Reverse Embossing class with Theresa U

When the invitation goes out to hang out with Theresa U for an evening of 1:1 instruction on card making, you don't say no!

What a blast!!  DS and I enjoyed an excellent dinner of fantastically BBQ'd burgers with LK and the family, a DQ Ice Cream cake for dessert (thanks dessert friends!) and then the ladies headed to Theresa's dream craft room while DS and Chad rocked out on GH3.

It is a room of paradise, I'm telling you!!

And an awesome evening where Theresa espoused her vast knowledge of all things card-making to show LK and I how to create a card using reverse embossing and a little distressing.

We used clear embossing powder on super smooth white paper (Cornish Heritage Farms) and stamped the branch image using Versamark.  Next, we distressed using a sponge and some Tim Holtz distress ink to give it that 'sky' background, stamped the Paper Trey branch image, added the sentiment as well as some embellishments (including some Liquid Pearls- awesome idea, Theresa!!) before securing it to the brown card stock.  

This was my final product.  LK's looked awesome as well; hopefully she will post a picture!

Now I'm so pumped to use my new reverse embossing skill! YAY!  There will likely be many more such cards gracing this blog in the future.

THANK YOU, THERESA!!!

Time off from work means stamping!!

Today is Sunday, my day off.

Ahhh, how I love Sundays!  Today is extra awesome because we are hanging out at home and my boy is able to go outside and chillax with the other kiddies in the neighbourhood.

Here are the two cards I finished today.

One was my first sympathy card that I needed to make for a friend who's FIL passed away.

Not so 'sympathy'ish as I wanted to work with the stamp supplies that I had.  Gotta make my new hobby fit the budget too! ;O) 

Inside sentiment is one that I found on another stamper's site and loved. It reads 'May God's love guide you, uphold you, protect you and enfold you'.  Hopefully these are fitting words for people in pain.

Second card was my foray into the de-stressing domain.  The edges of both popped up parts (the sentiment and coloured chick) were distressed using the Memory Maker's distresser tool. Stamps are from A Muse and are so fun!  Tons of fun!  Wasn't sure if I would like it but it seems to fit?

Both cards were coloured with copic markers and stickles for added 'pop'.  

Have a great rest of the weekend!

...more cards to come soon, hopefully!