Have you see the Card Decor Sets at
Globecraft Memories? These sets are fabulous. I have been playing with
Card Decor Set #1
and am amazed. I am a frugal woman and love the bang for your buck you
get with these sets. They are inexpensive; they are only $3.99 and when
you can get four or five projects out of one set they are a bargain.
These
are the pieces that come in set #1. Of course they are bare book
quality chipboard like all of the Piccolo pieces. I will let you know
that the fine details in the vines make removing them a little harder
than some of the pieces. I found a straight pin worked great for pushing
them out.
I was wanting to make a card, but I hate to
think of my work ending up in a drawer or worse yet in the trash. If you
are like me, you are going to love this new item coming out soon. It is
an easel card. You simply decorate the front like you would any other
card front, but it has a built in easel to insure it ends up displayed
by the recipient. I am telling you I love this.
Of
course when I see blank white cardstock I start to see visions of
distress ink, so I inked up the front with Weathered Wood and Dusty
Concord Distress inks. I made sure to ink the base flap too as it will
show a bit when on display.
Once I had the back ground inked, I stamped the sentiment. I love how whimsical this came out.
The vines needed to be green. I started to pick up paint, but then I thought about the
Mossy Glen Enamel Powder. I love the way it came out. It is such a gorgeous green. These enamel powders are so easy to use. I covered them with
Enamel Adhesive
which is a snap with the dauber top. I then sprinkled the mossy glen
over it. I did a full heat set. I melted it until it was completely
smooth. I glued it down using
Matte Glastique.
This is more than just an adhesive, but on projects like this I love
that if I am messy in my gluing it doesn't show. It dries completely
clear. You honestly can't see it.
The
butterflies were punched out of white cardstock. They were coated in
enamel adhesive and then sprinkled with Enchanted Aubergine. I did a
full heat making the enamel completely smooth again. The colors are just
beautiful. I used the Glastique to adhere the butterflies too.
The butterfly trails were ditted ion using Stickles. It was a fun little touch.
When
I finished it still needed just a little something more, so I took my
Versamark marker and ran it around the very edge of the card front. I
then sprinkled
Vintage Silver Embossing Enamel around the edge and then heat set it. It just finished it off perfectly.
This
picture shows it lying flat to slide in an envelope and mail. This was
project #1 from set #1. I apologize in advance for the reflections in
the photos of project #2. We were experiencing what I call liquid
sunshine. It was sunny out, but raining. It was just enough rain to keep
me from being able to take photos outside. The lighting in my home is
awful and reflected in the photograph on the layout.
Just
a quick scrapbook page I was making using Echo Park papers. It was
pretty, but fell just a bit flat. The addition of some pieces out of
this set aids the eye in moving through the list of adjectives. The
vines at the top us Mossy Glen, but the flourishes were cover in 24K
Gold. The little heart anchors it all and is covered in
Cranberry Wine Enamel Powder.
Here
is a better picture showing how it moves your eye through the list.
Okay, two projects down and I think three more to go in order to use
this whole set. Make sure you head over to
Facebook and like our page there. I will make sure I link the next three cards there, so you can see just how far one set can go.
Now
in order for you to see just how far it will go, you need to get your
hands on one of these sets. Hobby Baby and Globecraft Memories are
making this a little easier for you by offering 25% off your total
order. Use coupon code
TS25. I can't wait to see what you make...
Happy Crafting!
KathyJo
