Thinking of You! Create with Connie and Mary

This weeks Create with Connie & Mary Blog Hop is a focus on a ‘neglected product’. I thought about this quite a bit and settled on two things that I used on this card—a spritzer filled with reinker and rubbing alcohol and the Rooted in Nature stamp set and Nature’s Roots dies.

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For this card I wanted a subtle background so I ran the Whisper White layer through the Coastal Weave 3D folder. I mixed 12 drops of Soft Seafood reinker with rubbing alcohol in my spritzer and then spritzed the right hand side of the card (under neath where I was planning to have my sentiment). I also flicked the area with my Coastal Cabana Stampin’ Write marker. The mist of green gave a soft subtle effect

You can see the soft feel of the spritzed and flicked ink in this photo. I love it!

You can see the soft feel of the spritzed and flicked ink in this photo. I love it!

The sentiment is stamped in Versamark and embossed in sliver and cut with the Stitched So Sweetly dies. The little button is from the Arts & Crafts die collection.

I stamped the leaves in Soft Seafoam and Coastal Cabana on their coordinating card stock and then used the Nature’s Roots dies to cut them out. I had to add my favourite thing of all time, Metallic Thread, to this project as well. It definitely has NOT been a neglected item in my craft room! A few Rhinestones and I thought this card was complete :)

On your next stop on the Hop you are going to visit Connie! I can’t wait to see what her ‘neglected’ stamp item is!

If you want to go back to Melissa’s blog post, just click back!

 

Photography Tips 101

So my awesome friend Pam, who did all of my branding photography, did me a solid last night and came and spoke at my Glitter Girls Team meeting! She created an amazing power point to help us all create better flat lays to showcase our creative work. She walked us through the process from choosing the right background, what lighting to use, and how to showcase our cards using the rule of thirds, triangles, left to right placement and more. It was absolutely fascinating! Below are my attempts to employ some of the tips she shared. Which one is your favourite? I am curious which was catches your eye! Please comment below and share any feedback!