A Bit of Sparkle and Daubing

For our May card class, we decided to add a bit of sparkle by spritzing the main card with a mixture of Champagne Mist and rubbing alcohol. We also introduced daubing which is done using a sponge dauber dabbed onto an ink pad and lightly rubbed around the edge of the greeting strip (here we used Certainly Celery) and the vase (using Midnight Muse). The vase was cleverly created by partly punching out a piece of Baja Breeze with the Ornament punch. The pattern was stamped with the flower from 'Itty Bitty Bits' in Midnight Muse which co-ordinates well with the larger flowers taken from 'Printed Petals', stamped in Baja Breeze. The stems/leaves were stamped with Certainly Celery and the stamp set 'Just Believe', the greeting 'just for you' was also taken from this set. The card stock used was also Midnight Muse and Certainly Celery, and the Scallop Trim Border was used on the Certainly Celery layer.

The second card project of the evening was using the lovely Hopeful Thoughts stamp set.

I wanted to show the ladies how well the Simply Scored Scoring Tool could be used to add lovely detail to a card project. The colour combination used for this card was Sahara Sand for the main card, very vanilla and early espresso card stock. I also choose to use Rich Razzleberry, as it works so well with this colour combination and adds a lovely splash of colour; I have used this with the greeting and the co-ordinating 1/4" stitched grosgrain ribbon. The Itty Bitty Bits stamps have been stamped onto Sahara Sand cardstock using versa mark and rich razzleberry inks and punched out using the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack to produce a lovely effect on the tree. I hope that you enjoy the simplicity of this card!