We have our
REMARKABLES TEAM MEETING in York, Pa. this Saturday and I volunteered to do a display board of our
BRAND NEW DECOR ELEMENTS STENCILS. I ordered a few different kinds, but by far my favorite is the one I used on this card called
Kind Thoughts Flourish. I always thought stencils were for painting and decorating the walls. Then I stumbled on some samples by
Patti Bennett and saw how she adapted them to cards. In fact, I have to admit, I somewhat cased this design from her. She used different stamps but had a very similar design to this.
For this card, I used
chocolate chip card stock as the base. Next I placed
Parisian breeze specialty designer paper on top of that. I love that paper. It has the weight of
card stock and it has texture to it. I stamped
Sense of Time stamp set with
chocolate chip classic ink on that paper and also on the
BIG SHOT creamy caramel scallop circle die cut. I added
crystal effects to the hands on the clock and dotted the center of the inner wheel. The
stencil was actually done before the clock. I stenciled using a
SU! sponge dauber and
baja breeze classic ink. I really began to go to town with this
stencil and I also tried the
flowing flowers stencil. Tomorrow I'm going to do something with
cheap talk stencil. I promise to photograph the other samples I'll be showing at the meeting and put them on
my blog soon.
STENCILS - the ones I got
Kind Thoughts Flourish Small 7" by 5 3/4" (116572) $9.95 small (also comes as large for $13.95 11-1/8" by 9" - I used the small on the card)
Flowing Flowers 6 by 10-7/8" (7 stencils) $27.95 - not used in above sample, but will show
you a sample soon
Cheep Talk Branch 14-3/4" by 11-3/8" (10 stencils) $27.95 - not used in above sample, but will show you a sample soon.
I am really liking these
stencils, so most likely I will be getting all of them. We will also be using the flourish at an upcoming class.
I love this new set from the Occasions Mini Catalog. It is called a Sense of Time. Time is something most people don't seem to have a hold onto. It keeps on going and if you are not careful, you can miss something - sometimes important. I felt, however, that time stopped for a moment when I was making these cards. The clock is familiar - reminds me of my grandfather who had a pocket watch. So, of course, these cards also took me back in time, to when I was a little girl and grandpa would be sitting in his favorite chair and every once in awhile take out his pocket watch and study it. Grandpa is no longer here on earth, but memories of those days linger long in my mind. I'm sure this set will bring back some memory for you, too. It is a lovely set, and I love the sentiments. The top card which uses sunshine garden dsp states "an unhurried sense of time is itself a form of wealth." The second one uses gratitude background stamp (I love this and will have to get it; I borrowed it from my friend Janet Wakeland to make this card), and states "Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow." 2 of the cards use our chunky glitter. Wow, what a sparkle it adds!"
