2/13/2011 Faux Flower and Sweetheart

Faux Pressed flowers are a blast!! There is an awesome tutorial at:
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/fauxpressedflowers/

All products used are copyrighted by CTMH unless otherwise noted.
Stamp sets:One of a Kind
Cardstock: White Daisy, Black
Paper: Sweetheart Level 2 paper packet
Inks: New England Ivy ink pads and Cotton Candy re-inker
White Daisy Variety Pack, White Daisy grosgrain ribbon, Metal brad assortment
Cuttlebug: embossing folder Plum Blossoms, Nestabilities sm Circles

The flower is colored by putting rubbing alcohol in a spray pen and a few drops of Cotton Candy re-inker, mix and spray onto paper flower and let dry. I use rubbing alcohol because it dries faster than water!

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2/12/2011 Faux Pressed Flowers - One of a Kind & Sweetheart

Faux Pressed flowers are a blast!! There is an awesome tutorial at:
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/fauxpressedflowers/

All products used are copyrighted by CTMH unless otherwise noted.
Stamp sets:One of a Kind
Cardstock: White Daisy, Black, Cotton Candy
Paper: Sweetheart Level 2 paper packet
Inks: New England Ivy ink pad and Cotton Candy re-inker
White Daisy Variety Pack, Metal brad assortment, White Daisy grosgrain ribbon
Cuttlebug: embossing folder Oriental Weave, Nestibilities Scalloped Circle & Sm Circles
Five Flower Paper Bunch punch

The flower is colored by putting rubbing alcohol in a spray pen and a few drops of Cotton Candy re-inker, mix and spray onto paper flower and let dry. I use rubbing alcohol because it dries faster than water!


Closeup.

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2/12/2011 Faux Pressed Flowers & One of a Kind

Faux Pressed flowers are a blast!! There is an awesome tutorial at:
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/fauxpressedflowers/

All products used are copyrighted by CTMH unless otherwise noted.
Stamp sets: One of a Kind
Cardstock: White Daisy, Black
Paper: Sweetheart & Magnifique
Inks: New England Ivy, Bamboo ink pads, Pacifica and Cotton Candy re-inker
White Daisy Variety Pack, retired Autumn bigger brads, Hollyhock grosgrain ribbon
Cuttlebug: Japanese Scales ef, Labels Three Nestabilities
MS Lrg Monarch Punch

The flower is colored by putting rubbing alcohol in a spray pen and a few drops of Cotton Candy or Pacifica re-inker, mix and spray onto paper flower and let dry. I use rubbing alcohol because it dries faster than water!

Butterfly is punched from Magnifique paper then glued on white daisy cs and cut out.

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2/12/2011 Faux Pressed Flowers & Dreams Come True

Faux Pressed flowers are a blast!! There is an awesome tutorial at:
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/fauxpressedflowers/

All products used are copyrighted by CTMH unless otherwise noted.
Stamp sets:Dream Come True, Gracious Greetings
Cardstock: White Daisy, New England Ivy
Inks:Cocoa, NEI ink pads and Cotton Candy re-inker
Filigree Charm, White Daisy Variety Pack
Cuttlebug embossing folder Oriental Weave

The flower is colored by putting rubbing alcohol in a spray pen and a few drops of Cotton Candy re-inker, mix and spray onto paper flower and let dry. I use rubbing alcohol because it dries faster than water!


Closeup!


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2/12/2011 Wings and Find Your Style, Rock and Roll

All products used are copyright of CTMH unless otherwise noted.
Technique used is Rock and Roll. Ink stamp in Sweet Leaf, roll edges in Juniper and stamp.

Stamp set: Find Your Style
Cardstock: Juniper and White Daisy
BG&T paper: Wings level 2
Inks: Juniper and Sweet Leaf
button brads, White Daisy grosgrain ribbon

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2/12/2011 Watercolor Bleed Peacocks

What a fun technique!!!
All products used copyright of CTMH unless otherwise noted.
All cards:
Stamp set: Circle of Love
Mead Watercolor Paper
Cardstock: White Daisy, Pacifica
Inks: Versamark embossing pad, Pear, Pacifica and Lagoon re-inkers
Black E.P., White Daisy Organdy Ribbon, Sparkles: Green & Blue assortment

Some of the cards:
Magnifique Level 2 paper packet
Cuttlebug: Peacock embossing folder

Peacock was heat embossed onto watercolor paper, then sprayed with the new spray pen and using a waterbrush to pick up ink and placed on peacock. You can find an awesome tutorial here for Watercolor Bleed:
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/watercolorbleed/

2/12/2011 Beautiful Things Christmas Card

This card is lifted from a CTMH sister Brenda Frerichs, the only thing I did different was put snow on the trees. Thanks Brenda for an awesome card!!!
Stamp Set: Beautiful Things, Everlasting Life
Cardstock: Indian Corn Blue
Inks: Cocoa and Indian Corn Blue stamp pad, White Daisy re-inker
Waterbrush, Pearl Opaques


Stamped in Cocoa on Indian Corn Blue cardstock, watercolored with white daisy ink = snow and snowflakes.

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