Tuesday, January 8, 2019

Crackled Gold Foil Birthday Card

Linda Vich Creates: Crackled Gold Foil Birthday Card. Black and gold combine to create a "wow" card that uses the Crackle Paint stamp on gold foil.
Happy 2019!

It's been awhile since I posted but I created a a card for my son-in-law's birthday and thought I would share it with you.

Starting with a Basic Black card base of 4.75 x 6", I cut a 4.25 x 5.5" matte from Gold Foil and stamped it with the Crackle Paint stamp and Stazon and then set it aside to dry. I also stamped the sentiment, from Cake Soirée on a scrap of the foil.

Using the #5 Scalloped Circle from the Layering Circles Framelits, I die cut a piece of Basic Black. After the sentiment was dry, I die cut it using the #2 circle from the Stitched Shapes Framelits. These two pieces were glued together with liquid adhesive.

Once the gold matte was dry, I dry embossed it using the Corrugated Embossing Folder. This was then adhered to the card front, at an angle, using Dimensionals.

I used dies from both the Bouquet Bunch and Petals & More Thinlits to die cut some Basic Black leaves. I also cut a branch from the now retired Black Glimmer paper.

After determining placement with the sentiment, I used some of the now retired Fast Fuse as an anchor for the leaves and then adhered the sentiment using Dimensionals.

For inside the card, I used Versamark and the Crackle Paint stamp to stamp randomly around a Thick Whisper White matte. I did not use a block for the stamp, preferring to manipulate the stamp the way I needed to stamp it. I then heat embossed using Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder. The matte was then adhered inside the card.

I used my Envelope Punch Board to create my own envelope from a 12 x 12" sheet of Basic Black. After the envelope was assembled, I stamped and heat embossed random areas using the Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder.

Linda Vich Creates: Crackled Gold Foil Birthday Card. Black and gold combine to create a "wow" card that uses the Crackle Paint stamp on gold foil.

Linda Vich Creates: Crackled Gold Foil Birthday Card. Black and gold combine to create a "wow" card that uses the Crackle Paint stamp on gold foil.

Linda Vich Creates: Crackled Gold Foil Birthday Card. Black and gold combine to create a "wow" card that uses the Crackle Paint stamp on gold foil.


I am pleased with the results and think it even has a slight Asian design to it! I'm going to enjoy that Crackle stamp!




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Friday, November 9, 2018

Snowflake Birthday

Linda Vich Creates: Snowflake Birthday. Stunning ink sponging serves as the backdrop to the intricate snowflake cut with the Snowfall Thinlits on this wintry birthday card.
Though I haven't posted in awhile, I was able to create this card for our neighbor's birthday. With some lovely snowflakes wafting down outside, it seemed appropriate to create a card with a snowflake theme. My card was inspired by the lovely cards created by Sarah Lloyd.

I started by die cutting the gorgeous snowflake from the White Velveteen Sheets using the Snowfall Thinlits Dies. The snowflake is stunning and cuts so well!

Setting the snowflake aside, I then worked with my sponges on a 5 1/8" square of Watercolor Paper. I started by sponging on Granny Apple Green, concentrating most of the color in the centre of the square. Next, I added Bermuda Bay around the central circle of Granny Apple Green. Lastly, I added Shaded Spruce around the edges of the square. Love the result!

I dabbed my smallest clear block into the Whisper White Craft Pad and then used my Aqua Painter to get some liquidy white ink on the brush. I flicked this over the completed square and then used my Heat Tool to dry it completely.

Liquid adhesive was used to adhere the sponged panel to a 5 1/4" Thick Whisper White matte. That was then adhered to a 5 1/2" Shaded Spruce card front using Dimensionals.

Dimensionals of both sizes were used used to adhere the snowflake to the front of the card. Glue Dots were used to adhere one of the Snowflake Trinkets to the middle of the snowflake. One rhinestone was also adhered to the centre of the Trinket with several more sprinkled around the card front.

On a Thick Whisper White matte for the inside of the card, the sentiment, from the Cake Soiree stamp set, was stamped in Shaded Spruce. Three snowflakes were stamped at the bottom right corner of the card, in both Granny Apple Green and Shaded Spruce, using the Snow Is Glistening stamp set.

Linda Vich Creates: Snowflake Birthday. Stunning ink sponging serves as the backdrop to the intricate snowflake cut with the Snowfall Thinlits on this wintry birthday card.

Linda Vich Creates: Snowflake Birthday. Stunning ink sponging serves as the backdrop to the intricate snowflake cut with the Snowfall Thinlits on this wintry birthday card.

Linda Vich Creates: Snowflake Birthday. Stunning ink sponging serves as the backdrop to the intricate snowflake cut with the Snowfall Thinlits on this wintry birthday card.




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Thursday, October 4, 2018

Pleasant Pheasants Meet Buffalo Check

Linda Vich Creates: Pleasant Pheasants Meet Buffalo Check. Gold embossed pheasants nestle on a plaid background atop a card front embossed with the Woodland embossing folder to give the card added texture and interest.
Genealogy research seems to have taken over my life in past weeks! I have recently located a number of details about my grandparents and back even into the 1600's. I'm trying to achieve a balance between genealogy, work, and Stampin' Up.

Today I got to play with the Pleasant Pheasants stamp set. I have had a card taking shape in my head for the last week or so and today I was able to bring it to fruition.

I started by stamping the pheasants with Versamark onto an oversized matte of Tranquil Tide. I heat embossed with Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder and once it had cooled, I proceeded to tear the edge around the birds. I then used a stitched die from the Stitched Labels Framelits to add a line of stitching on the left side.

Next, I used Memento Tuxedo Black ink with the Buffalo Check stamp to create a matte on Tranquil Tide. I stamped three times to get a good strong pattern.

After trimming the matte down to size, I used a Gold Metallic Sharpie to draw lines extra lines on the plaid to jazz it up a notch.

An old brayer was used to apply Versamark to the Woodland Embossing Folder and, after using the Embossing Buddy on a 4.75 x 6" card front, I ran it through the Big Shot. Next, I heat embossed the card front using Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder.

I tied a length of the Black Glittered Organdy Ribbon around the plaid matte and then adhered the pheasant matte using both liquid adhesive (on the stitched side) and Dimensionals. The plaid matte was then adhered to the card front using Dimensionals.

The sentiment from the Sea of Textures stamp set was stamped with Versamark on Basic Black and then heat embossed in gold. It was adhered using Dimensionals.

Inside the card, a Thick Very Vanilla matte was stamped with the trees from Winter Woods and embossed with gold.

Linda Vich Creates: Pleasant Pheasants Meet Buffalo Check. Gold embossed pheasants nestle on a plaid background atop a card front embossed with the Woodland embossing folder to give the card added texture and interest.
Linda Vich Creates: Pleasant Pheasants Meet Buffalo Check. Gold embossed pheasants nestle on a plaid background atop a card front embossed with the Woodland embossing folder to give the card added texture and interest.


Linda Vich Creates: Pleasant Pheasants Meet Buffalo Check. Gold embossed pheasants nestle on a plaid background atop a card front embossed with the Woodland embossing folder to give the card added texture and interest.


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