Welcome! The "Crew" is changing it up a bit for this blog hop. Normally we all use the same stamp set but this time we are using the pretty products available during Sale-A-Bration.
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One of the very popular things this Sale-A-Bration has been the impressionist-inspired Lily Pad collection. I have always loved Impressionist paintings and have been thrilled when I have had the opportunity to see exhibits in real life. The colors are so vibrant and the layers of paint are incredibly textured.
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| The colors of the Lily Impressions paper really are beautiful and IRL are even more vibrant than a photo can capture. |
On a recent shopping trip I purchased something that the sales person wrapped in the prettiest bluish-green tissue paper. It sure looked like Stampin' Up's In-Color Pretty Peacock. I thought it would be fun to incorporate the tissue paper in my projects.
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| The main flower has Flirty Flamingo ink sponged in the central area to add depth. |
To make the tear drop accent on the card, I stacked about twenty layers of the green tissue paper on top of a piece of cardstock, then put the die from the Lily Pad Dies on top. When it was run through the Big Shot it compacted all the layers. I then painted it with Elmer's glue thinned with water and let it dry overnight.
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| I love how thick and textured the compressed tissue paper turned out! |
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| I also made several lily pads using the same tissue paper/cardstock sandwich but with only three layers of tissue paper. |
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| These were not as tightly compressed and so they crinkled more when the glue was added giving a really cool surface to the lily pads. |
Thanks a bundle for stopping by! Please click on the links below to continue with the blog hop.
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| This way to Lauren's lovely projects! |
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| Click here to see Nikki's cute creations! |
Stamps: Lovely Lily Pad
Paper: Pretty Peacock, Petal Pink, Blackberry Bliss and Melon Mambo Cardstock, Lilly Impressions Designer Series Paper
Ink: Melon Mambo and Blackberry Bliss Classic Ink
Accessories: Perennial Essence Vellum Cardstock, Stampin' Dimensionals, Tombo Glue, Elmers Glue/water
Big Shot: Lily Pad Dies, Stitiched Nested Label Dies
