Friday, January 6, 2012

Yesterday's Cool...Today's Vintage


Hi - Jean here - with a pretty-in-pink Valentine idea.  It's funny (and aging!) when a class technique that was once cool and unique is now considered retro or (eek!) vintage.  


I love monochromatic designs in bright colors - and  the familiar ColorBox Fluid Chalk resist technique is great for that.  The beautiful new Damask Heart stamp and Grand Heart die from Memory Box make it quick and easy.  


Here are the directions for this card:


Clearsnap Products
Stamps
  • Memory Box Damask Heart, Valentine's Duo, Vintage Record Sheet
Other Supplies
  • Paper Accents Glossy White Cardstock
  • Memory Box Cream Textured and Parchment Cardstock
  • 4" Soft Rubber Brayer
  • Facial Tissue
  • Heat-Tool
  • Diecut Machine and Plates
  • Memory Box Grand Heart Die
  • Fuchsia Tulle
  • May Arts Silver Cord
  • Screw Punch
  • Foam Dots
Directions
  • Stamp Damask Heart on Glossy White Cardstock with Alabaster and dry the ink
  • Brayer Berrylicious over the stamped image until it's completely inked and the image starts to appear
  • Buff the stamped, brayered image with a tissue to remove any residual Berrylicious
  • Diecut the heart and ink the edges with Berrylicious (save some of the inked scraps for the greeting)
  • Stamp the greeting on the scrap of inked cardstock with Black and emboss it with Opalescent Clear Embossing Powder
  • Ink the edges with Berrylicious
  • Stamp Vintage Record Sheet on Parchment Cardstock with Charcoal, trim the cardstock and ink the edges with Charcoal
  • Gather the tulle into a bow secure it with the silver cord, leaving 3" strands of the cord
  • Trim the ends of the tulle
  • Using another piece of silver cord, tie a bow over the tulle bow
  • Punch a hole near the top center of the heart and pull the 3" strands through the hole and tape them to the back of the heart
  • Cut, score and fold a 5.5" square card of Cream Textured Cardstock
  • Assemble the card, using foam dots to attach the greeting

Hope this brought back fond memories of the-technique-from-the-past!  




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