Happy Belated Flag Day!

This patriotic card is a CASE from the amazing Kim Jolley. To create a tie dye effect she used baby wipes and coffee filters. How clever! I love it! She always creates such wonderful cards!

One of the techniques we will be focusing on at the next Technique Tuesday on July 4th is this super fun Tie Dye Technique! We will create several Tie Dye cards incorporating a variety of occasions and stamp sets. We will learn a second surprise technique. I hope you will join me in learning this colorful technique!

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Thanks for stopping by!
Beth

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You Soar Above the Rest!

The focus of May's Technique Tuesday was marbleizing paper using ink refills and shaving cream. This technique is also called the Shaving Cream Technique. This is a fabulously fun way to create gorgeous and unique papers! It takes very little time and just a few supplies.

You'll need shaving cream (cream not gel), a chopstick or stir stick, a glass baking dish or plastic container big enough to hold your paper, ink refills in colors of your choosing, cardstock, and lots of paper towels or a bath towel you don't mind getting ink on.

This technique can be messy, so protect your work surface before you start.

You can choose all kinds of color combinations! Use a rainbow of colors, try opposite colors like blue  and orange, or stick to shades of one color. Marbleizing paper can be addictive! The results are so unique and pretty that it is difficulty not to try them all!

For class we used varying shades of blue to mimic a cloud-filled sky - Pacific Point, Soft Sky, Tempting Turquoise, and Marina Mist.

We used the marbled paper we made to create this fun, congratulatory spinner card featuring the Lift Me Up Bundle from the 2017 Occasions Catalog. What a great card for the graduate or to celebrate a promotion.

I try to layer a few additional techniques into class time. For the bonus techniques, we learned how to make spinner cards and to change the shape and size of punches. Can you guess which punch we used for the greeting?

Technique Tuesday is held on the first Tuesday of the month. I offer one class in the morning 10am to 12:20pm and one class in the evening 6pm to 8:30pm. We learn all sorts of techniques including embossing, resists, masking, fun folds, reflection, and more! Join the fun! Contact me today to sign up for June 6th's class!

Thanks for stopping by!
Beth

You Soar Above the Rest Card Supply List
Stamps	#142748 Lift Me Up Bundle
Paper	#100730 Whisper White #111350 Pacific Point
Ink	#126951 Pacific Point #102067 Tempting Turquoise #111840 Pacific Point Ink Refill #131161 Soft Sky Ink Refill #101041 Tempting Turquoise Ink Refill #119787 Marina Mist Ink Refill #131259 Brights Stampin’ Write Markers #131261 Neutrals Stampin’ Write Markers
Embellishments	#104430 Stampin' Dimensionals #124262 Whisper White Baker’s Twine
Tools	#120907 Decorative Label Punch #143263 Big Shot #141705 Layering Circles Framelits Shaving Cream Chopstick or Stir Stick Glass baking dish

Sweet Dragonfly Dreams

This sweet friendship card uses the same faux watercolor technique as my husband's birthday card. I used Rich Razzleberry, Daffodil Delight, and Melon Mambo to create this vibrant color block.
 

Usually, I decorate the inside of my cards with a sentiment and some type of embellishment such as a piece of washi tape or a stamped image. Sometimes there isn't a particular sentiment that fits. Or, like in this case, there are many possible sentiments that are fit perfectly. You could use this card for a birthday, a hello note, a thank you, and more.

So, I chose to stamp the dragonfly image in the lower left corner, leaving plenty of room for a personalized heart-felt message.

How do you decorate the inside of your cards? I would love to see what you create!

Thanks for stopping by!
Beth

Dragonfly Color Block Friendship Card Project Supply List
Stamps	#144728 Dragonfly Dreams Bundle
Paper	#100730 Whisper White #121045 Basic Black
Ink	#140931 Archival Basic Black #126950 Rich Razzleberry #131259 Brights Stampin’ Write Markers
Embellishments	#119246 Rhinestones
Tools	#143263 Big Shot #139684 Precision Base Plate #118486 C Acrylic Block #126185 Spritzer

You Lift Me Up!

The Lift Me Up stamp and thinlit set reminds me of my first trip to Australia. My friends and I took a sunrise hot air over the Hunter Valley.

We floated over vineyards and fields with grape vines and kangaroos. The mountain views were absolutely stunning. We had such an amazing day that I recreated my hot air balloon ride with this thinking of you card.

The green and blue color block was made by applying markers to clear acrylic blocks and spritzing them with water before "stamping" it onto cardstock. I used Old Olive, Bermuda Bay, Tempting Turquoise, and Pacific Point on an H block.

The sentiments in Lift Me Up are so lovely and heart-warming. 

Looking at this card I thought the layout and color palette would work well for a masculine card. I changed the greeting to create a masculine birthday card for my husband's birthday next week.

On the inside of the card, I stamped the small and medium sized clouds. I sneaked/snuck in a little love cloud too. I think he will really like his birthday card!

How have you used the Lift Me Up Bundle? I would love to see what you make!

Thanks for stopping by!
Beth

You Lift Me Up Card Project Supply List
Stamps	#144712 Lift Me Up Bundle (Clear-Mount) #144711 Lift Me Up Bundle (Wood-Mount)
Paper	#100730 Whisper White #138336 Tip Top Taupe
Ink	#126970 Night of Navy #126952 Tempting Turquoise #131259 Brights Stampin’ Write Markers
Embellishments	#124262 Whisper White Baker’s Twine #119246 Rhinestones
Tools	#143263 Big Shot #118490 H Acrylic Block #126185 Spritzer