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| a little solar screen made the perfect leaf cutouts! |
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| My sons birthday card..... |
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| embossing the cupcake added more texture.... |
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| gotta love the gears..... |
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| a different view |
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| Artybear is the big bear.... |
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| and Bitsybear is wishing you a happy day! |
Happy crafting,
'till next time, in Studio 52 where serendipity happens!
Teresa
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| niceness all in a tin and the repurposing of these tins could be endless…... |
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| taking a peek inside the tin reveals wonderful wash tape |
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| embossing and sanding and inking…... |
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| tim holtz idea-ology emporium |
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| finished card and it is blank inside so it can be personalized for whatever the occasion is
Thanks for stopping by Studio 52
where serendipity moments happen!
Teresa
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I just love it when an idea pops in my head and it comes together! This canvas was fun, simplistic and energizing and it seems to be producing the result in others that it did in me…… smiles! "Building layers tells my story" is stenciled into the side of the canvas; a nice reminder that no matter how we choose to embrace life we are people with layers, many layers that we have gained along the way…..  |
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| Julie Nutting doll stamps are one of those frills that have found their home in my studio. A fond childhood memory that my mother created for me was teaching me how to make paper dolls out of the old Montgomery Wards catalogue. A pair of scissors, and a cardboard box made it complete because I now could go to the home decor section and decorate my house. Glue? Nothing fancy, water and flour was the paste of the day and it worked! |
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| Golden Gel Mediums Regular Gel (Gloss) my new preferred medium! And my tip for the day; apply with your fingers! |
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| See the Tim Holtz tissue wrap - Melange The texture of this paper is fantastic with the gel gloss! |
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| Elementals window stencils by Prima Finnabair |
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| a little Apple Barrel paint applied ….. true confession; I still have a hard time with smearing paint over the paper! |
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| Ranger makes this yummy Texture Paste that is nice! My cleanup tip: take the stencil outside and use the water hose to wash it up! |
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| What should be next? |
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| This texture thing always makes me smile! |
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| and she is at home! "I Live Inspired" |
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| The "halo" is part of the window stencil and originally I was going to place my girl as though she was walking out of the window, but I changed the composition. |
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| Still trying to be comfortable with layers….. it is hard to find that stopping place! True confession if you look closely you can spot a few more things I added! |
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| trust in your potential, ENJOY the process, TRY something new, EXPLORE possibilities, but most of all BELIEVE A Donna Downy Unity Stamp |
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| dimensions added makes for a nice canvas….. |
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| Sally Lynn MacDonald with Palettini Collection "Travel Documents" stamp made it to my canvas too. (If, you have not used her stamps you are missing an adventure.) After all traveling is a layer my girl loves to do! |
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| Worn Lipstick Distress Ink is one of my favorite "go to inks"! She is stepping out in orange heels…... Orange is the hot new fashion color this fall and every wardrobe needs a few orange accessories! |
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| Art Anthology Coloration Sprays contributed my drippies! Drippies are just therapy; what more can one say? |
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| Hope you smiled at least once while reading my blog today! Go - be kind, and be gentle to all you meet today! And remember the layers on the person standing in front of you may have been added with pain along the way, but that pain has been glossed over where you can no longer see it. You have an opportunity to add a nice, colorful layer to them…. |
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| and their smile will be a beautiful moment for you! "TRUST THE PROCESS" |
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| This is the really distressed piece I created and honestly I considered tossing it in the trash can! My sixteen year old daughter just showed up in my studio and this was her favorite card! See the touch of Ken Oliver scrapbooking paper?! Love, love, love his papers! |
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| Card #2 features a scrap of burlap with the leaf falling out of the die cut! I simply used my Tim Holtz tiny attacher to secure all of my layers together making for a very quick assemble! |
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| Card #3 featuring Ken Oliver watercolor paper!!! And a pop of die cut flowers finish off the card! |
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| Card 4 is just pure joy with all of the color!! And can we say joy is the key to living life to the fullest?! |
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| Color Burst is something to celebrate! |
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| Scrabble Letter Fun! |
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| Making Valentine Cards with my girls.... we cut printed scrapbooking paper 4.5 x 5.5 |
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| Then we cut card stock 4 x 5 |
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| And then we ran the card stock through the Cuttlebug and embossed it with the Tim Holtz folder from the LOVE collection.... Adding a little swipe of Pixie Pink ink from the Stampin' Up! collection dressed up the embossed paper..... |
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| punching two holes through the entire stack of papers and adding a piece of twine or ribbon held our project together..... |
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| close up of the embossing.... |
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| and finally signing the back of the cards and getting ready for the Valentines Day party.... |
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| The scalloped punch from Stampin' Up! and their rubber stamp made for a nice embellishment! "Follow your heart~it knows the way" |
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| Sharpie fine point perma marker makes a nice writing tool to sign the back of the cards..... |
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| And Damita gets in on the action! |
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| "live like you mean it" is a Stampin' Up! stamp too a little lady bug and button add a touch of pizzaz! |
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| and look at those nails..... cute manicure for a day of fun! |
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| and one last glimpse of our batch of cards .... Hope you enjoyed our little crafting moment.... Making Valentine cards has become a family tradition that all of my children have enjoyed! |
