Hello, Crafters.
When
I made the bottle top card at Team Training on Sunday, I knew I wanted
to make a video showing how to do the brayering.
I really love the ombre
effect our sponge brayers create, and I just had to share it.
I
remember the first time I used our sponge brayers, I was totally bowled
over by the results I achieved.
At that time, I used them to colour our ready-made boxes, and the colour saturation I achieved was fabulous.
decided to use the “celebrate you” part of the bottle top card
design, but then added my spin to it.
The stamp set that co-ordinates with the Celebrate You ThinlitsDies is called Amazing You, and I chose to use the flower and the
sunshine stamps.
ruined one of them – really ruined, totally past being rescued!
and I decided to use my Fine-Tip Glue Pen to paint the Daffodil Delight ½” circle I’d adhered
into the centre of the sun!
shelf so it could be left to dry without being damaged! Some hope!
I needed to check something on the card, but I foolishlyput it down on my table rather than back on the shelf once I’d finished!
share it here.
CELEBRATE and the YOU, I decided to do YOU much darker than the
CELEBRATE as I felt it was the more important word out of the two of
them.
side, and coloured it using our Marker Pens.
flower so that I could fussy cut it, and adhere it on top of the first flower, with the petals curled up slightly.
This allowed me to be more relaxed about colouring the flower on thecard base, so I could focus my attention on the flower that was being
adhered on top.
two layers, but decided it would take too much prominence, and leave the
YOU in the shade somewhat!
ribbons, is to adhere two or three slim strips of parallel cardstock, which is what I did.
I
made two cards in Pool Party and two in Sweet Sugarplum – Pool Party is
definitely my favourite!
I think because it’s softer, my basic colouring skills are less obvious!
Overall, I’m very pleased with the outcome of today’s card, and I think recipients will be pleased to receive it!
This morning I’m off to the hairdressers – more valuable crafting time lost, but it has to be done! LOL!
That’s it from me today. Until tomorrow, Happy crafting.
JanB.
Beautiful simple card!!! Love it! I really like both the sugarplum and the pool party. Thank you for showing the brayer technique. I will have to try that but first need to get the brayers! I am from the U.S. and a demonstrator myself, albeit just a hobby one which suits me right now as I am still working. Maybe when I retire I can step it up a notch but we'll see!! I so appreciate your videos, Jan, and how you explain how to do the project and the hints and pitfalls of doing one way or another. In short you show the best way to go about it. Have a lovely day!! God bless.
Hi, Jan. Brayering with the sponges gives a unique effect, and I think it's stunning. I'm so pleased you find my videos helpful. ☺ Happy crafting, JanB.
It appears we are both enjoying this stamp/die set at the same time. I too just love the ombre effect you have given the word dies on this and the whole card is a real winner! Can hardly wait to view the video! TFS!!
Hi, Geraldine. I'm so taken with the effect that can be achieved with the sponge brayers and how easy it is, too! ☺ Happy crafting, JanB.
I chose this stamp set too, Jan. I'm eager to use it. I really like the two thin pieces of cardstock as an alternative to ribbon. Jodie