Freaky Friday

Only 1 more week before Halloween! Has everyone got their costumes? Today's card is a gate card that I did at a meeting. The tree and owl on front were embossed in black. The stamp set used was the House of Haunts along with the Frightful Fence. A brayer was used to get the night effect behind the tree. Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

Thankful Thursday

Today's card is one that I received from my Upline during a swap that we did. I love the color combination. She used the Falling Leaves stamp set. I would like to dedicate this card to my husband. Today we have been married for 26 years! Thank you babe for sticking by me!

Technique Tuesday - Split Negative

Today's technique is split negative. The best thing about this technique is that when you do the image you end up with two so you can make two cards. This technique is normally done in black and white but try substituting contrasting colors of your choice. 1. Stamp image in VersaMark™ onto a black piece of cardstock, add white embossing powder, tap off excess, and heat set. 2. Repeat the process on a piece of white cardstock & emboss with black embossing powder. Note: you can substitute VersaMark with a colored craft ink pad and use clear embossing powder. 3. Determine the exact midpoint of each piece of cardstock and cut both images in half. There will be four half images at this point. 4. Adhere two opposite images to a coordinating or complimentary piece of cardstock.

Have a great day!

Freaky Friday - Tasty Sweet

This is a Halloween card that we did at my upline's house. I love this stamp set, probably because I love candy corn! The stamp set is the Tasty Sweet stamp set. Colors used were: Basic Black, Summer Sun, Only Orange, Whisper White and some Close to Cocoa on the candy corn. Hope you have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by!

Thankful Thursday

I am blessed with such wonderful friends! I received this card from my good friend Donna in Michigan. It is the "magical marquee" card (at least that is what I believe the design is called). When it is closed it is a beautiful card, then you open it and viola! a surprise. The bird disappeared and the birdhouse appeared. I love the color scheme she used: Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White and Old Olive. Awesome card Donna! Thanks!

Technique Tuesday - Faux Diamond Dust

Do you like sparkles?? If so, then this technique is for you. To get a glittery shimmer to a card here is what you need to do. First, stamp and color in your image. Allow image to dry, if it was water colored. Apply VersaMark to the entire front of the image. Put the piece into a tray of Iridescent Ice embossing powder and make sure it covers the entire image. Melt the powder over the image using an embossing gun. Allow the image to cool prior to adhering to your card. Viola! A dazzling card!

October's Freaky Friday

Seeing that Halloween is just a few weeks away I figured I better post some Halloween cards and projects. So today I am posting this Halloween card that I did for our downline swap. I embossed the black hat with black & iridescent ice embossing powders. I did not have any Halloween DSP at the time so I made my own backgrounds using versa mark and the Itty Bitty Backgrounds stamp set. Hope everyone has a wonderful Friday! Be safe!

Thankful Thursday

Seeing this month is Breast Cancer Awareness month I want to thank everyone that has helped in this fight! Anyone that has known someone or has gone thru this battle themselves, knows it is a tough battle. I truly admire everyone that has gone thru this and their strength. Today's card is a little different from the traditional one. This card is like a matchbook. This is a very simple but elegant card. I used the Friends 24-7 stamp set & stamped images on the card base with versa mark and used pretty in pink ink to stamp the flower image on the front. Of course, I had to add some dazzling diamonds to make it sparkle! The base of the card was folded up and then stapled in the middle. I then used ribbon to conceal the staple. If you would like actual dimensions please email me at debi_whisman@yahoo.com.

Technique Tuesday - Spotlighting

Today's technique is called spotlighting. This technique is used to make part of an image "pop".

1) Stamp desired image onto cardstock for card.

2) Stamp part of the image you want to spotlight onto a scrap piece of cardstock.

3) Punch out part of image (scrap image) that is to be spotlighted.

4) Color punched image.

5) Adhere punched image to slightly bigger punched cardstock.

6) Line up layered punched image over the card image and adhere.

Have a great day!

Thankful Thursday

Today's card is in honor of my friend Holly in AZ. She has been my friend for 20 years and she is absolutely awesome. She loves the leaves changing colors in the fall but doesn't get to see them in AZ, so this card will brighten her day I hope! I used some of the in colors: Dusty Durango, Crushed Curry & Soft Suede. The stamps sets are Forest Friends and Branch Out. Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!