Thinking of Spring

Hello, my scrappy friends!!! Today, I bring you a fun, cheerful, springy card to brighten up your cold winter days.  I have to say I survived the Florida winter of two days of 30 degrees.  We are back to having the A/C on and the flip flops are back on!!! 

I used Versatile Vases from Newton's Nook Designs to create this Spring Card.  See that fun pink glittery frame???  Yup, I made a mess making that!!!!  Chunky glitter was everywhere! 

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~Danielle

Thinking of You....

Hello!!  Today, I am on the Newton's Nook Designs Blog bringing you an elegant card.  For this card I used an old school technique.  Remember back in the day when you where a kid playing with watercolors?  I, do!  

Do you remember putting old fashioned table salt on your watercolor before it was dry?  Well, I did here on this card.  Basically the salt repels the watercolor to create a beautiful design. 

How to:

1) Place watercolor on your project till you are happy with it.

2) Run to the kitchen and grab the salt.

3) Sprinkle the salt over the watercolor while it is still wet.

4) Let your project dry naturally. A Heat gun may push the salt off your paper.

5) When dry, Gently Rub off any loose salt. Some of it will stick to your project.

6) Finish your card! 

Materials:

Newton's Nook Designs Stamps - Versatile Vases

Georgia Pacific White Cardstock

Black Cardstock

Watercolor paper

Artist Loft Water Colors

Salt

Clear Embossing Powder

Twine -Target $1.00 Spot

Vellum

Happy Stamping!

~Danielle

Thinking of You

For this card, I wanted to try a different approach. So I started off Heat Embossing the Turtle Image. Then, I used make up sponges to rub the Distress Ink in certain areas of the image. The raised embossed area resists the ink, so no need to be neat about it. Once, I was happy with the results of the ink I then sprayed with my homemade Glimmer Mist and let dry. Matted the turtle with yellow cardstock, tore the edges for a distressed look, added the sentiment, flowers and BAM! Finished! I really like the card and already have a few other versions floating around in my head.

Materials:

Cardstock: Green, Yellow
Turtle Stamp, by Personal Stamp Exchange (1996)
Black Embossing Powder
Heat Tool
"Thinking of You" Acrylic Stamp, by KI Memories
Several Colors of Tim Holtz Distress Ink, by Ranger
Flowers, by Prima
Jeweled Brad
Homemade Pearl Glimmer Mist
Stardust Glitter Pen, Sakura

Happy Scrappin'
~Danielle