You can tell that I had fun with these svgs! Stay safe! : ) Christine
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