First up.. stamping on tumbled tile. I used the Bella Toile Background stamp and Saddle Brown Staz-On. Highlighted a bit in color. Then sealed with spray sealer.
Next.. Emboss Resist with stamping underneath.. better known as Emerging Colors at SCS. En Francais in Pale Plum and Inspired by Nature grass in Certainly Celery underneath.. then the Cone Flower Clear embossed over top. Then, brayered Perfect plum over all of that, and wiped off the Perfect Plum that was on top of the embossed area. Voila! Added Old Olive ribbon and the sentiment.
Then... Cracked Glass. I used a Websters Pages sheet (it's a Designer Paper - already printed) and stamped the bird from the Level 2 Hostess set Wings of Friendship. (I intentionally didn't ink the "flower" part of that stamp image, because i didn't want to cover up the compass). Used Old Olive on that bird. Then, Versamarked the whole paper, and put Glassy Glaze Enamel over top, and heat embossed. Repeated this step 3 more times. Put the Paper in the freezer to make it brittle. Once cool, gently flattened it out (it will have curled in the freezer - that's normal) and that created the crackles. Rubbed Elegant Eggplant on top, and rubbed it into the cracks. Wiped off excess, and finished the card. I'm completely in love with these Websters Pages.. they're perfectly proportioned for cardmaking!
Another view of it, different lighting. Hard to photograph!
It's hard to see, but the highlighted portion has the word "nurture" and the definition.
Finally, a card that will be posted for a WishRAK challenge as soon as my Exchange recipient gets her package ;) Hoping she doesn't see this blog post! I'm just super excited about this card.. love it actually.
I used So Saffron for the base. The "grass" at the bottom is made with the My Favorite Things Die-Namics (these things rock!) and Basic Grey "Green at Heart" paper, plus one layer of Cork! The Top Note Diecut is SU Naturals (not sure if White or ivory) and I used the Watercolor Trio stamp set on it. I colored on the stamps themselves with my Watercolor wonder crayons, then spritzed with water, and stamped onto the Top Note. Repeated several times for each image (including the green background leaf print). The Die Cut Leaves were given to me via WRAK when I first joined. I even sewed on this card.. a first for me (well, with cards anyway!) I added some Crystal Effects for the butterflies and the flower centers as well.
Here are side views - I used some of the Green at Heart paper inside too for some accent.
Hope you enjoyed today's foray into my world of crafting!
