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Hi there,

I'm back today to share my last May Reveal card using the lovely Aster Garden Set 893 this time.

I began by stamping the main sentiment in the middle of white glossy cardstock in Nuvo Clear Mark using the Stamp Platform then I heat embossed with Gold Detail.

I then made two masks of the big flower from post-it notes, stamping in Memento black ink and fussy cutting with my 5" Mini Scissors.

I inked up the stamp using the Hybrid ink Diamonds Set Tropical Fruit and with the help of the masks I stamped around the sentiment, so that the images didn't overlap one another.

I stamped the smaller image with the butterfly on glossy card in Nuvo Clear Mark and heat embossed with Gold Detail.  This was then colored in with Aquaflow Watercolor markers - making a pallette from an acrylic block and applying the colors with the Nuvo Water Brush. Once dry this was fussy cut again with the 5" Mini Scissors.

Next I stamped on top of the flower circle with Nuvo Clear Mark and heat embossed with Gold Detail the same butterfly image.

Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive was applied to the back of the fussy cut piece and placed on top of the stamped image.

The larger flower was stamped twice in Nuvo Clear Mark and heat embossed with Gold Detail and then after being colored with the colors from the same pallette, they were fussy cut with the 5" Mini Scissors.

An embossed frame was made from cutting out an oval from the Craft Perfect Ivory Bouquet paper, using the Tangerine Machine along with the Sizzix Dotted Ovals and a Spellbinders Grand Ovals die.

Next I made my card base. Using the next biggest size oval die, I cut out the front of the easel card and then the base was made, using a scrap piece of cardstock at the fold of the card base, to "stop" the machine from cutting past the fold - the card front would then be placed on top. I did the same on the base edge - this way the base is also rounded.

For the smaller sentiment I applied Versamarker pen to the word "as" from the first sentiment and stamped it on to white glossy card with the Nuvo Clear Ink and then heat embossed with Gold Detail again. Then using the Stamp Platform I lined up the second sentiment and embossed with Gold Detail. This was then die cut in the Tangerine using one of the smaller Dotted Oval Dies.

The large flower was stamped again above this sentiment with a piece of scrap paper under the oval, so ink would not hit the platform. Again stamped with Nuvo Clear Mark and heat embossed with Gold Detail.

This was again colored with the Aquaflow Watercolors.

I layered up the card front and then ran the Versamarker Pen around the outer edge of the large oval front and heat embossed a little Gold Detail to distress the edge.

The two colored flowers were then attached to the card front, placing on top of the existing stamped flowers with some 1/4" Tear-ific Tape.

The Sakura Glue Pen was used to apply a little Autumn Frost Glitter to the center of all the attached  flowers and Butterscotch Glitter to the petals.

Two more images were stamped using the Hybrid Inks Tropical Fruits on the card base and then the smaller sentiment was positioned on the card base as my "stop" with mounting tape. A few Honey Gold Crystal Drops were added to the base of the easel. This finished off my card for today.

If you leave a comment here and then also go over and leave a comment on the Sparkle N Sprinkle Blog you will be eligible to win a $20 gift certificate for the Sparkle N Sprinkle store. Not many people are doing this, so your chances of winning are pretty high - just saying!

Below is a list of products that I used on my card, the majority of which can be found in the Sparkle N Sprinkle Store:

Aster Garden Set 893

Gold Detail (EP168)

Nuvo Clear Mark

Versamarker Pen

Stamp Platform

Tonic Tangerine

Sakura Quickie Glue Pen

Autumn Frost (GM2031)

Butterscotch (GM2051)

Memento Tuxedo Black
5" Mini Scissors

Nuvo Diamonds Tropical Fruits Inks

Nuvo Aqua Flow Markers: Lemon Zest, Aqua Splash,

Fresh Green, Red Apple, Spiced Ginger

Acrylic Block
1/4" Tea-ific Tape

Nuvo Water Brush

Tonic Craft Perfect Specialty Paper: Ivory Bouquet

Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive

Nuvo Glitter Drops: Honey Gold

Sizzix Dotted Ovals

Spellbinders Grand Ovals

Mounting Tape

I'd like to play along in the following challenges:

Crafty Creations Challenge #367: Anything Goes
Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #166: Anything Goes
City Crafter Challenge Blog Week 414: Watercolor Flowers
World Wide Open Design Team Challenge #5: Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by,

I'll see you back here in June!

Shona

AUTUMN GIRLFRIENDS

Hi there,

Today I'd like to share with you another of the October Reveal Sets over at Sparkle N Sprinkle: Autumn Girlfriends Set 810.  These two girls are having a blast in their pile of leaves! Isn't it fun when you have a friend that you can just do silly things with? I've got a girlfriend coming this afternoon, who is just like that! We share the same birthday, she was a neighbor, then she moved first to Connecticut and now is in New York. We see each other maybe three times a year, and each time we do, it's like she never left! There are lots of leaves in my yard this morning, maybe you'll catch us out there this afternoon!!!

I began by stamping the image in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then colored with Copics. The sky and the grass were sponged with Memento Bamboo Leaves and Summer Sky inks.

The leaves were then applied with glue from the Fine Tip Nuvo Glue Pen and Sparkling Snow was sprinkled on top, to give the pile of leaves lots of sparkle!

The image was cut with Memory box Cross Stitched Frame Border. These girls love to sew together too!

My background was a piece of white cardstock which I misted with water using the Mini Mister and then tapped on some yellow, orange, red and green Nuance powders. I dried it with my heat tool, to quicken up the process! I then made another piece with the same colors and cut my leaves from that using the Sizzix Tattered Leaves die.

My leaves were applied with Moonstone Glimmer Paste, I applied the paste with a spatula on top of a piece of protective backing sheet from the Adhesive Sheets. It was important here, as some of the colors ran into the paste, so I reused it on the leaves, rather than putting it back in the jar, contaminated. Nothing was wasted!

I cut out the little die from the middle of the background sheet.

The sentiment was stamped in Versamark and heat embossed with Black Detail. The little leaves were colored with Orange Copic and then I attached it to the bottom of the image. These were then attached to the Nuance background with Foam Squares. The background was layered to a black card base.

The leaves were attached to the card using 1/4" Tear-ific Tape and Foam Squares. Some were placed on top of the image and some tucked under - like a pile of leaves. Those hanging over the edges were cut off with my scissors. 

That brings us to my finished card for today:

Hope you've enjoyed your stay and that I've inspired you to get some of the gorgeous Moonstone Glimmer Paste!

I'd like to enter my card in the following Challenges:
World Wide Open Design Team Challenge #15: Anything Goes
Path of Positivity Challenge #42: Friendship

Till next time,

Big Hugs,

Shona