BREATHE

If this is your first time visiting my blog than welcome and if you've been here before then welcome back.  Today I am up on the i-crafter blog with a very peaceful card for you. 

Since the world has gone a little bit crazy lately I think we all just need to remember the basics like breathing! Consider this your daily reminder to just b-r-e-a-t-h-e!

Here is my card recipe:

I started with a piece of smooth card stock and stamped a script background in emboss resist ink then sprinkled white embossing powder over top and heated it up until it was smooth and melted.

I then took a few different distress oxide inks and did some ink blending over the embossed words. 

I just love the look of the ink fading out towards the center. 

Next I cut out the letters B-R-E-A-T-H-E in some gold foil card stock from the 

Haley Outline Alphabet dies. I also used the same gold foil to cut out 3 flowers from the 

Flower Burst dies and arrange them around the letters.

I love the beautiful simplicity of this card, it has a very soothing feel to it and reminds me of the beach. The ink blending is my favorite part.

Thank you so much for joining me today!

i-crafter is having a BRAND NEW never before seen release on April 1st! You don't want to miss it so make sure to come back to the i-crafter blog and shop on the 1st!

The design team has been hard at work making some fabulous new projects for you using all of the new products!

Have a great day, I already am!

🌸 Lisa  🌸

Amazing Friend

Hello and welcome to my blog! Today I am up on the i-Crafter blog with this rainbow inspired friend card.  The March release showcased the Haley Alphabet Outline Dies and the Flower Bursts Dies and I used them both on this card. For the sentiment I used the Amaze Me Stamp Set that was released back in January.

Card Recipe

For my card I started out with a piece of kraft card stock that measured 5" x 3 3/4" and I lined up the letters F-R-I-E-N-D from the Haley Alphabet Outline Dies across the center and sent it through my die-cut machine.  I kept all the pieces that fell out so I could fill in the centers of the R and the D.

I cut the letters out a second time in white so I could give each letter an outline, it really made them pop.  I did some rainbow ink blending with my Distress Oxide inks for the panel behind the word FRIEND.  I wanted the rainbow colors to peek through the die cut letters. Before I adhered the rainbow panel, I ran through the kraft panel through my Vagabond with a polka dot embossing folder to give it some extra texture.  I adhered the rainbow panel behind the kraft panel and then adhered both panels to a 4" x 5 1/4" black panel.  The whole piece was then placed on a white card base.

I added some rainbow color jewels around the letters as well.  

For the rainbow flower at the top of the card I used the Flower Bursts Dies from the March release and I did some rainbow coloring on the base of the flower. I then cut the top layer out of white to place over the flower to match the style of the letters.  I placed a white jewel in the center of the flower for some extra added shine.

All that was left was to add the sentiment and I chose one from the Amaze Me Stamp Set released in January. I stamped it in emboss resist ink and sprinkled white embossing powder over it then heated it until it was shiny and melted.  I matted the sentiment on white and then black so it would stand out better.

I guess you could say I went a little rainbow crazy on this card! I do love my rainbows!

Thank you so much for joining me today and I hope you enjoyed my card!

i-crafter is having a BRAND NEW never before seen release on April 1st! You don't want to miss it so make sure to come back to the i-crafter blog and shop on the 1st!

Have a great day, I already am!

🌸 Lisa  🌸