February SOM

I created this card using CTMH's Feb som. The colors used are Black, White, and Twilight. The sentiment is stamped in versamark ink, then in black, and then embossed.





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Faith

This card is for this week's Mojo Monday Challenge. Colors are Sweet Leaf and Twilight, B&T papers are from emporium. I used the 2" scallop punch under the sentiment to make it pop, but I had to cut it apart.



The sentiment is from Faith Hope Charity. The sparkles are the blue and green assortment from CTMH.

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Yo Yo flowers

This card's papers are CTMH Sweet Leaf and Blush. The Blush B&T is from an old pack of Floral Tapestry. The Sweet Leaf papers are from the Emporium B&T paper pack. The sentiment is SU's Elements of Style.

Butterflies

I love how this card turned out! The colors are CTMH Sweet Leaf and Blush. The Blush B&T is from an old pack of Floral Tapestry. The butterflies are from the stamp set Find Your Style, JAN 2011 SOM set.



The butterflies are stamped twice. To get the top butterfly shiny, I first stamped in Versamark, then in Blush, then the edges are rolled in Sweet Leaf inks. Next, I added clear embossing powder and heat set. I bent the wings and mounted with foam adhesive over the flat butterflies to give a 3D effect.





There is a tutorial for the roses here:

http://luvs2stamp.blogspot.com/2011/02/paper-roses-tutorial.html


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Bliss

I made this card for this week's Mojo Monday challenge. The sentiment is from Stampin Up's Bliss stamp set, the green paper is from CTMH's Emporium B&T paper pack, and the rose paper is from Crafty Secrets Vintage papers.

Love You Forever

I created this card for this week's Mojo Monday Challenge. Papers are CTMH's Emporium, colors are CTMH's Sweet Leaf and Crystal Blue. Sentiment is from Papertrey.

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Valentines for my girls...

You're Adored Valentine

Paper is from CTMH That's Amore B&T Level 2 paper pack. Stamps are You're Adored.

There is a tutorial on the paper roses in the previous post. Happy Stamping! :o)

Paper roses tutorial, Glimmer Mist recipe

I've finally found directions for paper roses that are EASY and FUN to create! I just started making these yesterday, and already feel like a pro. I hope I can share the directions with you well enough for you to make them as well!


Begin with a square piece of paper. The little flowers were made with 4" x 4" paper. The large rose was made with an 8" x 8" sheet.

Cut the edges off so that it makes a circle.



Starting from the outside of your paper circle, cut into a spiral. When finished, it should look like this:



Though this picture shows me rolling the edges of the flower after I have glued it down, I have found it is easier to roll the edges of your spiral before you begin rolling. ~Use your toothpick to help you roll the edges of your flower down.



Starting at the outside edge, begin rolling towards the middle. A toothpick works great to get you started. I've also found that placing a bit of monoadhesive about 1/2" from the end will help hold the center of the flower tight. My flowers look better since I started doing this.



(The picture shows me using a skewer to roll... it turned out to be too big!)

Continue rolling until you reach the center of your circle.



Still holding onto your flower, flip the end up and squirt glue into the center of the bottom of the flower.



Press quickly to the center of the circle and allow the ends to unroll slightly. Add more glue as needed to hold the desired shape.



You're finished! Add your color and bling or use as is to decorate your cards!









Well... I couldn't stop with JUST paper roses! They needed a little bling. Here is a recipe for home made glimmer mist:

Glimmer mist

1. Fill CTMH spritzer 3/4 way with water.



2. Add about 1/16 of a teaspoon of pearl ex.





3. Add 2-3 drops of glue.



4. Add 3-4 drops of reinker (or more to reach your desired shade)



5. Shake well.



6. Spray!

Always in my heart

This card is created with CTMH D1473 Two Step Backgrounds and D1245 In My Heart.

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