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Lawnscaping FIT September Hop

25 Sep

Good morning!  My series on adding sparkle to cards can be found here: Day 1, 2, 3, 4 and there’s a sparkly giveaway, so make sure to check it out!

LS Sept

Today is the last Friday of the month so it’s time for the Lawnscaping Facebook Inspiration Team Blog Hop, sponsored by The Ink Road!  This is my first month participating and I’m excited to join in the fun!  This month we’re inspired by dark blue!

Leave a comment on all of the blogs in the hop for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate to The Ink Road!  You should arrived from Lexa’s blog and your next stop is Suzanne! (A full list of all hop stops is at the bottom of this post!)

Here is my card, inspired by dark blue!

To create my card I started off by watercoloring the background sky and water with Gansai Tambi watercolors!  I love the creamy and rich effect the Gansai Tambi watercolors give!  Then I decided where my horizon line would fall and then masked off the water portion of the card.  I sprayed the top half with spray adhesive and then placed a used dryer sheet over the adhesive.  I smoothed it with my fingers and then sprinkled glitter all over the dryer sheet.  I rubbed the glitter into the sheet and then tapped off the excess.  I let that dry while I worked on the rest of the card.

Next I stamped the narwhal and stack of presents onto cardstock with Versafine and embossed it with clear embossing powder.  I colored them with copics and added a little wink of stella to the narwhal’s horn and the ribbons.  I also stamped the iceberg onto vellum with versamark and embossed it with hologram sparkle embossing glitter.  I also die-cut the sentiment with dark blue cardstock and pressed my versamark pad over the sentiment.  I heat-embossed it with clear ultra high embossing powder to give it a raised, shiny look!  Finally I die-cut some icy hills with white and silver cardstock.

To assemble my card I adhered the hills over the background with my ATG gun.  Then I adhered the narwhal with foam mounting tape, adhered the iceberg with vellum tape, and adhered the stack of presents with foam mounting tape.  I used ranger multi-medium matte to attach the sentiment to the dryer sheet background and used a clean acrylic block to hold down the sentiment as it dried.  Last I mounted the panel to a top-folding white card base!  Lots of fun dark blue goodness all over my card! 🙂

I hope my card inspires you to use dark blue in your creations!  Get hopping and don’t forget to leave a comment on every hop stop for a chance to win $25 to The Ink Road!  Also, make sure you leave your email address so that we can contact you if you win!

Lawnscaping Blog
Kate
Kim
Lenny
Lexa
Jessica —> You are here!
Suzanne
Jess
Angel
Heidi
Marina

Thanks for visiting and happy hopping!

Supplies:

Interested in the products I used?  To make them easy for you to find, I have listed them below. (Affiliate disclosure can be found here). Your purchases help keep my blog running and I thank you for the support!)

Lawn Fawn Clear Stamps – LF976 Tobaggan Together
Lawn Fawn Clear Stamps – Critters In The Arctic Stamps
Lawn Fawn Lawn Cuts Custom Craft Die LF852 Happy Birthday
Elizabeth Craft Designs Elizabeth Craft Designs Silk Microfine Glitter, 11gm, Cool Diamond
Tsukineko Full-Size VersaMark Pigment Inkpad, Clear
Tsukineko Full-Size VersaFine Instant Dry Pigment Ink, Onyx Black
ZIG Wink of Stella Glitter Brush Marker Pen 999 Clear
Wow Embossing Powder WOW! Ultra High Embossing Powder, 15ml, Opaque Bright White
Ranger Embossing Powder, 0.56-Ounce Jar, Super Fine Clear
Wow Embossing Powder WOW! Embossing Powder, 15ml, Clear Hologram Sparkle
Milwaukee Model 1400 Heat Gun
Bounce Free Sheets 240 Count
EK Tools Powder Tool, New Package
Canson Watercolor Pad For Beginners 9 in. x 12 in.
Bazzill Basics Paper T7-7148 Card Shoppe Heavy Weight Cardstock, 25 Sheets, 12 by 12-Inch, Blueberry
Strathmore 598030 20-Sheet Strathmore Inkjet Translucent Vellum, 8.5 by 11-Inch
Kuretake Gansai Tambi 36 Color Set Japanese Traditional Solid Water Colours for Professional Artists
Zig Kuretake Gansai Tambi 24-Color Painting Set
Zig Kuretake Gansai Tambi 18-Color Painting Set
Zig Kuretake Gansai Tambi 12-Color Painting Set
Sizzix 657900 Big Shot Cutting/Embossing Machine with Extended Multipurpose Platform, Powder Blue/Te
Copic Marker 72-Piece Sketch Set A
Copic Sketch Markers 72pc Set, Set B
Copic Markers 72-Piece Set C
Copic Sketch Marker 72 Color Set D
Copic Marker 72-Piece Sketch Set, E
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Comments

  1. Lisaerica says

    September 25, 2015 at 8:32 am

    Jess, your backgrounds and blending are incredible. I haven’t mastered that yet, need a lot of practice, lol. I’m a visual person, I wish there was a video on your awesome background techniques. Thanks for sharing and inspiring ?

    Reply
  2. Melissa SunshineHoneyBee says

    September 25, 2015 at 8:39 am

    Like the sparkle & shine, scene & 3D look of this.
    Melissa
    “Sunshine HoneyBee”

    Reply
  3. Suchi says

    September 25, 2015 at 8:43 am

    Oh..love all the shimmer and that cute dolphin! 🙂
    Suchi xx

    Reply
  4. Kim says

    September 25, 2015 at 9:12 am

    Cute nar-whale card!

    Reply
  5. Maaike says

    September 25, 2015 at 10:24 am

    ooh i love that deep blue sea it’s awesome this card

    Reply
  6. KimberlyRae says

    September 25, 2015 at 11:21 am

    Wow, Jessica! Great techniques used here with your cute image!

    Reply
  7. Shari says

    September 25, 2015 at 11:28 am

    so pretty! I love that background.

    Reply
  8. Rosali says

    September 25, 2015 at 11:46 am

    This whale is so cute! And I love all the sparkle, of course! 🙂

    Reply
  9. Jamie says

    September 25, 2015 at 11:47 am

    LOVE this! Very creative using the dryer sheet! This card is so cute!

    Reply
  10. Yvonne C. says

    September 25, 2015 at 11:52 am

    Gorgeous card!! Stunning background!!!

    Reply
  11. KT Fit Kitty says

    September 25, 2015 at 1:05 pm

    So cute and fun! Love your gorgeous background!

    Reply
  12. glow:) says

    September 25, 2015 at 3:02 pm

    o hi jess… its you! i love all your cards… for some reason i especially love your card styles…:) thanks again….

    Reply
  13. Berina Febin says

    September 25, 2015 at 4:53 pm

    Love your card!! The background is very beautiful!! Love how you’ve used the dryer sheet to create this technique!
    -Berina
    Moxie Craftie

    Reply
  14. Katie L says

    September 25, 2015 at 7:21 pm

    Love your watercolor background! cute!

    Reply
  15. Kristine says

    September 25, 2015 at 7:41 pm

    Cute card!!

    Reply
  16. Debbie Pippin says

    September 25, 2015 at 8:27 pm

    So cute and looks chilly!

    Reply
  17. liz says

    September 25, 2015 at 10:22 pm

    I love blue. The background is very pretty

    Reply
  18. Rebecca Waiwnright says

    September 25, 2015 at 11:19 pm

    I really like the frosty backgound.

    Reply
  19. Nandini says

    September 26, 2015 at 7:57 am

    Wow! The dryer sheet background is amazing! And thanks for the detailed explanation!

    Reply
  20. Lenny says

    September 26, 2015 at 8:01 am

    Wonderful card! That background rocks!!

    Reply
  21. Jan O says

    September 26, 2015 at 11:49 am

    What a creative, fabulous background! Wonderful inspiration!

    Reply
  22. Helen Gullett says

    September 26, 2015 at 4:01 pm

    Super cute! I love your background coloring. Thank you for the inspiration.

    Reply
  23. Kristina (CraftyPaws) says

    September 26, 2015 at 5:39 pm

    What a fabulous magical scene! Love it!

    Reply
  24. Angelique V. says

    September 26, 2015 at 6:43 pm

    Awesome! Lawn Fawn is always a winner with me.

    Reply
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