This is another card done with a brass stencil and sponging, this time using white embossing paste and glitter.
I attached the stencil onto Soft Sky cardstock with removable tape and stenciled just the trees with Old Olive ink and a sponge dauber, masking off the other areas of the stencil. Then I removed the stencil and cleaned the ink off, setting it aside until later.
I carefully sponged around the stenciled image with the sponge dauber and Old Olive ink to fill out the tree shapes.
After the ink dried, I reattached the brass stencil, lining it up over the stenciled image. Using a palette knife, I applied Dreamweaver White Embossing Paste over the entire image and then covered it with DD glitter while it was still wet.
After allowing it to dry for about an hour, I colored the star with the So Saffron marker and sponged on some Craft Whisper White ink below the trees.
I trimmed the image and layered it onto Blue Bayou and Naturals White cardstock, and popped it up with dimensionals.
NOTE: If the green ink shows through the embossing paste a little, just color it with the white gel pen.
Date: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 GMT Views: 3331
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Paper: Soft Sky, Blue Bayou, Naturals White, Certainly Celery, Wintergreen Designer Series, Blue Bayou Prints Designer Series
Ink: Old Olive, Craft Whisper White, Not Quite Navy
Accessories: brass stencil, Dreamweaver white embossing paste, sponge daubers, removable tape, palette knife, DD glitter, So Saffron marker, white gel pen, Not Quite Navy brads, dotted celery ribbon, dimensionals
Registered: August 13, 2004 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 401
Sat, Dec 01, 2007 @ 6:52 PM
Another beautiful card! Your designs are fabulous. I love the way you layered the pieces and used background papers. I wish I were that creative! But I am very good at copying someone elses ideas and executing it! LOL I just may have to case this one! Thanks for sharing your talent with us!
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Registered: October 25, 2004 Location: Southern Oregon Coast Posts: 17641
Tue, Dec 11, 2007 @ 11:41 PM
Linda, I love the effect of the soft edges of the trees with the sparkly embossing over them! Beautiful paper and color combo and the layout is really fabulous! Love that pretty ribbon, too!
Registered: June 23, 2007 Location: California Posts: 30
Thu, Dec 13, 2007 @ 12:33 AM
I absolutely love this card!! The colors are gorgeous and you did a fantastic job with the paste. What a great inspiration. Thank you for sharing and for your great directions too!
Lorraine Castellon-Rowe
www.lorrainerowe.blogspot.com
Registered: April 20, 2006 Location: Michigan's Upper Peninsula Posts: 34762
Fri, Dec 28, 2007 @ 3:28 PM
This is such a wonderful card!! I just love this layout and these beautiful colors/papers!!! And I must say, I have been so interested in this embossing paste for quite some time -- I really must find myself some and give this a try -- I just love the results you have here -- totally gorgeous!!!