Day 2 & 3 of Stretch Your Stamps 2 was very inspiring as they keep having various talented artists show their beautiful cards.  I decided to try Jennifer McGuire's and Laura Sterckx card ideas and give it a try.  This class is really amazing at getting the most use out of your stamps.  Enjoying this class tremendously.

 Day 2 Laura showed us how to make a ombre effect card using resist embossing and distress inks.  I used Hero Arts Flower Dot Pattern along with clear embossing powder from Hero Arts.  Distress Ink colors were:  Tumbled Glass, Broken China, Stormy Sky.  Sentiment is from Avery Elle: Handwritten Sentiments.

 This card was inspired from Jennifer McGuire's card featuring Perfect Pearls.  Using some black card stock-standard size card frame. Again using a Hero Arts cling background stamp applied VersaMark then perfect pearls.  The sentiment is a die cut from Lawn Fawn called Scripty Thanks.  It has such a pretty shine in silver and pink.  Wish I could have picked it up better with the camera.

Day 3:  Debbie Hughes was the guest artist today and I don't know about you, she makes the most exquisite, soft, and beautiful cards.  A style of her own that is for sure.  I decided to make a birthday card using her directions.  First I used a stencil from Memory Box and using embossing paste, added stars to the upper third of the card.  Balloon die cuts from My Favorite things, stamped the word HAPPY in three different colors all from Hero Arts ink pads.  Die cut the word Happy from Oh Happy Day and sponged it in tumbled glass.  The sentiment is from Handwritten Greetings-Simon Says Stamp.  The balloon strings were hand drawn using distress markers and distress inks were used in shading the balloons.  Adhered to a 3.75 x 5" card.  What nice dimension this card has using foam squares too.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful Day!  

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