Lauri's Stampin' Corner

I've been asked to be part of the Sonshine Committee at our church. I told Cathy how much I liked to make cards, so was asked to send cards to those in our congregation that need encouragement, sympathy, baby cards, etc. I was thrilled! That's right up my alley! One of our members had a new baby last week, so this is the card I made and sent to the family... Ingredients: Stamp Set: Baby Bundle, Fox and Friends, Best of Everything Paper: Whisper Shite, Wild Wasabi, Bashful Blue Ink: Wild Wasabi, Chocolate Chip, Bashful Blue Accessories: Stripped Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Subtles Brads, Bashful Blue, Chocolate Chip, and Wild Wasabi Markers Dimensionals, Snail Adhesive  I love the gingham check background! It's one of the techniques we'll be doing in our next card class. Join us if you would like to learn some new techniques. Just call me for all the details. We've added another class as our first one is full, so one more option for you...

We've had so much fun at our card and scrapbooking classes learning new techniques that can be used for scrapbook pages or for cards. I want to share the card we made at our class, plus the scrapbook page that I finished up this weekend using the same technique. First the card... Pool Party is one of my favorite colors and each flower turned out unique. To do the reinker float, stamp an outline image with White Craft Ink, emboss with clear embossing powder on Shimmery White Paper. The Shimmer paper is thicker and will take the water that you put on it better than regular card stock. Spray the image when it's cooled with water so that it puddles on the paper, then pick up colors of reinker and dab on the water. We used Pool Party, Island Indigo, and a touch of Peach Parfait ink refills and the flower image from the Fifth Avenue Floral stamp set and the Fabulous Florets stamp set for the leaves. The water will run the colors together and create a beautiful water colored look t...