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Thursday, December 2, 2010

Sleigh Ride

I made a tag the other day that brought out the obsessive-compulsive in me. I must have gone into my craftroom to look at it every time I walked past the door. It was just so soft and sparkly with all the glitter. I decided to make a card based on that tag. I used Blueberry Sky paper and inked up the Sunshine embossing plate with Fresh Snow Ink. I don't have a brayer, but I just patted the ink pad all over the plate and ran it through my cuttlebug. I love the look it gave! It was my first time giving that technique a try. I had to turn the fillable frame image on its side, which I don't think is as pretty as the tag, but it was necessary for it to work on this card. I used some silver wired ribbon to break up the card a bit and that was all. I still like the tag better, but was glad I tried out a new technique. Thanks for taking a look.

14 comments:

Monica K. said...

I love them both! The soft blue with the sparkles is perfect for winter. And I really like the letterpress on the card. Beautiful job, Cathy!

BethieJ said...

Cathy I LOVE the card and tag.. they are so FESTIVE!!!
Have a GREAT day!

Trees said...

What a cute card, I love the idea of glittering the whole die cut after stamping. That is soo pretty, I'm going to have to try that. Thanks for the inspiration!

Debbie Gaydos said...

These are GORGEOUS Cathy!! I really MUST try that ink-on-the-impression-plate technique sometime, it looks AMAZING here!!

Unknown said...

I LOVE these! The tag is just fantastic!

IamDerby said...

Very pretty! Love your little tag and the circles on your card.

LittleSurferGirl said...

Oh, wow, Cathy! I completely understand why you kept staring at that tag! Utterly beautiful! I love the blue and white combo!

Jen Carter said...

Love that sparkly tag and that fun impressed background! These both are super cute!

Carol's Ink Spot said...

Beautiful tag! Like the contemporary look to your card using that background impression plate.

Niki Estes said...

This is so pretty, Cathy! I love the embossed paper you created and the sparkly tag and sentiment frame!

Pat said...

Love that background, Cathy. I really need to try this technique.

Diane Jaquay said...

These are beautiful! I love the swirly background on the card, and that sleigh image is one of my favorites from the tag set! Love how you've sparkled it up :)

Kara said...

i LOVE your tag!!

Kelly S. said...

Oh that card is sparkly delicious...LOVE the inked up impression plate background! Ohhh and that tag is awesome...you know I love me a good tag :)