Spritz! Spray! Love!

Oh. Em. Gee. 

I am seriously in love with Color Burst!

I made this first set of cards using the Crazy Dogs stamp set and my first set of Color Burst Powders.

You can check out those cards by clicking on the photo below.

Since then, I have collected a few more bottles of Color Burst & have created another set of cards.

This time I used a the Patchwork Pieces Stamp Set from Stampers Anonymous & embossing powder.

I started by stamping several images from the stamp set onto 140lb watercolour paper with embossing ink then embossing the image with clear powder. I sprinkled on some Color Burst Powder and gave it a quick spritz of water. Bam! Look at that amazing color & the yummy resist images.

I loved it so much I decided to try it again with black embossing powder.

Gorgeous! 

I was having so much fun I just kept making cards. More colors! More embossing powders!

By the end I had Color Burst all over my hands and my face. It was a good day. 

I just needed to add some sentiments and I had eight finished cards.
I am truly in love with Color Burst and I know I have just started to discover all the wonderful things that can be done with them. I can't wait to play more!

#Grateful

It's October and that means Thanksgiving in Canada.

This weekend it will be be all about the turkey, stuffing, pumpkin pie and spending time with family.

I have so much to be grateful for but I am especially thankful for my family, friends and all of you for following me.

So this is for you.....I am very grateful to have you here.

I used the Autumn & Twisted Stampers Anonymous Layering Stencils along with the Twisted Sizzix Die. I really love the Twisted Die and stencil.

I started by blending 4 Distress Ink colours - Wild Honey, Scattered Straw, Fired Brick & Ripe Persimmon on 140lb watercolour paper..

I spritzed my watercolour paper with water to remove some the ink and then dried it with 

my heat tool.

Next I used some layering stencils and Distress Inks.

The Twisted Stencil is my new favourite!

Here is the card background after I finished with the layering stencils.

I quick spritz of Mica Spray to add some razzle dazzle and I was ready for the finishing touches.

Here are two more cards I made using the same steps.

Thank you card for Coffee Lover

I needed a small, masculine Thank You card & gift card holder & decided that I just had to use my 

Tim Horton's stamp from Viva Las VegaStamps.

The Tim Horton's stamps pairs perfectly with the Fresh Brewed Die from Sizzix.

.I cut out my coffee cup in chipboard and sprayed it with Candied Apple Distress Spray Stain.

A layer of Fired Brick Distress Ink gave the cup extra depth.

The lid was sprayed with Ground Espresso Distress Spray Stain(of course) and inked with Walnut Stain Distress Ink. I stamped the logo with Fired Brick Distress Ink.

Next step was to make my kraft paper envelope using the Envelope Die from Sizzix.

I used the Splatters Layering Stencil from Stampers Anonymous for the envelope.

I made a small card just small enough to fit into the envelope and stamped the front with a bunch of different 'thank you' stamps from my stash.

There you have it - a perfect Thank you card & gift card holder for a Tim Horton's coffee lover.