How does, TSFT come so quickly every week? I am not ready! In fact I have spent my morning, after my 3 mile walk, ( it was a most gorgeous morning) looking first for my driver's license and next, directions to a friend's house.
After at least an hour, the second time through my purse, I found the driver's license right where it was supposed to be, only stuck to the back of my Kohl's card. After, at least a couple more hours, I found the directions, in my address book ( right where they s/b)! By now, I thought I was doing pretty good: walk, breakfast, (baked oatmeal & cinnamon toast at hubby's request), found two supposedly lost items.
Then I remembered, my blog post was not ready! So, appropriately, here I sit with my cup of Lemon lift tea, trying to remember what I did this week, that I can show you. I played with a Gelli plate print and took some photo of it and the card I made with it, and already mailed. I think she should have it by now, in case she stops in.
1. Die cut a mask of a shape you want to use.
2. Lay it over a gel print. I used one on which I had done with several different stencils.
3. Paint with drk color acrylic paint over the whole thing.
4. Remove mask.
5. Cut panel and make card.
6. I also, now have a navy dragonfly to use.
I think it is pretty the way the gel print shows through the wings of the dragonfly.
If you go to the Mix ability challenge on SCS on my sidebar you can find a tutorial for this by Understand Blue for what she calls Faux Reductive Technique.
Here I cut it down and put on a white card base (Recollections 110 lb) and added a die cut Happy Birthday, which was gifted me. I don't actually have the die, but a friend sent me some.
That is what I did last week as far as being crafty. I forgot to show photos of my anniversary from the third. We went out to eat at one of our favorite comfort food places, and also visited a Vets Memorial Walk. I think my camera quit working, because I can't find the photos I took! But here is one I took at home of my anniversary roses, my hubby surprised me with a few days before. There were twelve, but by the time I took this, some were gone. Evidently, red ones don't last as long as the peach, yellow, and pink, because they are the ones that drooped first.
I hope you liked the technique. I love trying new to me techniques.
I wish the T Gang over at Elizabeth's Altered Book Lover a wonderful TSFT! Head over there is you don't know what T Stands For Tuesday is all about. Join the tea party if you want too; you can even have coffee or any other beverage you like.
Thank you for stopping by.
