Create A Smile has a must have set in the store called Stamping Friends. This set is perfect for creating something special for one (or all) of your paper loving buddies! I used a couple of images from this set and combined them with a couple older stamp sets.
I started by gold heat embossing the gorgeous sentiment from the Happy to Call You My Friend Stamp Set. I used the Heart Rays Stencil along with Seedless Preserves and Dusty Concord Distress Inks right over top of the sentiment. I tried to centre it the best I could. I cut down the inked panel using the second largest die from the Scalloped Rectangles Cool Cuts Set.
I stamped the ink blending tool and a few sequins from the Stamping Friends set. The sequins were gold heat embossed right off the start and colour was added with the same Distress Inks. I stamped the blending tool in a light Copic safe ink, coloured it and then added the embossing. Jury still seems to be out on whether the embossing ruins your marker tips so I played it safe! Everything was fussy cut.
I foam mounted the images and it was at this point I decided to add the "creative" to the card. This comes from the Same Frequency Stamp Set (which also contains some crafty images!). I simply masked off a portion of the stamp, inked and fussy cut around it. I adhered the focal panel to an ivory card base...I am loving the white and ivory combination!!
To have the heat embossed sentiment stand out a bit more, I CAREFULLY added a drop shadow using some cool grey markers. And that's it!!
Can't wait to see what crafty creation you come up with!! Please visit the Create A Smile Challenge Blog for more details but in the meantime, this is what you'll be playing for!
Thank you so much for stopping by today!! See you soon!
Laurie
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