Sea Street Stampin' Up! Card

It is really overdue for me to post a new card! I have not been inspired to stamp for about a week. I did create at least 15 scrapbook pages. I finally pulled out all my Project Life supplies and some really old photos that I wanted to get into scrapbooks so that I can look at them once in awhile. I didn't do any stamping or embellishing, I hope to do that another time. I found, after I sorted them in the order that I wanted them in the book, it was not easy choosing the photo sleeve pages to put them in. I guess I need to get a few more page configurations.

I finally got a card made today. I really like this cute set from the new Stampin' Up! catalog. It's called Sea Street and reminds me of the graphics you might find on signs and buildings while strolling through a seaside town. I am going to be making a bunch of birthday cards and thank you cards with this set. I used a greeting from the Perfect Pennant set; the Sea Street set doesn't have any sentiments in it.

 

I used the colors that Hand Stamped Sentiments is currently challenging stampers to try. And I used the card technique that Technique Time Tuesday is featuring this month.

To see all the great cards that stampers have created with this color theme and linked to Hand Stamped Sentiments site click here.

To see the wonderful card creations using this technique on Technique Time Tuesday click here.

My Paper Pumpkin Thank You Card

This month Technique Time Tuesday had an interesting Technique to share. I created the card, but didn't ever get it linked to their blog. I have been too busy dealing with things concerning the accident that my husband was in at the beginning of March.
Still, I thought I would share it with you because I hadn't seen it before. They call it "Caught in Crystal". Here is the card I created for the challenge. You should go check out their blog and see all the cards people created.

There is a tutorial on Technique Time Tuesday that explains how you create the "Caught in Crystal" piece so I will only explain it briefly.
Use a 3" x 3" piece of window sheet. Stamp with Stazon ink on the front. When it is dry, turn it over and coat the back side with Crystal Effects. You can add a drop or two, depending on the intensity of the color that you want, of reinker and blend it into the crystal effects. Now lightly sprinkle some glitter over the crystal effects. Stamp a "background" image onto 3 x 3 inch tissue paper, turn it over and stick it onto the crystal effects. Press it gently into the crystal effects then let it dry and use it for your art piece on a card. That's basically the process.

The supplies I used were mostly from the March Stampin' Up! My Paper Pumpkin kit.
If you would like to try out My Paper Pumpkin you can click here

I hope you try this technique.
Have a great day!
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