Make Your Mark

It's a busy day for me today because not only did we have a challenge due at Technique Time Tuesday, we also had a Make Your Mark challenge due at Addicted to Stamps and More! I decided to keep my card pretty simple and used the challenges at CAS(E) this Sketch and Hand Stamped Sentiments.

I knew right away that I wanted to use my new Expressions thinlits from the Holiday Catalog for my sentiment.This was my first try at them, and it went surprisingly well. I had read that it is best to put a piece of wax paper between your cardstock and the thinlit, and that worked perfectly for me. I used a toothpick to easily poke the cardstock out of the thinlit. I even saved the wax paper word in case I want to use it on a project. It is very fragile, so I better do that soon. :) 

This is one of those cards that I would probably just hand to someone instead of squishing into an envelope, because the sentiment DOES hang over each side of the card. I could have angled it more to fit it all on the card, but I preferred it like this. After I colored my poppies I added some Dazzling Details for a little bit of glossy effect. I am down to the bottom of the bottle, so it looks more like Crystal Effects than the normal glittery look, which I'm okay with. Might as well use up every little drop!

Stamp Set: Pleasant Poppies

Cardstock: Pear Pizzazz, Basic Black, Whisper White

Ink: Raspberry Ripple, Daffodil Delight, Pear Pizzazz, Black StazOn

Tools: Expressions Thinlits, Festive Paper-Piercing Pack and piercing tool

Accessories: Dazzling Details 

Smackin' Acetate Challenge

It's time for a new challenge at Technique Time Tuesday!  I just love the techniques that Mynnette comes up with for us each month and this one is no exception!  It is the Smackin' Acetate Challenge and it is so easy and fun!  I showed this technique at my Mini Convention this past Friday night and everyone loved it!  Mynnette has a wonderful instructional video up at the TTT website, but I'll give you a run through of how I did my card.

For this technique, you first color on a piece of acetate (window sheets or transparencies work great) with markers. I colored with Pool Party and Tempting Turquoise.  I then stamped one of the little blotchies from Gorgeous Grunge in Bermuda Bay on the window sheet. After the coloring and stamping is when the magic appears! lol Spritz the window sheet with some water and then place piece of Whisper White cardstock on top of the window sheet and rub the color onto the cardstock. I do it this way to prevent the color from running by flipping it over.  I wanted a little more color on my background to coordinate with my silver card base so I stamped some of the smaller splatters in Silver Encore Metallic Ink.  I die cut my sentiment circle out of the same card base because it was going to be hidden by the silver mat, and you can't even tell. That's my tip for the day for saving cardstock, as well as some time by not having to do the technique again for it!

Stamp Sets: Gorgeous Grunge, Oh, Hello
Cardstock: Brushed Silver, Bermuda Bay, Whisper White
Ink: Bermuda Bay, Pool Party, Tempting Turquoise, Silver Encore
Tools: Circles Framelits, spritzer with water
Accessories: Pool Party Seam Binding Ribbon, Window Sheet

Addicted to Summer

Yes, that's the code word for our challenge at Addicted to CAS the next two weeks. Too bad it hasn't really felt that much like summer yet here in northeastern Indiana. Of course, the one really nice pool weather day that we have had in a while was yesterday while we were spending the day at an arts and crafts festival. I can't seem to win! :) 

I've been playing around with Washi Tape a lot lately and decided to use some of our new Gingham Garden Designer Washi Tape on today's card.

I put strips of the Washi Tape on the card underneath the negative of the flower punch. It's a really easy way to add some color to a punched shape!  You can also cover a piece of cardstock in Washi Tape and then punch it out to have positive flower covered in Washi Tape. It's so versatile and I'm quite addicted to it now-a-days!

Stamp Set: Sweet Essentials 

Cardstock: Daffodil Delight, Island Indigo, Melon Mambo, Whisper White

Ink: Melon Mambo

Tools: Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Blossom Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, 1/2" Circle Punch

Accessories: Rhinestones, Gingham Garden Washi Tape, Dimensionals 

It is DIFFICULT to get back into the swing of things!

I came back from Convention with all of these cool ideas that I want to do at my Mini Convention this Friday. However, lots of ideas equals lots of time spent NOT creating items for my blog!  I do have Design Team responsibilities though, so I did manage to get a few cards done for those. Silly me was thinking that Technique Time Tuesday was due tomorrow, so I used a technique from there on my card for Addicted to Stamps and More!  But it's not due until NEXT Tuesday, so you get a sneak peek of what the challenge will be.  Don't worry, I made a different card for the real challenge date at Technique Time Tuesday!  Not only did I mess that up, I also thought this week was a marker challenge, which goes perfectly with that challenge. Would you believe that I looked at the wrong date AGAIN?! Oh my word, Shana!  Get a life! lol Lucky for me though, it is Anything Goes, so my card still fits the challenge!

I used the sketch from Fab Friday for this one because it had a lot of blank space to go with the technique I wanted to use:

And now it is time for yet ANOTHER confession...I used the colors from another challenge (of course I can't remember which one now and am too lazy to look it up!) that I THOUGHT was due Wednesday. Of course, it was due yesterday, they just announce the winners on Wednesday. BIG HUGE SIGH!  I am really hoping I can get my act together someday soon! :)

I had a lot of fun with this card!  For the background I used the Smackin' Acetate technique. You just take a piece of acetate (aka transparency) and color on it with markers or even stamp on it. Then spritz it with some water, turn it over and rub it onto a piece of white cardstock. For mine, I colored on the acetate with Crumb Cake and Pear Pizzazz and then stamped one of the blotchies from Gorgeous Grunge with Bermuda Bay. I love the look of the stamp after it was spritzed!  Which brings me to another confession...I used colors from another challenge (of course I can't remember which one now and am too lazy to look it up!) that I THOUGHT was due Wednesday. Of course, it was due yesterday, they just announce the winners on Wednesday. BIG HUGE SIGH!  I am really hoping I can get my act together someday soon! :)

Stamp Sets: Gorgeous Grunge, Oh, Hello, Yippee Skippee
Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White
Ink: Bermuda Bay, Crumb Cake, Pear Pizzazz
Accessories: Candy Dots, Rhinestones, Doily, Transparency

My Paper Pumpkin Special!

I am barely in the door from Convention, but I wanted to quickly share with you a special that Stampin' Up! announced while I was there for My Paper Pumpkin!  New subscribers to My Paper Pumpkin will receive their first 2 months for just $10!  After that, it is just $19.95 each month, and that includes shipping!  It is so fun being surprised with my kit each month!  Signing up is so easy, too!  Just go to www.mypaperpumpkin.com. Enter the number of kits you would like to sign up to receive each month, as well as the promo code PUMPKINDEAL.  Then fill in your information, my name, and it will walk you through the rest!  Here are more details:

PAPER PUMPKIN PROMOTION Offer Dates: July 18, 2013 -August 31, 2013 Offer Details: Use the promotion code PUMPKINDEAL to join Paper Pumpkin before August 31, 2013, and pay only $10 a month* for the first two months. *plus tax, where applicable. Shipping included! The Fine Print: For new subscribers only. Promotion applies only to the first two months of a new subscription. After receiving two month's worth, the price for each month's kit will go to the regular price: $19.95. You and your customers need to visit mypaperpumpkin.com to join. You must click "Add Promo Code" and then enter the promo code PUMPKINDEAL in the "Promo Code" field when you sign up on the mypaperpumpkin.com website to take advantage of this promotion. You must join by Saturday, August 31, 2013; 11:50 PM (MT). If you need help signing up or have any questions, don't hesitate to ask!   Happy stamping! Shana Gaff www.shanagaff.stampinup.net www.stressfreestamping.blogspot.com

Addicted to Glitter

I'm sorry I have been out of the blogging world for a few weeks, but I was getting ready for Convention and now I am AT Convention, so things have been CRAZY!  I promise to get things back to normal in the next week or so. :) I have some cool techniques, swaps and pictures of FAMOUS stampers to share with you too!  

Before leaving for Convention, I made this card for our new challenge at Addicted to CAS, which I am hosting myself!  You know I love bling, so that is why I chose this word!

This card was SOOO easy!  All I did was stamp my images on Whisper White cardstock, then pressed it onto an Adhesive Sheet.  I made sure to use my bone folder to get a good coverage of adhesive on the cardstock. I then covered it with Dazzling Diamonds and tapped it off and it was sparkly goodness! :) The little butterfly in the center is also covered in Dazzling Diamonds. LOVE me some bling!  

Stamp Sets: Daydream Medallions, Papillon Potpourri, Six-Sided Sampler
Cardstock: Coastal Cabana, Pink Pirouette, Strawberry Slush, Whisper White
Ink: Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana, Pink Pirouette, Strawberry Slush
Tools: Bitty Butterfly Punch, Elegant Butterfly Punch
Accessories: Dazzling Diamonds, Adhesive Sheets

Window Panes Everywhere!

Ooooh, it's time for one of my favorite challenges at Addicted to Stamps and More!  Addicted to colors!

I had a freak-out moment and thought I had lost my camera. I tried taking a picture of my card with my camera and it didn't look so great, so I tried the webcam on my computer...that didn't look so great either.  After a minor panic attack, my wonderful husband Brett came to my rescue and found my camera underneath the seat in my van.  Crisis averted!

I have been working on my Convention swaps and had to take a break today to get this card done. I must have had my swaps on the brain because I used a similar window pane idea on one of my swaps as I did here with the lattice peeking through. I will share my swaps when I get home from Convention. They are coming together...slowly, but they will be done before I leave!

Stamp Sets: Betsy's Blossom, Flower Shop, Sassy Salutations
Cardstock: Blushing Bride, Chocolate Chip, Wild Wasabi, Very Vanilla
Ink: Blushing Bride, Chocolate Chip, Wild Wasabi
Tools: Flower Shop Punch, Little Leaves Sizzlit, Lattice Bigz Die, 1/2" Circle Punch, Window Frames Framelits, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder
Accessories: Dimensionals

Addicted to CAS Water

It's time for another challenge at Addicted to CAS!  If you have never joined in on one of our challenges, we would love for you to make this week your first!  This is a great site because you don't have to make a super detailed card.  Clean and simple are a great starting point for new stampers, but can be complex for advanced stampers as well. I just love them!  This week's code word has so many possibilities!

I knew right away what stamp I wanted to use when I saw the code word was water.  I have some cute little birdies playing in a bird bath. I had to include some waves and splashes too, of course!

It's hard to see in my picture, but after I was finished coloring my image I put some Crystal Effects on the water splashes and flowers.  I thought this gave an extra "water" feel.  Oh, and I almost forgot...I used the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches this week! A cute and simple little sketch!

Stamp Set: For the Birds

Cardstock: Pool Party, Strawberry Slush, Whisper White

Ink: Black StazOn, Bermuda Bay, Daffodil Delight, Pool Party, Smoky Slate, Strawberry Slush, Wild Wasabi

Tools: Tasteful Trim Bigz Die, Blender Pen, Aqua Painter

Accessories: Crystal Effects

Make Your Mark! Christmas in July

It's time for another Make Your Mark challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More!  I decided to participate in the Anything Goes Christmas challenge at Merry Monday and the sketch challenge at CAS(E) this Sketch! 

I tried something new with my markers this week. I took a big piece of masking tape and colored on the sticky side. I then pressed it down onto glossy cardstock and burnished it with my hand before pulling the masking tape up. I love how it turned out!

I hated to cover up so much of it, but I had to follow the sketch. I will definitely be trying this technique again. It was super easy and has tons of possibilities!  Too bad they had to go and retired my glossy cardstock!  Luckily I had some saved aside in case of an emergency like this. lol I also used my markers to color my ornament before stamping it. 

Stamp Sets: More Merry Messages, Ornament Keepsakes

Cardstock: Glossy White, Melon Mambo, Old Olive

Ink: Basic Gray, Melon Mambo, Old Olive

Tools: Holiday Ornaments and Oval Framelits, masking tape

Accessories: Rhinestones, Dimensionals

A New Design Team!

About a month ago I was graciously asked by Mynnette if I would like to be a design team member for her challenge blog, Technique Time Tuesday. I was thrilled and accepted!  The challenge run monthly and today is my first day participating as a design team member!  The challenge this month is Blurred Vision Stamping and you can see Mynnette's wonderful video on the Technique Time Tuesday blog. Here is what I came up with for this month's challenge:

For some reason I am always in the mindset that I can only use leaves in the fall, but we have leaves in the summer too, so why not?!  I decided to use some of our new colors for a soft, summery feel.  I was anxious to try out the new stretchy trim ribbon too. It is just GORGEOUS!  I guess the formal name is Ruffle Stretch Ribbon. lol I will definitely be putting more colors of this on my future orders. It is so fun to work with!

Stamp Sets: Gently Falling, Sassy Salutations
Cardstock: Baked Brown Sugar, Bermuda Bay, Crisp Cantaloupe, Whisper White
Ink: Baked Brown Sugar, Bermuda Bay, Crisp Cantaloupe
Tools: Fancy Fan Embossing Folder, Ovals and Circles Framelits, Distress Tool, Aqua Painter, Sponge
Accessories: Crisp Cantaloupe Ruffle Stretch Ribbon

Countdown to Convention!

It's less than two weeks until we leave for Convention and have I finished the 120+ swaps I was planning on doing? Noooooo!  I don't think this is unusual though...I have heard horror stories of people finishing up their swaps on the airplane or in their hotel room the night before. That will NOT be me!  Partly because I am making the 24-hour drive with my family and I KNOW I will have no down time to get them finished, and partly because the stress of waiting until the last minute would probably kill me!

I really needed to do some blog posting though since I have fallen so far behind these past couple of weeks. Summer busyness has really taken a toll on my stamping! Since I have so many swaps to make, I am keeping my other cards very simple. Today I am participating in the challenges at The Paper Players and retrosketches.

As usual, I kept this sketch very literal. One of these days I promise to do some out-of-the-box thinking.  Today is just not the day to waste my time on THINKING! lol

I chose the middle row of Get Well, Bling and Yellow.  Like I said, I kept it VERY simple but I really like all that white space!  The yellow and white just makes me feel so happy!  Now back to work on those swaps I go!

Stamp Sets: Mixed Bunch, Sassy Salutations
Cardstock: Daffodil Delight, Whisper White
Ink: Black StazOn, Daffodil Delight
Accessories: Rhinestone

ATCAS Take Flight

It's time for a new challenge at Addicted to Clean and Simple!

I combined this with the challenges at Try Stampin' On Tuesday and Color Throwdown. 

I just love this color palette but two of those colors are retired so I substituted in Blushing Bride and Pool Party. I was also excited to get to use my new butterfly wheel. It is the first wheel I have been in LOVE with in a long time. I had pretty much stopped using wheels completely until I saw this one in the new catalog!

Stamp Sets: Petite Pairs
Cardstock: Very Vanilla
Ink: Blushing Bride, Crumb Cake, Pool Party
Tools: Small Oval Punch, Tasteful Trim Bigz Die
Accessories: Butterfly Collection Jumbo Wheel, Subtles Candy Dots, Rhinestones, Dimensional

Birthday Boy!

Today I am playing in the challenge at The Friday Mashup!  The challenge is to create a project with the Triple-Time Stamping Technique using Summer Starfruit, Pacific Point and Crumb Cake.  I wanted to use some of my new goodies!

I wasn't exactly sure where I was going with this card!  I started by cutting out all of the circles. I thought the colors could be pretty masculine so I used Six-Sided Sampler, thinking it would look masculine.  After I assembled it I realized that it looks like a soccer ball!  That totally happened by accident! :) I didn't want to take too much away from it so I just embossed the back panel and added the birthday sentiment. I would say that I am going to hold this aside for Brett's August birthday, but soccer is the ONE sport that he hates! lol

Stamp Sets: Banner Greetings, Six-Sided Sampler
Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Pacific Point, Summer Starfruit, Whisper White
Ink: Crumb Cake, Pacific Point, Summer Starfruit
Tools: Alphabet Press Embossing Folder, Circle Framelits
Accessories: Dimensionals

Washi Tape Fun!

Our challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More! this week is anything goes, so I thought it would be a great time to try out some new products from the new catalog!  One thing that I HAD to have right away was the new Gingham Garden Washi Tape.  It only took me two weeks to open it!  OOPS!  It is amazing though and I used it with this sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch!

I thought this was just the cutest sketch!  As usual I was pretty literal with this sketch. I have seen a lot of out-of-the box cards on different sketch challenges, and I really need to try it more. I have a hard time thinking like that though! 

I wrapped some of the Washi Tape around the outside of my layer of Whisper White cardstock. I was actually able to tear it in half and get double the use out of it!  For my tag, I put strips on a scrap piece of cardstock and then die cut it with the framelit and cut off one of the tabs.  The framelit cut through the cardstock and Washi Tape like BUTTER. I wasn't sure if it would even work, but I guess the Washi Tape is thin enough for it to work. I also used some of the clay mold flowers. I had made some up earlier by filling the molds and putting them in the freezer for a few hours. They release so much easier this way!  It is also good to dust them with your embossing buddy before putting the clay in them. After they are good and dry I use my Blender Pens to color them to coordinate with my project. This is a fun and cheap way to add some embellishment to your project! 

Stamp Set: Sweet Essentials
Cardstock: Whisper White
Ink: Island Indigo, Melon Mambo, Night of Navy
Tools: Apothecary Accents Framelits, Buttons & Blossoms Simply Pressed Clay Molds
Accessories: Subtles Candy Dots, Gingham Garden Washi Tape, Simply Pressed Clay, Dimensionals

Happy Anniversary Addicted to Stamps and More!

This week Addicted to Stamps and More! is celebrating it's first anniversary.  I have to say I was shocked to hear they have only been around for a year. It is a very well established blog with lots of participation in the challenges!   I am very impressed!  This week our challenge is a photo inspiration challenge.

I just love this photo! I decided to try a brayered background on vellum cardstock to start with.

I brayered Pool Party, Wisteria Wonder and Wild Wasabi on the vellum and then stamped the floral image from My Friend on top of the brayering. I then decided I wanted the brayering to be darker so I flipped it over and also brayered on the back. I really like the way it turned out!  I couldn't decide how to adhere it to my cardstock so I just used the brads so I didn't have to worry about adhesive showing.  I love these mini brads!  There are a TON in a container too, so they last forever. I love embellishments like that!

Stamp Sets: My Friend, Papillon Potpourri, Trust God
Cardstock: Whisper White, Wisteria Wonder, Vellum
Ink: Gumball Green, Pool Party, Tangerine Tango, Wisteria Wonder, VersaMark
Tools: Heat Tool, Brayer, Ovals Collection Framelits, paper piercing tool
Accessories: Pool Party Seam Binding Ribbon, Mini Brads, Black Embossing Powder



ATCAS Teenager!

It's time for a new challenge at Addicted to Clean and Simple!  

I don't have any teenagers in my life that I would give this card to, but I DO have some stamps that I would consider to be something teenagers would like, thankfully! I used the layout at Freshly Made Sketches for my card.

I know there has been a lot of controversy about this "I freakin' love you!" stamp, but I freakin' love it! lol I have seen a lot more offensive things out there in blog land, so my advice is, if you are offended by it, don't buy it. :) 

This is SUCH an easy card. Just some quick stamping, a few snips with my scissors and some adhesive!  I wanted to be able to use my brand new candy dots, so I used some bright colors that I thought a teenager might enjoy.  They are amazing!  I will be getting some on every single order I place because I am sure that I will be hoarding them and afraid to use them until I have more than one pack in each color family. :)  

Stamp Sets: Spec-tacular, Seriously, Off the Grid, Yippee-Skippee

Cardstock: Crushed Curry, Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White

Ink: Crushed Curry, Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie

Accessories: Brights Candy Dots, Dimensionals 

Addicted to Clean and Simple at ATSM!

I just love Clean and Simple days at ATSM!  The possibilities are endless!  I am entering my card for our challenge this week in the challenges at Dynamic Duos and CAS(E) this Sketch.

I thought these colors would be perfect for a coffee card!  I think I'm pretty much the only person on the planet that hates coffee, including the smell, but I still LOVE this new set, Perfect Blend.

I stamped the coffee cup on Watercolor Paper with Black StazOn ink and then used my blender pens to color it in. I TRIED to do a little bit of shading on the left hand side of the cup and made it a little bit darker. I really need a lesson in coloring! lol The DSP at the bottom is from the NEW DSP Stacks.  I was able to get four of them for HALF OFF for recruiting a new downline in May. Another perk of being a demonstrator!  The coffee splatters are made with the Hey There stamp from the very first My Paper Pumpkin kit. There is a new set that would give a similar effect called Gorgeous Grunge, but I am getting that one for free at Convention in July so I had to hold off on ordering it!  

Stamp Sets: Hey There, Perfect Blend

Cardstock: Blushing Bride, Watercolor Paper, Shimmer White

Ink: Black StazOn, Blushing Bride, Soft Suede

Tools: 1 1/4" Circle Punch, Tasteful Trim Bigz XL Die, Blender Pens

Accessories: Subtles and Neutrals DSP Stacks

Stampin' Up! Christmas!

It's my favorite time of the year...Stampin' Up! Christmas!  I look forward every year to getting in my BIG order from my New Catalog Kick-Off party, which also includes a huge order for myself. :) Of course!  Here's a pic of all my new goodies!

I actually received the first part of my order yesterday and didn't get a chance to take a picture of it but it included the Six-Sided Sampler bundle that I received for FREE from Sale-A-Bration. I actually only spent about $100 and got the rest with my hostess benefits.  There are great perks for being a demonstrator, or even just hosting your own workshop...contact me today if you are interested in either and I can answer any questions you may have!

Here is my first card with some of my new goodies. I am entering it in the challenges at The Friday Mashup, Pals Paper Arts and retrosketches.

Oh Blogger drives me NUTS sometimes when it doesn't want to put my pictures in the same places where I WANT them!  Oh, well. You get the idea!  The challenge at Friday Mashup is to create a girly project with hexagons so Six-Sided Sampler arrived just in time!

I wasn't exactly sure how versatile this set was going to be but I LOVE it!  It's nice to have some shapes to work with instead of always having flowers. The flowers look really cute on the hexagons though!  Just a nice, simple floral pattern. The green hexagons are popped up with Dimensionals.  I had to throw in the Hexagon embossing folder too. :) Oh, and the friends sentiment is new to me too...AND it's on sale this month so you might want to add Sweet Essentials to your next order too!

Stamp Sets: Six-Sided Sampler, Sweet Essentials

Cardstock: Gumball Green, Primrose Petals, Shimmery White

Ink: Gumball Green, Primrose Petals

Tools: Hexagon Punch, Hexagon Embossing Folder, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder

Accessories: Baker's Twine, Rhinestones, Dimensionals 

A Card of Encouragement for Myself!

I have been struggling lately with thinking I am not good enough. I sometimes feel like a failure for quitting my teaching job to become a stay-at-home mom. I don't know WHY I feel like that because I know how much of a full-time job that actually is, but that's just how I feel sometimes. So I decided to make a card for myself to help me remember that I just need to have faith in myself and know that God has a plan for my life! 

I used the challenges at Hand Stamped Sentiments and Just Add Ink on my card.

I have been seeing a lot of cards where they white emboss an image on vellum and then sponge ink on the back for a kind of stained-glass effect, so I wanted to try that!

These flowers are addicting to make!  I think they look so much better than on regular cardstock!  I bent the petals down and adhered them with part of a Dimensional, which I hid with rhinestones and tiny little pearls. I was kind of sad to not have my Lacy Brocade embossing folder that retired for the back scalloped oval, but I think the Mosaic embossing folder did the trick nicely after I sponged Midnight Muse ink on it.

Stamp Sets: Feel Goods, Secret Garden
Cardstock: Soft Sky, Vellum, Shimmer White
Ink: Midnight Muse, Primrose Petals, Summer Starfruit, Versamark
Tools: Secret Garden Framelits, Ovals Collection Framelits, Mosaic Embossing Folder, sponges, Heat Tool, Embossing Buddy
Accessories: Rhinestones, Pearls, Dimensionals, White Embossing Powder

Father's Day Frenzy

It's a girl's day and we are all making Father's Day cards!  I found a Man Up! challenge at Stampin' Royalty and paired it with the challenges at colourQ and Freshly Made Sketches.

I am just in LOVE with this color palette!  I thought it made the perfect masculine card.

I am STILL waiting on my Whisper White cardstock to get here, so I had to use Shimmer White instead. It is perfect for this type of a background, which I spritzed with water and then used my Aqua Painter to add drops of reinkers. I dried it with my heat tool and then added the stamps from Clockworks and my sentiment.  The banners are embossed and sponged with ink. I wasn't too sure about the Baker's Twine at the side. A bow looked too feminine but the knot was too small. I opted for this, which I thought looked kind of like spokes!

 

Stamp Sets: Clockworks, Delightful Dozen

Cardstock: Island Indigo, Soft Sky, Shimmer White

Ink: Island Indigo, Pear Pizzazz, Smokey Slate, Soft Sky

Tools: Heat Tool, Aqua Painter, Sponge

Accessories: Baker's Twine