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Maria S sent this darling card which she made using LG643
Aloha Shirt, and decorated with cute buttons, both on the shirts and on the
background. It appears she used decorated papers, adding touches of
stenciling for the collars, etc. It was made for a local swap where the
theme was "buttons". What a novel idea - thank you for sharing, Maria. |
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Lois J is responsible for the next three cards. Sorry
this one may be a bit late for the season, but that is not Lois' fault. She
sent it plenty early, I just have not gotten it online. Sorry for the delay,
but perhaps you can use the idea for next year, if too late for this. The
scarecrow was done by pasting with Regular Embossing Paste (DEP), then
stenciling with Pigment Inks. Then she cut him out and mounted on the plaid
paper to give a 3-D look, then mounted on the orange embellished cardstock.
Cute little guy, isn't he? |
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These pumpkins were also paste-embossed with DEP, then
stenciled with pastel chalks. Lois' comment regarding the use of the paste -
"I love the way the paste accepts the chalk colors. You can be very subtle
or very bold and everywhere in-between." Her comments seem to be validated
here in her lovely shading technique. The paper directly behind the pumpkins
is vegetable paper - very appropriate, don't you think? |
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Lois used the shadow technique on this card, and began by
stenciling the blue ink where she planned to have the "shadow" for each
leaf. Then the leaves were done with DEP and stenciled with chalk. "Thank
You!" is stamped onto mulberry paper, then torn around the edges and
carefully mounted over the paste. Complementing mounts set off the message
and complete the card.
Lois is an instructor at Stampers Rendezvous in New Buffalo, MI, so if
you live close you may want to get in on some of her classes. She appears a
true professional by the quality of her work. |
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Peggy G of CA shared the next two cards with us. This is
truly a striking card and uses the popular LJ873 Butterflies. Peggy used
silver paste on handmade paper for this special creation. Will admit it
looks more gold (which would work fine too,) but that is often what a scan
will do - change the looks somewhat. |
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Peggy used DEP (Regular Embossing Paste) with Wave Stencil
LJ838 on heavy WC paper to make this card. Then she stenciled with inks for
the colors and mounted on what I would think is a ready-made border card.
Truly eye-catching! |
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