Gelato Tinted Embossing Paste

Good morning! Stopping by again with another card and Quick Tip video for another sweet Unity Stamp Company release!

Here is the video showing how I used Gelatos to make my custom colored embossing paste for my background:

I love how perfectly the stencil matched with the tiny hearts on the image - perfectly carried through the theme!

I struggle sometimes with how to use Gelatos - really need to play with them more and learn more techniques! But this was a fun simple way to put them to use. I used Zig markers to color the kitty in nice and soft and sweet.

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Avocado Arts October new stamp set

Good morning! I'm up on the Avocado Arts blog this morning to share a few cards with you using the new stamp set for October - a darling mix of winter and thankfulness!!!

The first image that caught my eye was that cup - my hubby is a big coffee lover, so I knew I had to start with that one! I thought it would be fun to use watercolors with it.

I cut a scallop square of watercolor paper using a Wplus9 die, heat embossed my sentiment, then washed over it with watercolor paint. Added a twist of jute twine, then mounted with foam adhesive on a kraft card base that I used a background die from Lil' Inker's on.

Next, I love the cute snowman - he looks like he was made of popsicle sticks, doesn't he?

I heat embossed him on white on a red tag I die cut with a Mama Elephant die, then added my sentiment from Wishes and Kind Thoughts:

I used some pattern paper from Crate Paper for my background, and added some machine stitching around the edges - it's a little hard to see, but it adds so much to the card! To soften the pattern paper a little, I took a piece of vellum and tore the edges, then used a stencil from Simon Says Stamp to apply embossing paste. Love how it kind of looks like snow!

And finally - that turkey just couldn't be any cuter!!!

For this one, I stamped him on a PL journaling card, added some spray mist from Mister Huey's and Heidi Swapp, and a wrap of yellow jute twine. Used some woodgrain MME paper for the background, then to add a little texture I used another stencil and some embossing paste tinted with Gelatos. Once it dried a bit, I also added a bit of the same gold spray mist.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Have a wonderful day!!!

Beautiful Life - FWF

Good morning! So happy to by stopping by to share my card for Unity Friends with Flair this morning! I got some Gelatos recently, and wanted to play with them - and this is the result:

I used my Unity March 2014 KOTM for the background, applying 3 different colors of gelatos directly to my stamp, misting it with water, then stamping onto watercolor paper. Once that dried, I added my sentiment from the February KOTM, and trimmed it to the size I wanted for my card. Pattern paper is from Studio Calico, Gray cardstock from Simon Says Stamp, and I tucked a doily back there as well. Added some enamel dots from Eyelet Outlet, a tiny Tim Holtz paperclip, and a bit of MFT Hemp twine. 

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a wonderful weekend!!!

Hello Stars!

Good morning! Sharing some star fun this morning for a couple of challenges:

First up, playing along with the new Lawnscaping Challenge - obviously I chose stars!

Also playing along with the current Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Stencil It:

I started off by using my Simon Says Stamp Falling Stars Stencil and mixing some white embossing paste with some yellow Gelatos to make yellow paste - and applying it on my card base of soft blue PTI cardstock! Then I used Lawn Fawn's Puffy Star Stackable Dies to cut several stars out of vellum - using two of the dies together to make a window star as well, inside of which I stamped my sentiment from Just My Type. Rounded one corner, added some enamel dots, and a bit of Baker's Twine to finish it off.

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On My Mind - Unity FWF

Good morning! Happy Friday everyone! Just popping by to share my card for this week with Unity Friends with Flair:

This was a card I made recently for a publication call that wasn't picked up, so I get to share it here! I started off creating the background by running some white cardstock through a paper crimper. Then I rubbed a gold Gelato over the top in a random pattern, and blended and softened it with a water brush.

The main image is from the November 2013 Kit of the Month. I heat embossed with Gold Zing embossing powder on vellum, then fussy cut it out and adhere with foam adhesive. LOVE how the solid embossing, covers up the foam adhesive on the vellum! I masked and selectively stamped my sentiment from the same kit on a frame I fussy cut out of some pattern paper from an MME paper pad, then heat embossed that in white.

Tucked a wood veneer tag in there, added a few sequins, some pattern paper from Carta Bella, and some black jute twine in a bow at the top to finish it off!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Hope you are having a wonderful day!!!