Serene Blessings

Hi everyone, sorry this is late but I am filling for one of the divas- little mix up. I have a very simple, quick card to show you today and I hope you like it.



I sponged blue ink using my oval nestie die as a stencil then simply stamped my silhouette image in the center of the oval. Add a sentiment and some ribbon and all set! The beautiful image is my from one of my favorite sets called Serene Silhouettes. It is so versatile- can be used for both male/female, and just about any occasion. It contains 4 main silhouette images and accessory stamps to go with it.

Thanks so much for stopping in, have a blessed day!

Customer spotlight Sunday

Our customer spotlight Sunday is brought to us today by Holly Brown. I just the love how pretty and calming this monochromatic card is. Holly used one of my favorite sets for her card today called Serene Silhouettes. This set contains 4 beautiful scenes and some accessory stamps as well. Thank you so much Holly for allowing us to share this beautiful card today!

Customer spotlight Sunday

We are featuring a beautiful sunset card today for our Sunday customer spotlight. This gorgeous creation is brought to us today by Lisa. This lovely scene was created using distress inks and one of the images from one of my favorite Sweet N Sassy stamp sets called Serene Silhouettes. I love how the scene stands out against the white background and the black ribbon and pearls are perfect accents. Thank you so much Lisa for sharing your wonderful card with us!

Thank you for visiting today and have a blessed day!

Serene Silhouettes and Josephs Coat

Morning everyone! Today I'm excited to share a card that I created a few weeks ago after trying a new technique. Well...it's not new, just new to me! This is called the Josephs Coat technique and I'm assuming it's name from Joseph's multi-colored coat that was given to him by his father Jacob in the Genesis story.

To get the best results for this technique, use a solid stamp and what could be better than the recently released Serene Silhouetttes set. I love this set and use it frequently....It's perfect for all kinds of card designs! The background designer paper is from Ruby Rock-it and the ribbon with the sentiment was created from white cardstock.

You'll need the following for this technique:
Rainbow ink pad
Black ink pad
Brayer
Clean cloth or paper towel
Embossing ink pad
Clear embossing powder
Solid stamps

1. Begin with th rainbow ink pad and a brayer. (I did my brayering on smooth, white cardstock but glossy works just as well or better)
2. Use the brayer to pick up ink from the rainbow pad and completely cover the cardstock.
3. Allow to dry completely.
4. Use embossing ink (I used a VersaMark pad) to stamp your solid images.
5. Emboss with clear embossing powder.
6. Then grab the brayer again (it's a good idea to have two brayers for this as the black ink will stain your brayer) and completely cover the entire piece of cardstock with black ink. Dye ink is the best option for this because you want it to dry quickly.
7. Now comes the fun part...Take a clean cloth and rub over the embossed areas, the ink will easily wipe away and you'll be left with your beautiful and colorful image!

Why not give this technique a try today! I had a great time playing around with my brayer and all the color options! Beware...getting inky fingers is a side effect!! :-) And while you're at it, check out the great silhouettes bundle that Sweet 'n Sassy is offering, great stuff!

Enjoy!

Beautiful Sihouettes

Good Morning!  I hope you all had a fantastic week and that the weekend holds good things for you.  Today's card I have to share with you is part of my collection of cards that I'm doing lately called "One Postage Stamp, Please."  These are cards that contain no bumpies that require extra postage when mailing.  I am doing this collection of cards to send to Operation Write Home.

This card features a stamp set that I love so much!  It's called Serene Sihouettes and its perfect for the technique that I wanted to try.  Using some glossy white card stock, baby wipes and re-inkers I created this sunrise background.  Then stamped over that with Memento Tuxedo Black.  The cool thing about stamping on glossy card stock is that the ink doesn't dry quickly so I used clear embossing powder and my heat gun to set the ink.

I know that there are many challeges around that are sponsoring for Operation Write Home.  Help our soldiers stay in touch with their families, especially now because the Holiday Season is quickly approaching.  If you do join in this effort, please remember to not use glitter on your cards.

Have a great weekend.  Thank you for stopping by!
Many hugs & blessings,
Melissa

Serene Silhouette Blessings

Sometimes I like to color and sometimes I don't feel like it or I don't have the time. There is a brand new set released today that is perfect for the days that I just want to stamp and not color and I absolutely LOVE it!! It is called Serene Silhouettes and it is perfect for both feminine and masculine cards. The set has 4 main images and some accessory images also. Today I am showing you one of the main images and one of the accessories from the set.



I stamped my silhouette with dark chocolate ink and sponged around it with moss ink while still in the nestabilies die. I added a sentiment from the poppies and greetings set and accented the card with both brown and white pearls. The layout for my card is the mojo Monday sketch for this week.

This new set is one that you are sure to love and a must-have to add to your collection! I am so glad that you were able to stop by today. Hope your day is filled with "Many Blessings".