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Today's card, I will show you how to get the perfect masking using Taylored Expressions new masking stencils, along with using Perfect Pearls... such an affordable product that gives so much shimmer to a card! This card is inspired by a Jennifer McGuire video I watched, years ago.
Let's get started!!
To start, I cut a 4 1/4' x 5 1/2" white Neenah cardstock panel and tape it to my Taylored Expressions Rectangle Masking Stencil, I use the larger stencil in this set.
Next, I start blending my panel using Taylored Expressions Blender Brushes with three colors of Distress Inks. I start first with Worn Lipstick and blend on the right side of the panel. The second color I chose is Picked Raspberry to blend the center, blending into the previous color a bit. With the third color, Wilted Violet, I blend on the left side of the panel blending a bit into the previous color. I go back with each color and blend them together to get a seamless blend.
For the next step, I take a soft brush and tap onto the panel some Perfect Pearls powder (the pearl color). I then softly tap and move around the powder with the soft brush until the colored ink is coated with shine then brush away any extra powder. I carefully remove my panel from the stencil. To help seal the powder, I spray clean water into the air to create a fine mist with my Distress Sprayer bottle and wave the panel through the water mist.
Next, I lightly mist the back side of my panel with clean water (this helps to soften the paper a bit to avoid cracking when using 3D folders) then place the panel in my Tim Holtz Sizzix 3D Botanical embossing folder and run it through my Big Shot die cut machine. ***Be sure to check your machine's sandwich order for 3D embossing folders.
I now trim 1/4" off each side so I'm left with a 3 3/4" x 5" panel and mount it onto a 3 7/8" x 5 1/8" Taylored Expressions Oreo cardstock panel. I then mount onto a Taylored Expressions Jelly Donut top folding card base.
For my greeting, I use the Simon Says Stamp Love Shadow die and cut the word Love out of Oreo cardstock and the shadow three times out of white Neenah cardstock using my Big Shot. I then use Gina K. Designs Connect liquid glue to glue together the three shadow layers to give dimension, then glue the black Love die onto the shadow.
Next, I choose a sentiment from Simon Says Stamp Tiny Words stamp set and stamp it with Versamark embossing ink onto Oreo cardstock, using my MISTI stamp positioner. I add Brutus Monroe Alabaster embossing powder and heat emboss with my Wagner heat tool. I use the smallest die from Simon Says Stamp Sentiment Labels to die cut my sentiment. I take my T-Square Ruler to make sure the sentiment is straight on my card and glue it down. Next, I glue the Love greeting above the sentiment. To finish off my card, I add jewels from Lucy's Cards Jewels to match the shades of my ink.
I hope you enjoyed today's card project using Masking Stencils for perfect placement, 3D embossing folder to add dimension, Perfect Pearls to add shimmer and jewels to add sparkle! This card would be great for Valentine's Day or just to let someone you love know how special they are.
If this is your first time visiting my blog, welcome and I hope you return. If you are a return visitor, I thank you and appreciate your support!
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Happy Stamping!!
Jeannie
Today's card, I will show you how to get the perfect masking using Taylored Expressions new masking stencils, along with using Perfect Pearls... such an affordable product that gives so much shimmer to a card! This card is inspired by a Jennifer McGuire video I watched, years ago.
Let's get started!!
To start, I cut a 4 1/4' x 5 1/2" white Neenah cardstock panel and tape it to my Taylored Expressions Rectangle Masking Stencil, I use the larger stencil in this set.
Next, I start blending my panel using Taylored Expressions Blender Brushes with three colors of Distress Inks. I start first with Worn Lipstick and blend on the right side of the panel. The second color I chose is Picked Raspberry to blend the center, blending into the previous color a bit. With the third color, Wilted Violet, I blend on the left side of the panel blending a bit into the previous color. I go back with each color and blend them together to get a seamless blend.
For the next step, I take a soft brush and tap onto the panel some Perfect Pearls powder (the pearl color). I then softly tap and move around the powder with the soft brush until the colored ink is coated with shine then brush away any extra powder. I carefully remove my panel from the stencil. To help seal the powder, I spray clean water into the air to create a fine mist with my Distress Sprayer bottle and wave the panel through the water mist.
Next, I lightly mist the back side of my panel with clean water (this helps to soften the paper a bit to avoid cracking when using 3D folders) then place the panel in my Tim Holtz Sizzix 3D Botanical embossing folder and run it through my Big Shot die cut machine. ***Be sure to check your machine's sandwich order for 3D embossing folders.
I now trim 1/4" off each side so I'm left with a 3 3/4" x 5" panel and mount it onto a 3 7/8" x 5 1/8" Taylored Expressions Oreo cardstock panel. I then mount onto a Taylored Expressions Jelly Donut top folding card base.
For my greeting, I use the Simon Says Stamp Love Shadow die and cut the word Love out of Oreo cardstock and the shadow three times out of white Neenah cardstock using my Big Shot. I then use Gina K. Designs Connect liquid glue to glue together the three shadow layers to give dimension, then glue the black Love die onto the shadow.
Next, I choose a sentiment from Simon Says Stamp Tiny Words stamp set and stamp it with Versamark embossing ink onto Oreo cardstock, using my MISTI stamp positioner. I add Brutus Monroe Alabaster embossing powder and heat emboss with my Wagner heat tool. I use the smallest die from Simon Says Stamp Sentiment Labels to die cut my sentiment. I take my T-Square Ruler to make sure the sentiment is straight on my card and glue it down. Next, I glue the Love greeting above the sentiment. To finish off my card, I add jewels from Lucy's Cards Jewels to match the shades of my ink.
I hope you enjoyed today's card project using Masking Stencils for perfect placement, 3D embossing folder to add dimension, Perfect Pearls to add shimmer and jewels to add sparkle! This card would be great for Valentine's Day or just to let someone you love know how special they are.
If this is your first time visiting my blog, welcome and I hope you return. If you are a return visitor, I thank you and appreciate your support!
Should you have any questions or comments, please leave them in the comments section. I'd love to hear from you and what you thought about today's card.
If you would like to be notified by email each time I post a new card project to my blog, you can click on the subscribe button at the top.
Thank you for visiting and I hope you come back soon!
Happy Stamping!!
Jeannie
You make it look so easy! Gorgeous card!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Crystal!!
DeleteIt's just beautiful. So very nice.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much!!
DeleteThanks for sharing your process! Gorgeous card!
ReplyDeleteThank you Susan!!
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