Watercolor Wings...

Hello and Happy Friday!!!  Lisa here with my take on this week's challenge of Things With Wings...

Supplies Used:

Curly Butterfly	With Sympathy	Diamonds & Pearls	Distress Ink Pad PEACOCK FEATHERS
Cracked Pistachio	Distress Ink Pad BROKEN CHINA

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To create this card I started with a panel of watercolor cardstock.  I then heat embossed the butterfly before wetting the whole panel with water and a brush.  Next I "smooshed" some distress ink onto a craft mat and begian picking the colors up and dropping them in letting the water do the work.  Once I had covered all of the butterfly I went back over to make certain areas darker.  I then went in with some blue distress ink to cover the rest of the background.  When it was dry I then stamped the sentiment and added the strip of patterned paper down the side.

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you will have time to join in our challenge!
Happy Crafting!
Lisa

With Sympathy

Hello!  Lisa here today and I am sharing a way to make your stencil patterns softer...  Sympathy cards are sometimes the hardest to make, but are sometimes needed.  This card uses some stencil and embossing, but all of it is toned down for a softer effect...

By simply added the vellum, the whole card takes on a softer feel.  To create my stenciled panel I started by going over the stencil with purple distress ink.  I then flipped the stencil upside down and went over it with a soft blue distress ink.  I then embossed the floral images in gold, and layered it vellum and an embossed sentiment.  Tip: vellum is hard to adhere without leaving spots, but use embellishments as I have done to hide these spots.

Supplies Used:

ATC Mini Art Stencil CIRCLE PAVERS	Distress Ink Pad FADED JEANS	Distress Ink Pad DUSTY CONCORD	Enamel EP 24k GOLD	Black EP	With Sympathy
Foliage #1 Clear Stamp Set AF4613

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Don't forget to play along in this weeks challenge: Love is in the Air

Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Summer Sympathy Card

 T.G.I.F! (Thank Goodness It's Friday!)

Seriously. I am thinking this with more enthusiasm than you can imagine! As you are sitting in front of your computer, in the comfort of your home reading this post, I am camping in North Carolina. Yep. You read that right! Outside with the bugs and the critters, humidity and heat...and by the time you read this I will be on day 4.

Can I get a little sympathy?

How about a card? *wink*

Here's what you'll need from the G&P shop:
Enamel Powder Micro Gold
Enamel Powder Micro Black
Enamel Powder Adhesive Fluid
Steampunk Airship Accents (A100)

Other Supplies:
Stampin' Up! stamps:
background: Hardwood
flower silhouette: Serene Silhouettes
sentiment: Close As a Memory
Ink: Crumb Cake

crochet thread, natural

Stamp your background. Ink up your stamp with the Enamel Powder Adhesive and sprinkle on the Micro Gold. Heat. This is a beautiful, warm gold and the fine powder melts quickly.

Ink up your sentiment with the Enamel Powder Adhesive and sprinkle on the Micro Black. Heat. Love the texture and shine the enamel powder adds to a project!

Adhere the layers, tie on the crochet thread and add the Steampunk Airship Accent. The Accent just adds that little something that takes a card from nice to oooh!

Have a great weekend!

Inky hugs,

Angi