Emboss resist sweetie

I love this emboss resist technique - background stamp, white embossing, scribble on colour with Zig markers, spray with water, add more colour, add more water, add a sentiment. Done!

The background stamp is from Simon Says Stamp, and the sentiment is from Taylored Expressions.

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Rainbow hello

I will never tire of making rainbow alcohol ink cards. So there.

The hello die is from Picket Fence Studios, and the sentiment strip is from Taylored Expressions.

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Picket Fence Studios + WOW! Embossing Collaboration Blog Hop

Welcome to a very special post - Picket Fence Studios and WOW! Embossing are collaborating with a blog hop!

PRIZES - No Blog hop is complete without a prize!

WOW! Embossing Powders is giving away a $25 gift certificate to either their UK or USA store.

Picket Fence Studios is giving away a $50 gift certificate to their store.

The Winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on THE POSTS.

To join this GIVEAWAY you must leave a comment on each blog post to have a chance at getting your hands on the prize. This hop is open internationally.

Now on to my cards for today's part of the hop!

I started by adhering the Funky Leaves Stencil to some Neenah Solar White cardstock. I then used a palette knife to add Paper Glaze in Fern Green, Leaf Green and Succulent Green over the stencil. When I removed the stencil, I sprinkled the panel in patches with WOW Embossing Glitter in Emerald City and Calypso. I then heat set the embossing glitter before the Paper Glaze had fully dried, so I got some bubbling, which created even more texture. 

I cut the panel down and mounted it on a mat of green cardstock, and then onto a white card base. I stamped the Thanks sentiment from the "A Little Nuts" stamp set in Picket Fence Studios black ink.

For my second card, I used the Flowers in a Heart stencil and inked it with Distress Oxide Inks in Picked Raspberry and Wilted Violet using my Picket Fence Studios Life Changing Blender Brushes. I then used a foam blending tool to add Versamark ink over the pink and purple inks, so that I could then add some Clear Sparkle Embossing Glitter over the top. I heat set that, before stamping the wedding sentiment from Fancy Sentiments onto a scrap of purple cardstock in Versamark. I added Metallic Silver Regular embossing powder to the sentiment, heat set it, and then fussy cut around the sentiment before adhering it to my card with foam mounting tape.

I made a 3rd card, too - specifically because I wanted to use a rainbow of embossing powders!

I used the Mermaid Scales stencil with Versamark ink, before adding WOW! embossing powders in

Primary blue tang, Metalline Green, Honeydew, Tangerine dream and Primary Apple red. I used the "Seriously" word die, and the stamped sentiment is from Small Ways to Say Thanks.

Your next stop on the hop is Heather Mitchell - I can't wait to see what she has created!

If you get lost along the way, here's the list of today's hoppers! 

Picket Fence Blog
Lydia Fiedler
Carisa Zglobicki
Michelle Lupton <--- are="" here="" span="" you="">
Your next step in the hop! ---> Heather Mitchell
Sara Sherlock
Gemma Campbell
Erica AB Anderson
Mindy Eggen
Jo Herbert
Susie Moore
Jenny Colacicco
WOW! Embossing Powder Blog

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Thinking of You for A Blog Named Hero

For the current challenge at A Blog Named Hero, watercolour,  I decided to use the ink smooshing technique.

I used Zig markers scribbled onto my craft mat, sprayed with water, and then I smooshed my panel of watercolour paper panel into it. I added a few sprays of Perfect Pearls in water over the whole panel. I then stamped the sentiment from the "Thinking of You Stamp & Cut set", along with the little flowers, then added blue cardstock borders with some faux stitching, and I finished with some pearls in the centre of the flowers.

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Picket Fence Studios + WOW! Embossing Collaboration Blog Hop - Day 1

I have a post up at the Picket Fence Studios blog today - here's a sneak peek - you'll have to visit the Picket Fence Studios blog to find out more about this card, but also to follow along with the blog hop!

Thanks for visiting :)