Panic! Everyone try to get some fun in! BBQ? Pool? Late-night Movie? We'll be headed to the the beach, enjoying the sun.
In the meantime, here's a little cooling action for you. I'm still testing out my Sizzix snowflakes and this time, I did an impression with one on gold paper, instead of cutting through it. If you have an embossing pad you can use that or you can make your plate a little shorter so there's less pressure and the die won't cut.
I layered it with a wooden heart and a doily. It goes on a kraft gift bag, because I love kraft and gold and white together.
Here's a close-up so you can see the shine a bit on the snowflake.
This was so fast to make and might be nice for a little holiday gift card for a teacher or friend...just to dress it up a bit.
Happy Last Weekend Before (our) School,
Chark
Hi, friends, I decided to cool off today with a snowflake card. It's the Dog Days of Summer here in Ohio and warm! So, I've used blues and purples for this card to help me think "cool."
I used the delicately named "smooshing" technique by applying blue and purple watercolors on an acrylic block, spritzing the marker with perfect pearls water and then pressing the watercolor paper onto the block to pick up the color. There's a lovely sheen to the background that I can't pick up with the camera.
I used two different dies and then a wooden snowflake for the final pieces, along with one blue gem. This isn't exactly a flat card with the wood, but I love the texture and dimension so I'll just hand it to someone.
My talented design team buddy, Cindy, did a "smooshing" technique over at a2z Scrapbooking last month and it's much brighter and bolder. Here's a peek at hers if you want to pop over and take a look at it closer.
Happy Wednesday!
Chark
