T Stands For Another New Technique!

"Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honor all the day." Ps. 71:8

 Hello to all!  I am in my craft room playing and discovering another new technique  It all started with a challenge this morning on SplitcoastStampers to do a Carved Wood Background. I watched a Gina K tutorial.  For step one: We were supposed to run cardstock through our die cut machine with a stencil.  Hers made a lovely impression on her cardstock.  I couldn't find the right "sandwich" to make the stencil make an impression.  So, I reverted to running my cardstock through with a snowflake embossing folder, and got the same results she got.  For step two: we were to score  lines every half inch.  I scored the lines on the side so they were raised on the same side as the snowflakes were.   Step three: We swiped ink over the panel; I used two inks on the side I used.  You could use either side.  I used the side that was indented rather than raised.  I show you both sides that I did.

Above is raised side, but I turned over and used the other side.  For one thing, I decided to use a darker color, Soft Suede.

On the above I swiped with the Soft Suede ink pad and then the Faded Jeans Distress ink pad.  Doesn't it look like carved wood?

Above, shows the Score Pal I used and the Snowflake embossing folder

I finished the card by stamping a tree and sentiment from SU! Snow Much Fun set, backing all panels with Midnight Muse before mounting on a white base.  Instead of inking up the stamp, I colored the tree and birdie with markers, then used my Misti to stamp a couple of times.  I added little red stickers for ornaments.

What do you think of this technique?  I really liked it.  I took this  photo of the card by my glass for my drink related post for Elizabeth over at T Stands For Tuesday at Altered Book Lover. We invite you on over to check the others drink related posts.  It is for our T Party every Tuesday!

Thank you so much for stopping by!  I hope you have a wonderful T Day!

 

 

T Stands Tag & Card

"Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made the haven and earth." Ps. 124:8


Hello Blog Visitors!  Today I have been creating a tag and a card for a couple of challenges.  The Tag is for Tag Tuesday and our theme is Wings.  I am combining it with a Try a New Technique Challenge of SplitcoastStampesr to make a Floral tag card.  We even had a video to look at.

Here is my tag:

I used SU! Whisper White cardstock & SU! Rich Razzleberry & Sweet Sugarplum inks.
I used the following stamp sets by SU!:  Fast & Fabulous, Special Reason 
The sentiment and the leaves are die cut with SU! Stylish Stems die cuts.  The oval is die cut with Sizzix oval die & the butterfly with a Memory Box die. I die cut the top of the tag with SU! Two Tags die, then just cut it the length I wanted it.  I added rhinestones to the centers of the flowers and sprayed the whole thing with Shimmer Sparkle by ImagineCrafts. 
The stamp set is a two step.   I stamped the first stage with the lighter ink, then the outline in the darker color.  I used my Misti to get them lined up.
I Then stamped my card the same and added the tag to my card.  I couldn't get the photo to show all the glimmer.  But it is very sparkly.

That is what I have been doing today.  Now for a drink reference for TSFT over at Bleubeard & Elizabeths at Altered Book Lover.  We have so much fun every Tuesday,  head over a visit us  and join us if you can with a drink related post.

Over the years I have made a lot of Tea themed cards, and here is one I found a picture of in my archives::

Short & Sweet today.  Thanks for stopping by.  Happy T Day to the T Gang.