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Tune in Tuesday with Angela Kelley

I love paper piecing, it is a quick and easy way to add to your focal image and tie your whole card together. But sometimes it can also look just a little flat. So today I am going to share with you how you can add a little depth and movement, just by shading your paper piecing with a grey Copic marker!

Start by stamping your image twice. Once on white card stock of your choice, I used Copic Xpress it, and once on a piece of patterned paper that will complement your project. ( I used Maggie SWIC)

Now just as if I were going to color the image, I add shading to the area that I will be using to paper piece, in this case the dress. I used a Warm Grey #3, (actually in the picture I used WG#5 so that it would really show up for you, but it is a little darker than I really like!) this paper has a subtle taupe in the background and I wanted to complement that. I find that most times the Warm Greys work best for this, but if you don't have any of the warm greys, then try this with what you do have. But start with a #3, you can always add a little darker shade if you like, but it is harder to remove if you don't like it!! Ask me how I know!! :)

 
Now I blend my WG-3 out with a WG-1. As soon as it is completely dry I go back over the entire shaded area with my colorless blender to smooth it all out get rid of any "hard lines".

Now trim out the pieces that you need for your focal image. Normally I color the image before adhering  the paper pieces.

 There you have it a quick and simple way to add some depth and movement to your paper piecing! I have not tried it, but I am sure that this would work with with colored pencils and OMS too, or even chalks! I hope that you will give it a try yourself!!

I hope that you will come visit me on my blog Artistic Detours. Have a really great day!! :)

Tune in Tuesday with Holly Mays

 

I am thrilled to share with you today~ one version of the ghosting technique!

 

VersaMark damask image and stamp on cardstock. Sprinkle Transcendence Embossing Powder on stamped image and gently shake off excess powder. Heat the embossing powder with heat tool. Ink up sponge and work ink into the cardstock~ I rub my sponge in circles. I LOVE seeing the image POP! Isn't that cool!?

 

I prefer to use a sponge when doing this technique, but you can also use a brayer or use your ink pad and rub it directly onto the cardstock. See what works for you! You can take a rag and wipe off any ink that might be on your embossed image.

 
 

Add scor-tape or whatever double-sided adhesive you prefer.

 

I recommend not cutting your ribbon until you are finished. Be sure and cover all tape while creating your ruffle~ or your card will most likely stick to the envelope! You can leave your ribbon straight, but I think adding ruffles adds a lot of character!

 

It's safe to cut the ribbon now!  {smiles}

 

I always cut my image in half so that I can create two cards per image.

 

I hope you are inspired to stamp and create! Thank You for letting me share with you!

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Supplies: Amberley Grace Cardstock V-840 & B-320, Amberley Grace Ribbon B-220, Amberley Grace Hardware B-120, Great Greetings T-3114, Damask Backgrounder T-3276, Transcendence Embossing Powder C-151, VersaMark Pad S-1179, Hydra Sponges F-177, Burnt Umber Palette Hybrid Ink Pad TT-218 (I also used Charcoal TT-219)

Technique Blog Hop ~ spotLIGHTing

Welcome to our Technique Blog Hop!  We're SO glad you're here!

spotLIGHTing is our featured technique and we can't wait to see what

you've created ~ so please share your link with us below!

For my Spotlight card(s) I wanted to go out of the box and think of some different ways to 'spotlight'.

Here are the 4 cards I came up with ... hope you enjoy!

Are you wondering if your eyes are deceiving you?!  That IS Tropical Smoothies Cardstock that I stamped the base image on!  It's layered onto Boysenberry Smoothies and my spotlight image is stamped on our Caboodles Cardstock ... kind of an unexpected palette right?!  Trust me ... I didn't plan it!  LOL!  I'm trying VERY hard to go outside my box!

After I colored the image with my Copic markers I melted Bees Wax on top!

{courtesy of Kim Sears ... thank you Kim ... I LOVE IT!}

The next card I created ... well ... its got a look of its own!

You can check out the complete tutorial here.

The next card I created was a little sassy I thought!

You can check out a complete tutorial here.

And finally ... the last card I created ...

I hope you've enjoyed ... I sure had fun playing around with this technique!

I encourage you to join us!  Share your link below and show us how you spotlight!

Happy Paper Crafting!

Supplies used:  Who Am I TB3488, Tropical, Boysenberry and Caboodles Cardstock, Tuxedo Black & Rich Cocoa Memento Ink, Copic Markers B000, B00, B01, B02, E000, E01, E11, E21, E93, V01, V12, V15, V09, Colorless Blender 0, Stipple Brush, Angelee Ribbon, Pop Dots, Bees Wax & Heat Tool

Trust in the Lord & Enjoy LIfe Supplies on Tutorials

Supplies used on Love card:  RN22 Love Never Fails, T3495 For Everything, White Caboodles and Kraft Smoothies Cardstock, Sweet Plum Memento Ink, Plum Ribbon, Labels 15 and Circles Nesties, Pop Dots, Sponge

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Technique Blog Hop ~ featuring CHALK!

 
Friday May 13- Sunday May 15

Play Along!  We'd LOVE to see your card creations ... utilizing the star of the show ... CHALK! 

Don’t have a blog but would like to showcase your card? Upload it to our TAC™ Paper Crafting Community Gallery on the day of the Blog Hop! Then just link it to the link shown below!

Happy Chalking!

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