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Scrap bin to the rescue!

6/24/2019

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The craziness of Mondays can zap your inspiration and make creating cards difficult. For today's quick and easy cards, I headed to my scrap bin for help.

If you're like me, you have a bin that looks something like this. Whenever I make a card and have extra bits that don't quite work, stamped images or die-cut shapes, I throw them in my scrap bin thinking they will be useful someday. Well, someday is today!

I started by dumping my bin out on the table so I could dig through all the goodies a little easier. As I looked through things, I started grouping items that I thought would work well together. I tried different shapes and colors together. Put images with shapes. Combined images. The beauty of the scrap bin was that I started putting things together that I wouldn't have normally thought would work. Working with all the bits and pieces sparked so many ideas!

I made a dozen cards in a few hours. Some were more successful than others, but it was a great way to use some scraps and put together some quick cards on a Monday!
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Enamel Dot hack

6/21/2019

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Every other page on the internet seems to have a hack for something. Sometimes the use of these hacks is dubious, but today's tip and technique for the weekend is a little stamping hack that may come in handy some day. 

Enamel dots can add that little something that every card seems to need. But, what do you do if don't have just the right color of enamel dot for your project? Make your own of course!

For this card, I wanted some beautiful Bermuda Bay enamel dots to match the ring at the center of the card. (Btw, check back next week for directions on how to make this really fun gate-fold card.) 
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Heat embossing to the rescue! I embossed some small circles to mimic the look for enamel dots.

To start, I punched some Bermuda Bay circles using handheld circle punches in 1/8 and 1/4" sizes. 

For the 1/8" circles, I used half of a glue dot to stick them on a pair of tweezers. Then I dabbed them on my Versamark pad and dip them in my container of clear embossing powder. I zapped them with my heat gun and went through the steps a second time to get a thick coat of embossing. 

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The larger dots were a little easier because I simply attached them to the strip of glue dots. Then, I dabbed them on the Versamark pad. Some of the ink went on the backing sheet, but I pressed down primarily on the dots, so the paper didn't get lots of embossing powder on it. The little powder that was there didn't cause any problems for the creating the dots. 

For the large dots, I embossed them three times instead of two to get the level of embossing I wanted. I think the final product looks a lot like a regular enamel dot!
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I did something similar on the window card from Wednesday's blog post. However, that time I used Stampin' Up!'s Glimmer Paper. Instead of embossing, I simply punched out some small circles and attached them to the card. 

They added just the right extra touch of glitz to the card and since I made them myself, they matched the the other paper used on the card perfectly. 

So, while regular enamel dots are quick and easy to use, if you're in a bind or want just the right color, making your own may be just the hack you need!

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See Through with glitz

6/19/2019

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 Sometimes you want to make cards that are a little extra - extra intricate, extra flashy, extra special. Today's Wow Wednesday card delivers all of that! 

A glitzy gold circle frames a window to the inside of the card. The frosted window, created by adding a piece of vellum, adds a hint of elegance. Vellum is a very thin paper that softens the appearance of the image under it. 

I began this card by stamping the rose image from Stampin' Up!'s To a Wild Rose stamp set in Tuxedo Black Memento ink on Whisper White card stock. I then masked the rose and stamped the leaves in Tuxedo Black as well. Coloring the rose was so quick and easy with Stampin' Up!'s blends. These are alcohol markers that come in packs of two with a light and dark marker for each color. This allows you to easily blend the colors to give dimension to the image by adding shading and highlights. I used Mango Melody blends for the rose and Old Olive blends for the leaves. 

I then cut a circle in the Mango Melody card stock using the layering circles. To give the circle a frame of bling, I used two dies to cut a thin circle outline from glitter paper and adhered it to the card. 

I finished the card with a die cut thank you sentiment from Stampin' Up!'s Well Written dies. After cutting the words, I embossed them three times using a Versamark pad and black embossing powder. This gives the sentiment an enameled look. 

This card gives a high class look, but is still pretty quick and easy. 
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