TLC206

This week's Technique Challenge to create a card with a recessed window really intrigued me, but baffled me at first when I looked at the directions. Took a bit for the light bulb to come on, but when it did, I had so much fun with the first one, I made another! My son had asked me to make a card for his girlfriend for Valentine's, so I asked my daughter if she wanted me to make one for her boyfriend. Tyler got to pick the stamp he wanted me to use, but had to wing it for Shelbie's card since she's in Vermont. No sentiment inside the cards...I left that to them to "mushy up". : )

I had just gotten this Inkadinkado stamp when Tyler pointed to it on my desk and asked me to use it for his card. The kid has good taste! :) Stamped it with Versamark and embossed with silver EP, blinged it up with rhinestones. Doesn't look centered in the picture but it really is. Background DP from My Mind's Eye. Cut out a frame from Labels dies, inked with several colors. Flowers on right are from Michael's, curled and stacked on each other. The rest of the flowers and the flourish are from Cuttlebug dies. Put the tiny flowers on foam and pushed down in center with embossing tool to get them to cup, put rhinestones in center of each. Sentiment from SU!, directly on background.

Stamps: Inkadinkado Love Birds, Stampin Up! Fresh Cuts.

Paper: The Paper Studio, DCWV, My Mind's Eye

Ink: Versamark, Colorbox Queues.

Accessories: Rhinestones, silver EP, Cuttlebug, Nestabilities, die cut flowers.

For Shelbie's card to her boyfriend, I used the hands from a new Firecrackers Designs set, stamped with Stazon and colored with Prismas/baby oil, Tiara Stickles on the bracelet. Inked around the edges. Background DP is from Hot Off the Press, inked around the edges with three different colors and blended, though can't see in the pic. Beige vellum from same pack was cut to same size as background, then embossed the Papertrey Ink vine with copper and gold EP mixed together. Attached vellum to the background, cut out the window and around the vine. The word was a silver metal, colored with gold Deco marker, dotted with copper one; let that dry then tapped it with dusty rose and verdigris colored inks. Heated a bit with heat gun and rubbed with a piece of felt; gave it a pretty burnished look. That little booger was hot too...duh! :) Added the lacy plastic heart, inked edge of entire card with same colors as background DP. Shelbie said she loves it, and it's on its way to her so she can mail it to her boyfriend.

Stamps: Firecracker Designs Parisian Romance, Papertrey Ink With Sympathy.

Paper: Hot Off the Press DP and vellum, The Paper Studio.

Ink: Stazon, Colorbox Queues.

Accessories: Metal word, heart from Dress it Up, Stickles, Deco marker.