Greetings!
This past weekend I was showing one of my team members how easy it is to use the Blending Brushes and came up with this beautiful card in the process.
Simply Stunning!
The Friends Are Like Seashells stamp set is a stunning combination of gorgeous lifelike seashells and messages in a beautiful font! There are so many ways to make amazing creations with this ensemble, however, for this card simplicity won out. A little shading using the blending brushes creates a beautiful background for the sand dollar and sea grasses. Embellishing with a few pearls and gems add a magical feel and the addition of an angled piece of cardstock peaking out along the lower right and bottom edge takes the "frame" from ordinary to extraordinary.
Upon first glance the blending brush looks like a sponge, however, it's actually a brush with 1000's of super soft bristles. It's a new favorite tool for sure and so easy to use! Simply rub the brush on a stamp pad to collect a little ink and transfer ink to the cardstock by using a circular motion until you have the intensity of color you are looking for. The brushes come in a three pack and rinse out under running water for use again and again.
- Stamps:
- Friends Are Like Seashells stamp set
- Paper
- Crumb Cake card base - 4-1/4 x 11, scored at 5-1/2
- Pool Party - 5-1/4 x 4
- Bermuda Bay - 3-7/8 x 2-3/4 - cut at angle from 2-3/4 down to 3/4
- Basic White - 3-3/4 x 4-1/2
- Ink:
- Crumb Cake
- Garden Green
- Mossy Meadow
- Pool Party
- Embellishments:
- Metallic Pearls
- Pearl Basic Jewels
- Blue Adhesive-backed Gems
- Tools:
- Blending Brushes
- Paper Trimmer
- Take Your Pick
- Adhesives and more:
- Stampin' Seal
- Begin the circular motion with the Blending Brush off the edge of your cardstock and rotate onto the cardstock for a more evenly inked edge. Pool Party was used for the background on this card.
- Play with your cardstock layers framing your centerpiece. The angle adds a bit of the unexpected.
- Mixing embellishments is a great way to bring more interest to your card and makes each embellishment stock last longer :)😊
- The Take Your Pick Tool is the perfect tool for picking up and placing small embellishments such as the pearls and gems. It's much easier to accurately attach them when you can see them without your fingers getting in the way.
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