Your Smile Brightens My Day!

 Today I'm over on the Brass & Bliss Craft Co. blog to share all of the details of my card using the beautiful new Flowers and Vases Set.  (Edit:  B&B had a computer crash, so my post there will be up asap!)

If you would like the detailed step-by-step directions to make this card, please join me over on their Blog!

There are three other lovely vases with flowers to choose in the Flowers and Vases set.  I used my Copic markers to color the image.

If you know me, you will know that I love using stencils with texture paste!  The Repeating Bricks stencil set makes a beautiful frame around the image.  There is a stencil with the brick texture (inked first with gray ink) and an open brick stencil.  I was surprised at how well the inked texture shows after I added the texture paste!  The Rectangle Mask was used to mask off first the image, and after all was dry, the frame.

After stamping one of the three sentiments from the Flowers and Vases set, I trimmed it into a strip and adhered it with foam strips.

I really love how this card turned out!!  Adding the textured brick frame really steps up the interest of this card.  Thanks so much for stopping by today!

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Thinking Of You -- A Fun Textured Background Card

 Hello friends!  Today I'm sharing a CAS card featuring Rubbernecker Stamps Open Greenery #1 Die and the Repeating Bricks Stencil.  This card not only is clean and simple, but quick and easy to make!

First I created the embossed brick background.  I added some embossing paste through the Repeating Brick stencil that I tinted with one drop of Mocha re-inker.  This is from Rubbernecker's Color Fuse set # 3.  I set that aside to dry.  (All inks are in the list below.)

Next I die cut three of the Open Greenery #1 Die from 80# Neenah.  I used one of these awesome Paper Pouncers to quickly color each one with inks from the Color Fuse set #9.  I used Beachside, Whisper, and Dreamer inks.

The sentiment from the Short Phrases #1 is stamped in Pecan ink (Color Fuse #3).  I trimmed it into a strip and hand cut fish tail ends.

Making sure the brick embossed piece was dry, I trimmed it to 3-½" x 4-½".  I added thin foam tape to the back to pop it up onto an A2 card base.

Next I glued the Greenery pieces together with dots of glue just at the base and middle center of each piece while offsetting them.  Liquid glue keeps them secured to the embossed layer.

I added pieces of foam tape at each end of the sentiment strip to adhere it to the card.  I added a tiny bit of bling with a couple of coordinating pearl stickers on the top greenery layer.

I love how this card turned out and sure hope I've given you inspiration for your card making!  Thanks so very much for stopping by!

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