Heartfelt Congratulations

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Hey y'all. Happy Monday! I hope you had a fabulous weekend. Mine was jam-packed with activities. I didn't get to do much designing of my own, but I spent lots of time with some great friends and with the family. Hopefully I'll be able to do lots in the near future. I need to stay busy right now. My sweetie was supposed to be moving cross-country with his job for a year at the end of this month. We found out about this move at the beginning of October...he left this morning. :( Hopefully I can use this time to be creative and get lots done for my business, school-work, and getting my house sold. We'll see. It's hard to do too much when you can barely see though all the stoopid tears.

Ok. pity party done with, well at least for the next few minutes. :) I'm sharing a card with you today that I've had done since the end of July. I kept meaning to post it and somehow it kept getting pushed back. Hope you like it-

Congratulations card featuring Layered Labels and Comfort Cafe

It's a pretty C&S card. I started with a base of Cajun Craze. Next I layered on a piece of Comfort Cafe DSP that I cut out with my new Oval Accents Bigz Die. This was sponged with some Soft Suede. I have to say I really like how it almost looks like the Cajun Craze piece was cut with the Die and the DSP isbehind that layer. This DSP collection has such warm colors, perfect for fall, or masculine cards or anytime you need that comfy cozy feeling. The DSP layer is topped by a stamp from the Layered Labels set. I stamped it in Soft Suede on Very Vanilla c/s twice and formed the layers by cutting one with my Apothecary Accents Framelets and by hand-cutting the second. Both were then colored in lightly with a Blender Pen and more Soft Suede Classic Ink and then sponged with the same color.The layers were then adhered with Dimensionals and the front of my card was done. Told you it was pretty simple.

Here's a closer look at the focal point-

I really do love using my Blender Pens and Classic Ink Pads to color my images. Love the soft look of this.

Here's the inside-

I decided to carry the shaped theme to the inside. The sentiment is actually part of another stamp but I only wanted the sentiment and not the outlining shape. I simply inked the stamp with my Stampin' Write Marker and got just the image I wanted. Love my markers for giving me such versatility! The V.V. panel is sponged with Soft Suede and adhered to my card base with Tombow and my card was finished.

Well, that's all I have for you today. I hope you liked it. :) I love hearing from you so if you liked today's card or have questions about it, I hope you'll take a moment to leave me a message below. I read all of them and they really do make my day! If you'd like to +1 or Pin today's card, I've put the buttons on my blog for you. Friends and Followers are always welcome too! :)

Thanks so much for taking time out of your busy day to stop by my little corner of the world. You are very appreciated! Till next time-

Remember- Life is often more about the storms than the peace they seek to overwhelm. It's not about Waiting for the storms to pass, but Learning to Dance in the rain.

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End of the Week Technique #50 Crayon Resist

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Hey y'all. Happy Thursday!  It's another overcast day here in the DMV, but at least it's warm. I hope it's beautiful wherever you might be! For those of you that follow me here regularly, I finally got a few pieces of good news. One I can share now, one I can't share for a couple of weeks but as soon as I can, I'll be sure to let you in on it. My sweetie got his orders and he's only going away for 1 year. *HappyDance* It's on the opposite coast, but still...one year- too easy and definitely better than 3 years on the same coast.

I don't know about you, but I always love learning new techniques. It's so much fun to find out new ways to be creative. Some of the girls in the team I'm on take a "Techniques class" with out up-line once a month. Last month one of the techniques we learned was Crayon Emboss Resist. Wow! Who knew it was so easy. We also learned through trial and error that a white crayon is not needed. LOL! Thanks Lynn. :) Our team-leader then challenges us to make a card/project with that technique before our next session. I decided to try and here's what I came up with-

Sympathy card featuring
Crayon Resist and So Sorry & Layered Labels Stamp Sets

I was so excited by how it turned out. Especially since this was the first time I had tried it, outside of class that is.I started with a base of Bashful Blue. This has a layer of Baja Breeze adhered to it with Tombow. For my main layer I inked up the "Heartfelt" stamp from the Layered Labels set and the So Sorry stamp from the set of the same name. These were inked up and stamped in Black Staz-On on Glossy White c/s. I inked the "Heartfelt" stamp twice masking the word "Heartfelt" the second time.. The "So Sorry"was positioned with my SAMJ in the center and was then fussy-cut out after being brayered with Bashful Blue Classic Ink. I cut just to the inside of the line so you could see the line framing it on the lower image. Both Glossy c/s layers were adhered with Dimensionals. Instructions on the technique to follow later in the post.

Here's a closer look-

I just love the White accents along the scroll-work pattern that you get with this technique! How cool is that!?!

Here's the inside-

Inside of Sympathy card featuring
So Sorry and Everything Eleanor Stamp sets

The sentiment is from So Sorry and both it and the flower are stamped in Black Staz-On. I love the deep, true black coloring it brings to my projects and is really my go to color for Black images especially line ones.

Here's a closer look at my sweet little flower-

 Just a quick bit of love from Tink and the card inside was finished. Can you believe I stamped directly onto the card base? Ugh! The nerves of it. I just don't know how people do that all the time! I'm always worried I'm gonna mess it up and then need an additional layer anyways. :)

Here's what you'll need to make your own card with this technique-
Glossy White c/s, Staz-On ink (I used black), A stamped image, Line images work best, A Brayer, An Ink Pad (I used Bashful Blue) and of course A Crayon. Any color will do and most people seem to agree that the cheaper the crayon is the better the technique comes out, so no need to be all artsy and get the most expensive brand you can find. (YEA!!!! Cheap is Good!)

Here's how you do the technique-
1- Stamp your image in Black Staz-On ink onto a piece of Glossy White c/s.
2- Take your crayon and highlight any areas you would like to remain "White"

As you can see, I used a blue crayon so I could see a little better which areas were highlighted. It would be really sad if you found out later that you had missed spots you wanted to get.

3- Ink up your brayer with the color of your choice and then brayer up your page until you have the desired color.
4- Here's where the "magic" happens. Take a tissue or paper towel and rub or "burnish" your c/s where the crayon is located. Continue rubbing (circles work best) carefully until all of your crayon has been removed. That's it! Super Easy Right?
*Tip*- Hold the edges of your c/s as lightly as possible during this step as pressure from your finger-tips can leave you with "finger-prints" on your finished product.
*Tip #2* Take your time and rub carefully. It's easy  to buckle and crumple your paperwork if you do this step too fast or too hard.
5- Smile when you see your finished piece and smile even more when you think of the smile it will bring to it's recipient's face. Do you love that part as much as I do? Geesh, I love it!

Today's Essentials-

102599 White 8-1/2X11 Card Stock $5.95
102395 Brayer  $12.50 127072 Layered Labels Clear-Mount Stamp Set $25.95 126527  Sorry Clear-Mount Stamp Set $16.95 101406 Jet Black StāzOn Pad Price: $7.95

Well, that's all I have for you today. I hope you liked the card and the technique and I hope it inspires you to try something new soon. As always, I would love to see what you create with this technique. I love hearing form you so if you liked today's card, or have any questions, I hope you'll take a moment to leave me a comment below. I read all of them and they really do make my day! If you'd like to +1 or Pin today's card I've put those buttons on my blog for your convenience. Friends and Followers are always welcome too! :)

Thanks so much for taking time out of your busy day to stop by my little corner of the world. You are very appreciated! Till next time-

Remember- Life is often more about the storms than the peace they seek to overwhelm. It's not about Waiting for the storms to pass, but Learning to Dance in the rain.

Be Safe,
Shan Pin It