"Embossed Paper" Blockheads Challenge

~* Woohoo - thank you.  I'm thrilled to have won ~*

The card is dedicated in loving memory

to my precious Daddy

"Happy Father's Day"

for Sunday 17th June 2012

This is my handmade

"Embossed Toilet Paper Technique Challenge"

This is my first project made using embossed Toilet Paper of all things......!

 It was very quick to do.  The only slow part was waiting for the paper to dry.
I'm however going to take the easy route now
and link you direct to Leigh's instructions, 
click here for Leigh's instructions
as I did pretty much exactly what she did....
yes I even ended up with the
 colour pink showing through after spritzing,
so like her, I just dabbed on some more distress ink
to cover it up.  (thanks for the tip Leigh).

I will definitely give this technique another go, and emboss

a few sheets at a time of different designs.  I don't have

my own cuttlebug, so next time I visit my Mom,

I will have to remember to take along my own toilet roll.... LOL ;-0)

Through all Seasons

Emboss Resist Technique

Blockheads Challenge

Hi Everyone
I decided to use my winning blog candy stamp for this challenge
 ~ thanks Blockheads ~

I started off by cutting out a piece of white cardstock big enough for
my stamp image.
Using Versamark I inked up my stamp and stamped it out, and then
sprinkled with clear embossing powder.  Cleared away excess and heat set.

I then coloured the background using brilliance ink, by dabbing the
edge of a sponge into the ink and rubbing over the image.
I wet the tip of a clean sponge and brushed slightly over
the embossed image to remove any ink.

I then cut out a piece of black cardstock slightly bigger than
my image, adhered with double sided tape.  Next I cut out cardstock
to match the colours on the stamped image, again cutting a piece
of black card slightly bigger and sticking together.  But before doing
this I edged the coloured card with Silver Deco Metallic Marker Pen.

Choosing ribbon of a co-ordinating colour,
I stuck it to the bigger card and then mounted on my
stamped image

To finish off I stuck on gemstones, season embleshment
and finally punched out a whole in the top left corner
of my tag and thread through the fibre, again matching up the
colours to suite

Brilliance Archival Pigment Ink Pad Colours :-
Peacock - Spring / Aurora - Summer
Mineral - Autumn / Twilight - Winter

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Happy Retirement Card

I decided to make this card for a work colleague who is retiring next

week.  I've worked with Barbara for 10 years.  She started off as my

line manager, then became a good friend.  Over the 10 years she saw

me through the joys of the birth of my son, and the sadness of the

passing of my dearest Dad.

I know she will love this card for it being different to the typical

retirement card.

I will really miss working with her and seeing her around

the office every day. 

Happy Retirement Barbara, enjoy it.....!!

Stamps used : Blockheads Greco-Roman Collection 3

Dragonfly Bleaching Technique