Sparkling Leaf Burst

I think this card is so beautiful, especially with that teal on the bronze mirror cardstock from Stampin Up.  I used an Altenew Leaf Burst Stencil along with 2 colors of Nuvo Glimmer paste.  Glimmer Paste Blue Topaz on the bottom 1/2 of the stencil and on the top 1/2 you can see I used a darker color...Glimmer Paste Sapphire Blue.

See how it sparkles?  That paste glides on so easy and dries so fast.  It dries so fast make sure you clean up the stencil and knife right away.  I keep a small bucket of warm water to drop them in.

This is one of those cards you can keep on hand until you need to add a sentiment to finish it off.   It can be a masculine card, birthday card and in my case.....a thank you card!

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Whatever you like to do for craft....I hope you have a great day doing it!

Netta

52 CCT May Technique Challenge

Have you ever heard of the Eraser Technique?  This method was the technique we had to use this week at 52 CCT.  I had not heard of it before, so I was really excited to plan this card and give it a try.

It's very easy.  Here are the materials I used.  Everything I had at home.  

 All I used was cardstock, Ink, rubber stamp, stencil, brush instead of a sponge, eraser, pencil, hairspray, a piece of sandpaper, clear Wink of Stella and Copic. 

I rubbed the pencil against the sandpaper and got a lot of pencil shavings onto a piece of paper.  I used the brush to pick up the pencil shavings and rubbed them all over my cardstock and stencil.

Next I stamped my image right over the top.  I used the eraser to erase everything I wanted white.  Colored with copics and used Wink of Stella where I wanted the sparkle.  I had a bit of an issue with the Wink of Stella...it dropped a big drop onto one of the snowmen so I had to kinda put it on thick in other areas as well.  It ended up being ok!  I thought I had ruined the card.  The hairspray finished off the card.  Just sprayed lightly to fix the pencil onto the cardstock so it would not smudge.  

Here is the finished look!  

What do you think?  Ready to give it a try?  If you do...come on over to 52 CCT and share what you made with us.

Netta

52 CCT May Theme Challenge

Theme time over at 52 CCT!  The theme is choral and fit perfect with the IO singers die I got last year and never used.  These sweet little dears just singing their heart out.  Reminds me of many years ago when I use to go with a group Christmas Caroling in town.  The smiles it brought to those who lived at the nursing home was the best!

The snow in the background is from a SU folder.  I wiped an ink pad across the folder on the de-bossed side of the folder so the snow falling will be white.  The light post and tree is also a SU die.

I die cut the Sizzix Cheer out twice...black and white....so I could offset the word with black.  The SU dazzling diamonds finished off the card to make sparkling snow.

Netta

52 CCT May Color Challenge

Silver, brown and teal are my 3 favorites together and lucky for me, it is the color scheme at 52CCT Color Challenge this week!

Mix of dies and my Big Shot made it easy to put this card together.  Seems lately, my go-to glue is the Mono Multi liquid glue.  It dries fast and holds so well through mailing in the Florida heat.  It has been a concern of mine, especially since it takes so long for mail to leave Florida and the heat.  Nothing we hate more, than to hear our works of love arrives and it is falling apart!

Anyone who lives where it is hot, what is your go-to glue?

Netta  

52 CCT May Sketch Challenge

Christmas comes just once a year but as you can tell from my blog....it's Christmas here in my craft room year long. 

 Designing a card isn't hard however there are times when we all get that crafting block.  You can stare at papers, dies and stamps  forever and not a single idea pops into your head.
.  Each week, at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown,  we help you out with samples and ideas to get you started.  
This week it is a sketch.  
A sketch is just a guide or a suggestion and just gives you a base to start from.  Remember, you can flip it any way you desire!  

Here is my version!

I used left over scraps for my card so I cannot tell you what company they came from.  I even found the stars still stuck in the die!  I am into using scraps these days and are my go-to lately.  The silver trees are a punch from Stampin Up.  I was lucky to find the right colors of thin yarn from years ago.

So here's the sketch.  Have fun with it and thank you for stopping by.

Netta