Be Mine ghosting gratitude card

For my project today, I needed a thank you card and as I was sending it out prior to Valentine’s Day, I thought I’d try this layout.  I already had the background piece completed previously and needed to get it used in a project.  This card actually came together pretty quickly with the background just waiting for a project.  I used the ghosting technique on glossy cardstock and the Meant to Be stamp set.  First I stamped the hearts in Versamark ink and let it dry.  I then sponged Petal Pink, Flirty Flamingo and Lovely Lipstick inks in layers over the hearts.  To the background I added a piece of the Lovely Lipstick ribbon from the All My Love Ribbon combo pack.  Over the top of this, I cut the large scalloped heart framelit out of the Sale-a-Bration Foil Sheet pack you can only get for FREE.  I then ran the inside heart through the Subtle Embossing Folder which added amazing texture.  I then stamped the heart in Flirty Flamingo and used the sentiment from the Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set from the annual catalog as my sentiment.  I stamped this on the center heart from the smaller scalloped heart in the set.

I love how this turned out and hope the recipient does too.  Thanks for stopping by my blog today, I know your time is valuable.  I hope you’ve been inspired.  If you would like to purchase any of the items used today, click on the shopping cart in the upper right, it will take you to my online store.  I would love to earn your business.  If you would like to earn a discount on your orders, please join my team.  You can find all the details at teresaharper.stampinup.net.  Click on the tab that says Join the Fun!

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Enjoy Life ghosting

 This is my card today.  I love how it turned out.  It utilizes the Enjoy Life photopolymer stamp set I. The 2018-2019 Stampin’ Up! Annual catalog.  My girl friend challenged me to teach our little group how to make cards with this stamp set.  This is one of them I came up with.

I started with a card base of crumb cake.  The main focal point is a piece of glossy cardstock.  I first stamped my images in versamark ink, then set them aside to dry.  I then started in the center of the card and sponged crumb cake ink across the image.  Then went to the bottom sponging granny apple green ink and finally finished the top portion with Balmy Blue.  I blended the green and crumb cake, but didn’t worry so much with the blue as I rather liked the lighter horizon line between those two.  Finally I stamped the sentiment also from the same stamp set in Stazon black in using the Stamparatus to ensure the stamp didn’t slip on the glossy card for a clean crisp image.  The focal image image is then mounted a piece of whisper white card 5 3/8 x 4 1/8 for the thinnest of borders.

I will use this as a make-n-take in an upcoming workshop.  I know the gals will love it.  It makes for a great masculine card that could be used for most any occasion.  I also think this qualifies for #simplestamping with one stamp set, ink and paper.  I did add a piece of linen thread to the bottom to dress it up just a bit.  I didn’t want to overwhelm the beauty of the focal image.

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Teresa