Even though you wouldn't know it, based on the cold, rainy weather we've had this weekend, I am officially on summer holidays...woohoo!! I am so ready for a break from having my life dictated by the ringing of the school bell every day. Time for LOTS of crafting time for little ol' me!
Today I want to show you the design I came up with for thank you cards for various departing staff members at my school.
Here is the prototype...
I began by heat embossing the floral image from the
Awesomely Artistic stamp set on a 3-3/4" x 4-1/4" piece of
Whisper White card stock using
white embossing powder. I sponged the entired surface with
Pool Party ink and then mounted the sponged panel onto a 4" x 4-1/4" piece of (retired) Brushed Silver card stock. The entire panel is adhered to a
Smoky Slate card base that I embossed using the (retired) Perfect Polka Dots TIEF.
The sentiment, from the
One Big Meaning stamp set, is heat embossed on
vellum using
silver embossing powder. The butterfly is die cut from Brushed Silver card stock using the
Bold Butterfly Framelits. I added some
rhinetones coloured with alcohol-based markers for a bit of sparkle on the butterfly.
On the inside I stamped the floral image using
Pool Party ink and heat embossed the sentiment from the
Wild About Flowers set in
silver.
Once I had a template, I decided to try the same design in different colours, simply changing the ink colour with which I did my sponging. Check them out...
Which one is your favourite??
Beautiful, Leena! Can't wait to see what you whip up this summer! :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful assortment of colours - lovely!
ReplyDeleteHappy Summer Vacation Leena - well deserved. Enjoy!
Thanks Sandy...I plan to enjoy every minute!
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