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Brusho and Bubble wrap

I’ve been getting just as excited by the packaging as in the contents of the boxes lately. Bubble wrap is wonderful with brusho.

I sprinkled some prussian blue, brilliant red and gamboge brusho powder onto the large bubble bubble wrap and then spritzed with water. Pressing a piece of watercolor paper on top of this produced this background. The cut out from the Celebrate You thinlits dies finished this off perfectly – not forgetting to apply the multi adhesive sheet to the back of the card before cutting out the shape. I love this product, it makes it so easy to apply words.

This one was mostly brilliant red powder with just a tiny sprinkling of prussian blue and a bit more water and pressing down harder. Dapper denim went well with the hints of prussian blue so I used that and the sentiment from Picture Perfect Birthday and tied the dapper denim in more by adding a thin mat. I think it was after making this card that my brother Martin found me in the kitchen washing bubble wrap. He was just a little surprised shall we say? He understood of course once I’d explained. I’m now on the lookout for some small bubble bubble wrap!

I hope you enjoyed today’s project.

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Liz

More String Theory

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I decided to try more string theory and this time to use two stands of twine. This was using thick baker’s twine which does give a different look – experiment with any string you can find, it’s fun! One strand was colored with bermuda bay and the other with dapper denim.

On this card I draped the two pieces of string separately on the bottom card layer, then put the ends together, added the top card layer and pulled the string out of the phone book. For more detailed instructions, see my earlier blog post or Lydia Fiedler’s blog where I first learned the technique. I hadn’t really planned for a sentiment so now I went on a hunt for the right sized one – and found it in Picture Perfect Birthday, stamped in bermuda bay.

For these two beauties, I’m showing the top and bottom layer that were created together. I put the two pieces of string together and then arranged them on the card. It’s amazing how different they look even though they are mirror images. For the one I again used the Picture Perfect Birthday sentiment but for the other I used the Celebrate You thinlits dies which I earned in Sale-a-bration but which will be available in the new annual catalog in June.

I hope that you enjoyed today’s projects and that I’ve inspired you to try your hand at string theory. Just don’t forget the gloves or cling film to prevent extremely inky hands! If you’re short of re-inkers or card stock you can buy them in my store. Most of all, have fun!

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Liz

Beautiful Peacock

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There are 9 days (including today) left in Sale-a-bration. So if you need anything in the Sale-a-bration catalogs, you need to move fast.

Here’s one of the sets that I really like that you can get for free – Beautiful Peacock. Click on the photo to go to the original post detailing how I made this. It also features the Amazing You stamp set and matching dies. The dies will be in next year’s annual catalog so here’s your opportunity to get it for free.

Here are a couple of cards that the Stampin’ Up! artists produced also showcasing the Beautiful Peacock.

So. Nine days left.

For the shopping bonus, for every $50 you spend on product you can pick one of the level one free products and for $100 you can choose one of the level two free products (or 2 of the level ones). If your order is at $150 you earn 10% in Stampin’ Rewards which means 10% in free product – any product. As an extra bonus during Sale-a-bration, if your order reaches $250, you get an EXTRA $25 on top of the usual $25 of Stampin’ Rewards so grab your catalog and start making a list!

Need a catalog? Let me know.

I hope you enjoyed today’s project.

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See you over the weekend,

Liz

String Theory

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One of the blogs that I read religiously is Lydia Fiedler’s understandblue. I think it’s fair to say that Lydia is a technique junky, a quality that I greatly admire. When I read her entry entitled String Theory back in December, I was determined to have a go – she has a video which makes this very easy to follow. The first thing you need though is an old phone book. Luckily, I’m not the kind of person who is prompt in recycling such things and I found a few lurking around the house. I think my brother is becoming used to me using odd things for crafting!

I used dapper denim ink on some Stampin’ Up! retired gold and cream twine which I think accounts for the almost dotted look of the arcs of the shape. The gold obviously doesn’t absorb the ink. I used cling film/shrink wrap and put some drops of ink onto it and then used a plastic glove covered hand to help rub the twine into the ink. Next I put a piece of card into the phone book and let the twine twist itself onto the card. You then add another piece of card and, ensuring that you have some twine poking out of the book, close the book, put your hand on top and pull the twine out.

As Lydia says, you can use the same twine without reinking – this was the first pull of the inked up twine. I found that if you put too much pressure towards the bottom of the book (and thus card), you can get some very solid colour, so it’s better to keep your hand higher up the book. Also, if you’re planning a sentiment, you might want to consider the direction that you’re pulling the twine and don’t have it lined up in the centre. Be careful about smudging your card layers with your gloved hand – for that reason I found it best to wear only one glove. I did get quite messy on some occasions but washing my hair resolved that.

I finished my card off with a dapper denim base and used the Celebrate You thinlits dies. These will be in the upcoming annual catalog, but they are also available as a freebie in Sale-a-bration until the end of March. Personally, I like free. 🙂

I hope you enjoyed today’s project.

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See you on Monday,

Liz

Sneak Peeks

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It’s an exciting time of the year with the year end sale going on, retiring products and a rather well stocked clearance rack. And it’s only a few days until the new catalogs go live. So I feel that I can share a card showing a few of the new products that will be available from Wednesday. These are all from the Sale-a-bration catalog which is a marvellous little brochure. For every $50 that you spend you can select a level 1 product for FREE! There are even a few products that you can select after spending $100 which is new this year – as is the fact that one of these are framelits. What’s even more exciting is that the framelits will be in the next annual catalog – but personally I prefer to get them for free! This is my favourite time of year!

I did the rock ‘n’ roll technique on the peacock’s tail from Beautiful Peacock – you ink up the tail in lemon lime twist and then rock and roll the edges around the bermuda bay ink pad. You get this fun 2 toned effect very easily. The simply comes from the Amazing You stamp set which matches the Celebrate You thinlits dies. I can see me adding this amazing die cut to lots of cards – love the typeface.

I hope you enjoyed today’s project.

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See you tomorrow,

Liz

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Brusho and Bubble wrap

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More String Theory

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Beautiful Peacock

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String Theory

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Sneak Peeks

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