Embossed blended card by Cathy

 Hello, Cathy here with an embossed blended card for you. 

I started out with some white cardstock and white embossing power along with 20343 Victorian flower background. I embossed it.

Then I wanted a sunset blend of colors, so I took a red, orange and yellow distress ink and blended them over the embossed image. When I was happy with the colors, I took a paper towel and got it a little wet and went over the embossed image to take off the excess color. Splattered it with water and picked up the water with a paper towel. 

I then stamped 19512 gnome skeleton male and 19511 gnome lady skeleton on some scrap white cardstock and cut out. I glued them to the bottom corner.

I trimmed the blended background and layered on black then white cardstock and finished it off on a brown card base. 

                                                                    Stamps Used:

                                                         19512 gnome skeleton male

                                                         19511 gnome lady skeleton

                                                         20343 Victorian flower background

                                                                   Other items:

                                                                  Distress ink

                                                                  blender brushes

                                                                  white,black and brown cardstock

                                                                 white embossing power

                                                                 

Working 9-5

By definition, a person who likes to have every element of their life orderly is called a Neat Freak. On the opposite end of the spectrum is the Slob.

My question to you is, what do you call the person who likes to be neat at home but a slob at work? That ladies and gentlemen describes no other than, yours truly. You can take a peek into the BEEHIVE and see how everything is labeled with all my bottles of Glimmer Mist facing forward. But at work, my desk can barely be seen through the mountains of paper piles - one that is actually 1 ¾” high!

Fed up with my clutter I decided to make a stab at transforming my desk. No, not with filing and organization (how fun would that be?) but with altering my rather blah post-it-note holder.

Before
(I don't work for the credit union, it was a freebie!)

I dug out my December Daily Plate, Ultra High Gloss Embossing Powder, Miracle Tape, a vintage Time Card and in no time flat – Voila, a transformation worthy of a movie starring Dolly Parton.

I added a bit of Washi tape to give the inside a bit of whimsy.



I love the way it turned out and think that my desk's appearance has been greatly improved. Next on the agenda might have to be my boring black scotch tape holder. Are you a Neat Freak or a Slob? Come on, be honest :-)

Crazy in Love

Freud said it best. Love does make us crazy. We feel every emotion under the sun from elation and desire to sorrow and grief. One thing that has always puzzled me is that when I am sad I cry, and when I am happy I cry. I am married to a man who after one martini will tear up when he tells me how much he loves me. I love those tears of his. Freud said it best.

When I saw this HUGE 4 1/4" x 5 1/4" Freud Stamp I knew I had to add it to my growing collection of VLVstamps. I see lots of Freud inspired cards and projects in my future but I decided to start out small with an Artist Trading Card. I am crazy in love with this card. Hope you like it too!

Supplies

Freud Stamp
Heart Diagram Stamp
Embossing Powder
Miracle Tape
Scraps of red and white cardstock
Glass square piece
Heart Button
2 Photo corners