Welcome to my blog! I am so happy you stopped by today.  My wish is that you find encouragement and inspiration for your own card making.  Three cards from the same Designer Series Paper (DSP) pack, but all three are different. They turned out beautifully and were easy to make.  For the first card, I decided to play along with the Crazy 4 Challenges -C4C448  

 

 

Petal Promenade Designer Series Paper

I cut a strip of Smokey Slate DSP 1-1/4 x 5-1/4 and adhered it to the Smokey Slate card base with Liquid Glue.  The art piece is from one of  the sheets of the DSP. I stamped the thinking of you in the center of the piece. I matted the art piece on a 3-1/4 x 3-1/4 square of Smokey Slate cardstock and popped the whole piece over the ribbon.

A few days earlier I had prepared pieces of cardstock using the shaving cream technique.  This technique is posted at the end of this post.  This is what I used to cut my butterflies. I adhered them to the corners of the art piece using a rolled up glue dot.

The inside sentiment panel has one corner enhanced with a corner of the square from the Petal Promenade DSP and a butterfly cut from the paper that I used the shaving cream technique on.  The sentiment and greeting are from Verve Stamps (no longer in business) but you can use a greeting and sentiment of your choice.

That’s all for the first card.

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The second card  is in the landscape instead of portrait orientation.   Again, I started with Smokey Slate cardstock as the base. It was cut       5-1/2 x 11 and scored at 5-1/2.  I cut a panel of Blackberry Bliss 5-1/4 x 4.  To this panel, I adhered a panel from the Petal Promenade DSP that had been cut   2-1/2 x 5. To the other side of the panel of Blackberry Bliss I adhered a decorative panel that had been cut using Whisper White Thick Cardstock.  On this decorative panel I stamped the sentiment “You are never more than a thought away.”  You can always stamp any sentiment of your choice.   I wrapped a length of Smokey Slate 1/4″ ribbon around the Blackberry Bliss panel and tied a bow then I popped this Blackberry Bliss panel onto the Smokey Slate card base using Stampin Dimensionals.

The inside sentiment panel is matted with Blackberry Bliss. Again, I used a decorative panel to stamp the sentiment on.  The sentiment is from Power Poppy.

This is all for the second card.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The third and final card.  Hope I haven’t bored you too much with all my cards today!

 I started with a card base of Thick Whisper Whisper White, cut 4-1/4 x 11, scored at 5-1/2.  I then cut a panel of Mossy Meadow cardstock 4 x 5-1/4 and embossed using the Layering Leaves TIEF.  I cut a panel from the Petal Promenade DSP 2-1/4 x 5. I adhered this to the Mossy Meadow panel.  Over this I glued the butterflies using Liquid Glue.  I placed the butterflies in the middle of the DSP panel and the Mossy Meadow panel.

Seems after two other cards, I have little to say about this one.  Guess it is like having children, by the third one there is little attention.

The outside greeting is from a now retired Stampin Up set.  As I have said before you can use any greeting or sentiment that you may choose.

Using a retired Stampin Up Edgelit I cut a panel from Whisper White cardstock and matted with Mossy Meadow cardstock.  The butterfly is from the Tea Room Memories and More Card Pack.

Well that is finally it for today and my three cards, again I will say, I hope  you found inspiration, hope and encouragement that you can use in your own card making or crafts.  I am happy to share what I create with you.

Have a blessed day.

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Shaving Cream (foam type, I buy at Dollar Tree)

Wood Coffee Stir or Straw

Paper Towels

Re-inkers- you can choose the number of re-inker you want to use

Waterproof plate/container.  I use a Styrofoam plate

Thick cardstock so it will hold together.  I have used the Glossy White, watercolor paper, and thick cardstock.

1. Spray the shaving cream on the plate or container and smooth in even layer.
2. Add several drops of each of the re-inkers. You can do in a random pattern or any pattern you desire. 
3. Mix the shaving cream and the re-inker in a swirling motion.
4. Press your cardstock or watercolor paper into the shaving cream. Make sure the surface is completely covered.
5. Take out of shaving cream and scrape shaving cream off with e the wooden coffee stir or you could use a scrap of cardstock to scrape it off.
6. Wipe any extra off with a paper towel making sure you are wiping in a swirling motion.
7. Let dry thoroughly. You can use as a background or cut butterflies or flowers from each piece of cardstock.

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